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 & Performing Arts Major in Washington” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 149,215 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,700 and had an average of $25,051 in loans still to pay off.
Across Washington, there were 1,914 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,174 and $24,191 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 231 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,435 and $16,352 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Washington” ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in visual and performing arts.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Washington”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seattle Central College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Washington. Seattle Central is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Spokane Falls Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Spokane, Washington, and it awarded 40 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Spokane Falls Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shoreline Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Washington. Shoreline Community College is located in Shoreline, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bates Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Washington. Bates Technical College is a small public school situated in Tacoma, Washington. It awarded 12 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Washington list. Bellevue College is a fairly large school located in Bellevue, Washington that handed out 31 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Clover Park Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Washington list. CPTC is a small public school situated in Lakewood, Washington. It awarded 18 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Highline College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Washington ranking. Located in Des Moines, Washington, this small public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
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Walla Walla University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Washington ranking. Walla Walla University is a small school located in College Place, Washington that handed out 3 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Clark College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Washington list. Located in Vancouver, Washington, this medium-sized public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Wenatchee Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Wenatchee, Washington, this small public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Grays Harbor College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #11. GHC is located in Aberdeen, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
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Tacoma Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Washington ranking. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Full Tacoma Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Skagit Valley College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Washington ranking. Located in Mount Vernon, Washington, this small public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Lake Washington Institute of Technology came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Washington ranking. LWTech is located in Kirkland, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #15, Edmonds Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Washington list. This medium-sized school is located in Lynnwood, Washington, and it awarded 3 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Whatcom Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Washington ranking. Bellingham, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Lakewood, Washington, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
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Lower Columbia College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Washington list. Lower Columbia College is located in Longview, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #18, Centralia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Washington list. Centralia College is located in Centralia, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Heritage University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #18. Heritage University is a small school located in Toppenish, Washington that handed out 0 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Heritage University
With a ranking of #18, Columbia Basin College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Washington list. This medium-sized school is located in Pasco, Washington, and it awarded 0 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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