2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Virginia

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Virginia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Visual & Performing Arts is the 221st most popular major in the country with 3,130 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Virginia, there were 265 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 28 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,630 and $19,964 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Virginia” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in visual and performing arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their visual and performing arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia associate degree visual arts students.

Top 4 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Virginia

1

Piedmont Virginia Community College
Charlottesville, Virginia

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Piedmont Virginia Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. PVCC is a small public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 5 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Full PVCC Visual & Performing Arts Report

2

Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, Virginia

#11 overall quality in Virginia

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Northern Virginia Community College is a large public school situated in Annandale, Virginia. It awarded 23 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Northern Virginia Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report

3

Reynolds Community College
Richmond, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Reynolds Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Virginia list. Reynolds Community College is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Reynolds Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report

3

Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tidewater Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Virginia. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 7 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Tidewater Community College

• Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Southeast Region
• Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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