by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Visual & Performing Arts is the 221st most popular major in the country with 3,130 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 992 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 634 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 88 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts. That schools that top this list have a program in visual and performing arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Out of the 88 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Young Americans College of the Performing Arts landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Corona, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Young Americans College of the Performing Arts
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Victor Valley College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Victorville, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 60 degrees to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Victor Valley College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Golden West College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Huntington Beach, California, this fairly large public school handed out 85 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Citrus College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region. Citrus College is a public institution located in Glendora, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 48 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Marin. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region. College of Marin is a small school located in Kentfield, California that handed out 4 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at College of Marin
Crafton Hills College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region list. Crafton Hills College is a public institution located in Yucaipa, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Copper Mountain Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Joshua Tree, California, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Barstow Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. Barstow Community College is a public institution located in Barstow, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Barstow Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Modesto Junior College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Modesto, California, and it awarded 17 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Modesto Junior College
Ohlone College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Ohlone College is a medium-sized public school situated in Fremont, California. It awarded 5 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Mt. San Antonio College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Mt. SAC is located in Walnut, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Mt. San Antonio College
College of San Mateo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #12. CSM is located in San Mateo, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
College of Alameda landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. College of Alameda is a public institution located in Alameda, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at College of Alameda
Butte College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Butte College is a medium-sized school located in Oroville, California that handed out 10 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Glendale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #15. Glendale, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual arts degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Pasadena City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #16. Pasadena City College is a large public school situated in Pasadena, California. It awarded 33 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Pasadena City College
With a ranking of #17, San Diego City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Diego City College is located in San Diego, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Taft College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Taft, California, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Taft College
College of the Desert did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #19. College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at College of the Desert
Coastline Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Fountain Valley, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Full Coastline Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
West Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Saratoga, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.
Skyline College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in San Bruno, California, and it awarded 4 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #23, Mendocino College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Ukiah, California, and it awarded 2 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Mendocino College
Clovis Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Clovis Community College is a public institution located in Fresno, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Clovis Community College
Foothill College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Los Altos Hills, California, and it awarded 6 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Foothill College
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