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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality visual and performing arts programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the visual and performing arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for washington associate degree vets studying visual & performing arts.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spokane Falls Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate list. Spokane Falls Community College is a small school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 40 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Spokane Falls Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Washington” list.Our most recent data shows that 25 of the 4,189 students enrolled at Spokane Falls Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. 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 Spokane Falls Community College]](/colleges/spokane-falls-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Walla Walla University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate. Located in College Place, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Walla Walla U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Washington” list.Of the 1,737 students enrolled at Walla Walla U, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,178. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Walla Walla U offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate list. Lake Washington Institute of Technology is a small public school situated in Kirkland, Washington. It awarded 3 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
LWTech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Washington” list.According to our most recent data, LWTech supports 3,319 students, and 139 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 106 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,241. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. LWTech offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lake Washington Institute of Technology]](/colleges/lake-washington-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue College landed the #4 spot on the 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.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at BC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Washington” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 413 of the 12,286 students enrolled at BC were GI Bill® students, of which 278 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,552. 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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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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