Design and Digital Art Associate degree

105 programs — 28 with federal cost data, the rest suppressed for small class sizes and listed after them, led by institutions where this is the main program rather than one of many. Federal figures cover the wider program family, so a row may share its numbers with related degrees.

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Schools file the same degree under different federal codes — Berklee’s music production sits under “Music, Other”, Academy of Art’s under “Recording Arts”. These groups gather every code a program is actually filed under.

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Design and Digital Art Associate degree ranked by debt-to-earnings ratio
InstitutionProgramcredential and deliveryat completion4 yrs after
The Modern College of DesignOH · Private for-profitRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · Fully online$5,500$39,43014%
Chattanooga State Community CollegeTN · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus$9,288$36,69125%
Macomb Community CollegeMI · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus$9,850$37,21626%
Bismarck State CollegeND · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus—$37,776—
Middlesex Community CollegeMA · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus—$47,167—
CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus—$30,135—
Springfield Technical Community CollegeMA · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus—$34,598—
Sinclair Community CollegeOH · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus$11,000$37,18730%
Owens Community CollegeOH · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus—$41,595—
Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus$13,000$36,99635%
Seattle Central CollegeWA · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus$11,500$43,41626%
Montgomery CollegeMD · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus—$32,319—
Guilford Technical Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · Online or on campus$11,708$33,52135%
Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeMN · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus$12,000$44,16527%
Connecticut State Community CollegeCT · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus—$34,324—
Spokane Falls Community CollegeWA · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus$11,756$42,11328%
Metropolitan Community College AreaNE · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus$8,831$42,34321%
Portland Community CollegeOR · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus$17,506$50,81134%
Wake Technical Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · Hybrid—$41,986—
Collin County Community College DistrictTX · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus—$40,300—
Nassau Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus—$37,466—
Central Piedmont Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · Online or on campus—$47,967—
Monroe Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus$8,000$39,32820%
CUNY New York City College of TechnologyNY · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus—$48,833—
Fashion Institute of TechnologyNY · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · Online or on campusOffers: Advertising and Marketing Communications (AAS)$11,640$45,09626%
Academy of Art UniversityCA · Private for-profitRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · Hybrid$31,937$40,59579%
Roosevelt UniversityIL · Private nonprofitRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus$13,417$35,06638%
Sessions College for Professional DesignAZ · Private for-profitRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · Hybrid$19,854——
Alamance Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Catawba Valley Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Central Community CollegeNE · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · Fully onlineNot reportedNot reported—
Central Lakes College-BrainerdMN · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Central Texas CollegeTX · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Clark State CollegeOH · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Coastal Alabama Community CollegeAL · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Community College of Baltimore CountyMD · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Copiah-Lincoln Community CollegeMS · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · Fully onlineNot reportedNot reported—
Delaware County Community CollegePA · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Delaware Technical Community College-TerryDE · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Digital Media InstituteLA · Private nonprofitRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Hagerstown Community CollegeMD · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Isothermal Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
James Sprunt Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Kilgore CollegeTX · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Lane Community CollegeOR · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Lawson State Community CollegeAL · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · Not reportedNot reportedNot reported—
McDowell Technical Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityMO · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Mid-Plains Community CollegeNE · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Midlands Technical CollegeSC · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Mitchell Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Nash Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Nashville State Community CollegeTN · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Northwestern Michigan CollegeMI · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Oklahoma City Community CollegeOK · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Porterville CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Prince George's Community CollegeMD · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · HybridNot reportedNot reported—
San Juan CollegeNM · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
South Plains CollegeTX · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
South Suburban CollegeIL · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Southwest Tennessee Community CollegeTN · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Southwestern Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
St Charles Community CollegeMO · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
St Clair County Community CollegeMI · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Stanly Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Sullivan County Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Surry Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Truckee Meadows Community CollegeNV · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Washtenaw Community CollegeMI · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Western Nevada CollegeNV · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · HybridNot reportedNot reported—
Western New Mexico UniversityNM · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Wilkes Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Yuba CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Trident Technical CollegeSC · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Los Angeles Valley CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · Fully onlineNot reportedNot reported—
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeOH · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Bucks County Community CollegePA · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Lakeland Community CollegeOH · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
San Jacinto Community CollegeTX · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Bergen Community CollegeNJ · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Blinn College DistrictTX · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · Online or on campusNot reportedNot reported—
Mercer County Community CollegeNJ · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Pitt Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · Online or on campusNot reportedNot reported—
El Paso Community CollegeTX · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Iowa Lakes Community CollegeIA · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Pennsylvania Western UniversityPA · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Clovis Community CollegeNM · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
North Idaho CollegeID · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
NorthWest Arkansas Community CollegeAR · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Randolph Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Eastern Arizona CollegeAZ · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Vincennes UniversityIN · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Lenoir Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
SOWELA Technical Community CollegeLA · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Palomar CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Orange Coast CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Foothill CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Santa Ana CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
York Technical CollegeSC · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Rochester Institute of TechnologyNY · Private nonprofitRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Pennsylvania College of TechnologyPA · PublicRequest information →Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—

Source: College Scorecard, Field of Study (retrieved September 2026)

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Earnings and debt are reported by the federal government at a four-digit program level, so a figure shown against “Design and Digital Art” covers every related program at that institution rather than one named degree. Full methodology.