2025 Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools

an associate degree in film & video production is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #121 out of 1020 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 19 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 933 associate degrees in film & video production to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Film & Video Production School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of film & video production for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host 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 many resources a school devotes to film & video production students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other film & video production students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• 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 film & video production related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for film & video production students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Film & Video Production Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Film & Video Production in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in film & video production.

10 Top Schools for an Associate in Cinematography

1

Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Palm Beach State College if you want to pursue an associate degree in film & video production. Palm Beach State College is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Lake Worth.More information about a associate in film & video production from Palm Beach State College

2

Valencia College
Orlando, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

49 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in film & video production has to take a look at Valencia College. Valencia College is a very large public college located in the large city of Orlando.More information about a associate in film & video production from Valencia College

3

Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Annual Graduates

Central New Mexico Community College is a good decision for students pursuing an associate degree in film & video production. CNM is a large public college located in the large city of Albuquerque.More information about a associate in film & video production from Central New Mexico Community College

4

Community College of Aurora
Aurora, CO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

47 Annual Graduates

Community College of Aurora is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in film & video production. CCA is a moderately-sized public college located in the large city of Aurora.More information about a associate in film & video production from Community College of Aurora

5

Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Minneapolis, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in film & video production from Minneapolis Community and Technical College

6

Miami Dade College
Miami, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

41 Annual Graduates

MDC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Miami.More information about a associate in film & video production from Miami Dade College

7

Washtenaw Community College
Ann Arbor, MI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Washtenaw Community College is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Ann Arbor.More information about a associate in film & video production from Washtenaw Community College

8

Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

28 Annual Graduates

Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the rural area of Scottsdale.More information about a associate in film & video production from Scottsdale Community College

9

Utah Valley University
Orem, UT

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

UVU is a very large public university located in the city of Orem.More information about a associate in film & video production from Utah Valley University

10

Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

DMACC is a very large public college located in the large suburb of Ankeny.More information about a associate in film & video production from Des Moines Area Community College

Film & Video Production by Region

View the Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Cinematography

Film & Video Production is one of 4 different types of Film, Video & Photographic Arts programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Cinematography

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Photography	374
Film/Cinema/Media Studies	152
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts	72

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.