On-campus Film and Video Associate degree
84 programs — 9 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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Specific program
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.
Delivery
A note on this grouping. It includes a federal catch-all code, which is where several well-known programs in this area are filed — but catch-alls also hold degrees that are not. Check the program name on each row.
Hide for-profit colleges(9 programs)What our data shows about for-profit collegesAcross the creative fields on this site, students at private for-profit institutions borrow 27% more than students at public ones ($29,332 against $23,033) and earn 15% less four years after completing ($38,361 against $45,110).The combined effect is severe. Median debt at a for-profit equals 70% of a graduate’s annual earnings, against 47% at a public institution. And 10% of for-profit programs leave graduates owing more than they earn in a year — against 1% of public ones. Ten times the rate.This is a pattern across 212 for-profit programs, not a handful of outliers, and it holds in every creative field we cover. It does not mean no for-profit program is worth taking: some appear high in our best-value rankings, and this filter hides those too. It means the odds are materially worse, and the burden of proof sits with the school.Figures are medians computed from the College Scorecard and IPEDS data behind every table on this site.
| Institution | Programcredential and delivery | at completion | 4 yrs after | Median federal loan debt at completion, divided by median earnings four years later. It answers a single question: how much of one year’s income do you owe on the day you finish?Below 50% is generally considered manageable. Above 100% means graduates owe more than they earn in a year, and repayment on a standard ten-year plan starts to consume a serious share of income.Debt covers federal loans only, so real ratios are often worse. Both figures are medians — half of graduates fall on the wrong side of each. |
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| Valencia CollegeFL · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | $13,829 | $33,162 | 42% |
| Community College of AuroraCO · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | $18,114 | $37,661 | 48% |
| Los Angeles Film SchoolCA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campusOffers: Film Production (BS) · Digital Filmmaking (BS) · Film (AS)What this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Film/Video and Photographic Arts, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $20,000 | $29,061 | 69% |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMN · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | — | $41,654 | — |
| Oklahoma City Community CollegeOK · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | — | $40,029 | — |
| Scottsdale Community CollegeAZ · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | — | $40,864 | — |
| Miami Dade CollegeFL · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campusOffers: Film, Television and Digital Production (BAS)What this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $32,202 | — |
| Colegio de Cinematografía Artes y TelevisionPR · Private for-profitRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:PhotographyFilm/Video and Photographic Arts, OtherFilm/Cinema/Media StudiesThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $19,450 | — |
| Fashion Institute of TechnologyNY · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campusOffers: Film and Media (AAS)What this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Film/Cinema/Media StudiesPhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $31,862 | — |
| Allan Hancock CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Berkeley City CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Blue Ridge Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeKY · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Broward CollegeFL · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Bucks County Community CollegePA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Cape Fear Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Central Lakes College-BrainerdMN · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Central New Mexico Community CollegeNM · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Central Wyoming CollegeWY · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Century CollegeMN · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Chabot CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Clayton State UniversityGA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| College of the DesertCA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Community College of Rhode IslandRI · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Douglas Education CenterPA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & MerchandisingCA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Gavilan CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Greenfield Community CollegeMA · PublicRequest information → | Film/Video and Photographic Arts, OtherAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Hocking CollegeOH · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Houston Community CollegeTX · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts DevelopmentNM · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic ArtsTX · Private for-profitRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Los Angeles City CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Luna Community CollegeNM · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Metropolitan Community College AreaNE · PublicRequest information → | Film/Video and Photographic Arts, OtherAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Mohawk Valley Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Nashville Film InstituteTN · Private for-profitRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Northcentral Technical CollegeWI · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Northern New Mexico CollegeNM · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Northwest Vista CollegeTX · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Orange Coast CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Pacific Union CollegeCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Palm Beach State CollegeFL · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Pima Community CollegeAZ · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Porterville CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Portland Community CollegeOR · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| SAE Institute of Technology-NashvilleTN · Private for-profitRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| San Bernardino Valley CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| San Diego City CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| San Francisco Film SchoolCA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Sierra CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| South Arkansas CollegeAR · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Southern Adventist UniversityTN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campusOffers: Film Production (BFA) | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Southern Crescent Technical CollegeGA · PublicRequest information → | Film/Video and Photographic Arts, OtherAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Southwestern CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| SUNY Westchester Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Union Adventist UniversityNE · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Film/Video and Photographic Arts, OtherAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of West GeorgiaGA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Utah Valley UniversityUT · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Columbus State UniversityGA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Film/Cinema/Media StudiesThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| New York Film AcademyCA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campusOffers: Filmmaking (BFA) · Filmmaking (AFA) · Filmmaking (MFA) · Cinematography (MFA) · Producing (MFA)What this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:PhotographyDocumentary ProductionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Santa Rosa Junior CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Film/Cinema/Media StudiesThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Glendale Community CollegeAZ · PublicRequest information → | Film/Video and Photographic Arts, OtherAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Cerritos CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Amarillo CollegeTX · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| College of the CanyonsCA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Mott Community CollegeMI · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| De Anza CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Lansing Community CollegeMI · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| City College of San FranciscoCA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Film/Cinema/Media StudiesThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Diablo Valley CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Washtenaw Community CollegeMI · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:PhotographyFilm/Cinema/Media StudiesThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Santa Fe Community CollegeNM · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:PhotographyFilm/Cinema/Media StudiesThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Vermont State UniversityVT · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Saddleback CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Villa Maria CollegeNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| State College of Florida-Manatee-SarasotaFL · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Sacramento City CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Film/Cinema/Media StudiesThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Universidad del Sagrado CorazonPR · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Palomar CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Film/Cinema/Media StudiesThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
Source: College Scorecard, Field of Study (retrieved September 2026)
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One thing these figures cannot tell you
Earnings and debt are reported by the federal government at a four-digit program level, so a figure shown against “Film and Video” covers every related program at that institution rather than one named degree. Full methodology.