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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
329 Degrees Awarded
Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for an Associate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for an Associate” ranking.

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 672 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 329 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in visual and performing arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent visual and performing arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the visual and performing arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree vets studying visual arts.

Top 5 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 16 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

HACC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 15,376 students enrolled at Harrisburg Area Community College, 624 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 367 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,537. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at HACC]](/colleges/harrisburg-area-community-college-harrisburg/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Suffolk County Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for an Associate. Selden, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual arts degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.

Suffolk County Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 22,570 students enrolled at Suffolk County Community College, 60 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,491. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Suffolk County Community College]](/colleges/suffolk-county-community-college/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for an Associate. Borough of Manhattan Community College is a fairly large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 46 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

BMCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Borough of Manhattan Community College supports 22,496 students, and 445 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 345 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,303. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Kingsborough Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Kingsborough Community College is a fairly large school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 16 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

KCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 186 of the 15,116 students enrolled at KCC were GI Bill® students, of which 174 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,565. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Dutchess Community College
Poughkeepsie, New York

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Visual Arts for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Dutchess Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Poughkeepsie, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.

DCC also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5.According to our most recent data, Dutchess Community College supports 8,034 students, and 90 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 43 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,344. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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