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Most Popular Schools for Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant Degree Program & Major

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the operation and maintenance of camera and lighting equipment and the production of finished still, video, and film products under the supervision of photographers, directors, and editors. Includes instruction in equipment setup and maintenance; lighting; power supplies; studio and film set tasks such as camera operator, grip, and best boy; plate and negative handling and development; laboratory procedures; and digital software applications.


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Rank School Name Students % of Total Total On-Campus Cost
1 Sierra College 39 1% $13,864
2 St John's University-New York 39 1% $61,408
3 University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College 36 5% $7,210
4 City College of San Francisco 31 1% $3,613
5 Orange Coast College 29 1% $3,103
6 Fresno City College 27 1% $3,204
7 Pellissippi State Community College 26 1% $5,576
8 Santa Monica College 25 0% $2,888
9 Suffolk County Community College 25 1% $7,292
10 Husson University 25 3% $31,150
11 Fullerton College 22 1% $2,884
12 Mt San Antonio College 21 1% $3,267
13 MiraCosta College 20 1% $3,252
14 Community College of Philadelphia 20 1% $6,542
15 MediaTech Institute-Dallas 19 19% N/A
16 Antelope Valley College 18 1% $2,099
17 Francis Tuttle Technology Center 18 2% N/A
18 East Los Angeles College 17 0% $3,137
19 Catawba Valley Community College 17 1% $4,197
20 Palomar College 16 0% $3,256
21 Pasadena City College 15 0% $3,084
22 Riverside City College 15 0% $3,338
23 Canadian Valley Technology Center 15 3% N/A
24 Hennepin Technical College 15 1% $7,248
25 Hinds Community College 15 0% $11,466
26 Amarillo College 13 1% $3,826
27 Wiregrass Georgia Technical College 13 1% $4,070
28 Moorpark College 12 0% $3,179
29 Austin Community College District 12 0% $3,750
30 Shoreline Community College 12 1% $4,743
31 Cypress College 11 0% $3,113
32 Carteret Community College 11 3% $3,946
33 Southern Crescent Technical College 11 0% $5,842
34 Los Angeles City College 10 0% $3,137
35 Salt Lake Community College 10 0% $4,743
36 Southwestern College 10 0% $3,255
37 Bossier Parish Community College 9 1% $5,379
38 MediaTech Institute-Houston 9 21% N/A
39 Columbia State Community College 8 1% $6,269
40 Westmoreland County Community College 8 1% $6,814
41 Daytona State College 8 0% $4,304
42 El Camino Community College District 8 0% $3,064
43 American River College 7 0% $2,958
44 Onondaga Community College 7 1% $17,310
45 Mercer County Community College 6 1% $5,626
46 Santa Fe Community College 6 1% $2,949
47 High Plains Technology Center 6 4% N/A
48 Santa Barbara City College 5 0% $3,054
49 Cosumnes River College 5 0% $2,958
50 Roxbury Community College 5 2% $7,848
51 Wilmington University 5 0% $13,010
52 Sacramento City College 5 0% $2,958
53 Chabot College 4 0% $3,059
54 Randolph Community College 4 1% $3,582
55 Olympic College 4 0% $18,621
56 Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center 4 2% N/A
57 College of the Canyons 4 0% $3,073
58 De Anza College 4 0% $3,478
59 Chaffey College 3 0% $3,089
60 Solano Community College 3 0% $2,994
61 Parkland College 3 0% $6,120
62 McDowell Technical Community College 3 1% $3,126
63 Tompkins Cortland Community College 3 0% $21,166
64 University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus 2 1% $3,003
65 Napa Valley College 2 0% $3,059
66 Central Technology Center 2 0% N/A
67 Paier College of Art Inc 2 12% $20,270
68 College of DuPage 2 0% $5,464
69 San Diego City College 2 0% $2,998
70 Columbus State Community College 2 0% $5,813
71 Eastern Arizona College 2 0% $14,795
72 Bakersfield College 2 0% $3,179
73 New Mexico State University-Alamogordo 2 2% $3,314
74 San Joaquin Delta College 2 0% $3,205
75 Long Beach City College 2 0% $3,091
76 Rockland Community College 2 0% $6,522
77 Laney College 2 0% $3,172
78 Ohlone College 1 0% $3,136
79 Herkimer County Community College 1 0% $17,870
80 College of the Ozarks 1 0% $30,220
81 Las Positas College 1 0% $3,051
82 Allan Hancock College 1 0% $3,269
83 Sinclair Community College 1 0% $3,830
84 Bellevue College 1 0% $20,584

This list indicates the number of students that completed the Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.