by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 149,215 visual and performing arts students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country. 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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 5,129 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,302 and $25,464 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 810 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 32 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 the Rocky Mountains Region”.
Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest College landed the #1 spot on the list. Northwest College is a small public school situated in Powell, Wyoming. It awarded 32 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arapahoe Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Arapahoe Community College is a fairly large school located in Littleton, Colorado that handed out 62 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Arapahoe Community College
Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Snow College landed the #3 spot on the list. Ephraim, Utah is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 93 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Wyoming College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Riverton, Wyoming, this small public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Aurora. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CCA is a medium-sized school located in Aurora, Colorado that handed out 47 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Western Wyoming Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Western Wyoming Community College is a public institution located in Rock Springs, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Casper College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Casper, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Casper College
LDS Business College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. LDS Business College is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at LDS Business College
Flathead Valley Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Kalispell, Montana, and it awarded 9 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Flathead Valley Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Utah Valley University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Orem, Utah, this large public school awarded 204 degrees to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
North Idaho College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. NIC is a small school located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho that handed out 22 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Salt Lake Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #12. Salt Lake Community College is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 82 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Salt Lake Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Community College of Denver ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CCD is a medium-sized school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 16 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Laramie County Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Laramie County Community College is a small public school situated in Cheyenne, Wyoming. It awarded 10 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Laramie County Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Colorado Mountain College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Mountain College is a medium-sized school located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado that handed out 19 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Colorado Mountain College
College of Southern Idaho came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Twin Falls, Idaho, this medium-sized public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Full College of Southern Idaho Visual & Performing Arts Report
College of Western Idaho came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CWI is a fairly large school located in Nampa, Idaho that handed out 23 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at College of Western Idaho
Northern Wyoming Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Sheridan, Wyoming, this small public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Northern Wyoming Community College District
Eastern Wyoming College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #19. Eastern Wyoming College is a small public school situated in Torrington, Wyoming. It awarded 2 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Eastern Wyoming College
With a ranking of #20, Pikes Peak Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Pikes Peak Community College is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Pikes Peak Community College
Salish Kootenai College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Salish Kootenai College is a small school located in Pablo, Montana that handed out 1 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Salish Kootenai College
Montana State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #22. Bozeman, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Montana State University
Weber State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #23. WSU is a large school located in Ogden, Utah that handed out 26 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Montana - Western did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #24. Montana Western is located in Dillon, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Otero Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #25. Otero JC is located in La Junta, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
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