2025 Best Prepress/Desktop Publishing & Digital Imaging Design Associate Degree Schools

If you plan on getting your associate degree in prepress/desktop publishing & digital imaging design, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #216 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Prepress/Desktop Publishing & Digital Imaging Design Associate Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 455 associate degrees in prepress/desktop publishing & digital imaging design to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Prepress/Desktop Publishing & Digital Imaging Design School for Your Associate Degree

The prepress/desktop publishing associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality prepress/desktop publishing program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on prepress/desktop publishing & digital imaging design students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of prepress/desktop publishing & digital imaging design students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized prepress/desktop publishing & digital imaging design related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for prepress/desktop publishing & digital imaging design students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Prepress/Desktop Publishing & Digital Imaging Design Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Prepress/Desktop Publishing & Digital Imaging Design Associate Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Prepress/Desktop Publishing & Digital Imaging Design in the United States

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for prepress/desktop publishing & digital imaging design students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Schools for an Associate in Prepress/Desktop Publishing

1

Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

39 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Salt Lake Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in prepress/desktop publishing & digital imaging design. Salt Lake Community College is a very large public college located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.More information about a associate in prepress/desktop publishing & digital imaging design from Salt Lake Community College

2

Houston Community College
Houston, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

Houston Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in prepress/desktop publishing & digital imaging design. Houston Community College is a very large public college located in the city of Houston.More information about a associate in prepress/desktop publishing & digital imaging design from Houston Community College

3

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

38 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in prepress/desktop publishing & digital imaging design needs to take a look at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. Located in the city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in prepress/desktop publishing & digital imaging design from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

4

El Centro College
Dallas, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

El Centro College is a good option for students interested in an associate degree in prepress/desktop publishing & digital imaging design. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in prepress/desktop publishing & digital imaging design from El Centro College

Prepress/Desktop Publishing & Digital Imaging Design by Region

View the Best Prepress/Desktop Publishing & Digital Imaging Design Associate Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

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Prepress/Desktop Publishing & Digital Imaging Design Related Rankings by Major

Prepress/Desktop Publishing & Digital Imaging Design is one of 8 different types of Graphic Communications programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Prepress/Desktop Publishing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects	1,090
Graphic & Printing Equipment Operator, General Production	127
Other Graphic Communications	80
General Graphic Communications	69
Platemaker/Imager	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Auburn University College of Architecture, Design and Construction. More about our data sources and methodologies.