Program comparison
Film/Video and Photographic Arts. programs in California
Career-focused certificate and associate programs in this field prepare students for related technical and professional work.
\n \n Pell Grant affordability 25 California programs potentially fully covered by maximum Pell Based on up to $7,395 per award year and College In 2 estimated total program cost.
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64 matching programs
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What these California programs tell you
Start with the Value Rating , then compare earnings and estimated total cost. A higher earnings figure does not automatically mean a better value if the program also costs substantially more.
Programs with a Value Rating 2 of 64
Programs with 5-year earnings 3 of 64
Programs with a cost estimate 48 of 64
College In 2 shows unavailable federal measures as N/A rather than treating missing values as zero. Estimated total cost uses the school's average annual net price and the credential's estimated length.
San Francisco, CA · Private
Associate's Degree
Value
Poor Value
Earnings
$32,904 1 year after completion
$36,174 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$81,226
2-year degree
Hollywood, CA · Private
Associate's Degree
Value
Poor Value
Earnings
$15,433 1 year after completion
$27,196 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$61,960
2-year degree
Burbank, CA · Private
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value
N/A
Earnings
$19,754 1 year after completion
$30,494 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
N/A
Varies
San Francisco, CA · Private
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
N/A
Varies
Sacramento, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$15,998
2-year degree
Barstow, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$25,546
2-year degree
Oroville, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$11,040
2-year degree
Aptos, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$31,686
2-year degree
Norwalk, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$4,848
2-year degree
Hayward, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$18,106
2-year degree
Glendora, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$8,270
2-year degree
San Francisco, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
N/A
Varies
San Francisco, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$13,812
2-year degree
Kentfield, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$24,702
2-year degree
San Mateo, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$1,072
2-year degree
Santa Clarita, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$7,404
2-year degree
Palm Desert, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$31,456
2-year degree
Sacramento, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$11,962
2-year degree
Cypress, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$9,212
2-year degree
Pleasant Hill, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
N/A
Varies
Pleasant Hill, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$16,624
2-year degree
Los Altos Hills, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$15,306
2-year degree
Gilroy, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$13,084
2-year degree
Glendale, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
N/A
Varies
Glendale, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$16,730
2-year degree
El Cajon, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
N/A
Varies
El Cajon, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$10,622
2-year degree
Salinas, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
N/A
Varies
Salinas, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$4,078
2-year degree
Los Angeles, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
N/A
Varies
Los Angeles, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$20,522
2-year degree
Valley Glen, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
N/A
Varies
Valley Glen, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$24,304
2-year degree
Merced, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$10,080
2-year degree
Modesto, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$5,636
2-year degree
Moorpark, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$-4,592
2-year degree
San Jacinto, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$13,612
2-year degree
San Jacinto, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
N/A
Varies
Napa, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$29,288
2-year degree
Burbank, CA · Private
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$78,022
2-year degree
Costa Mesa, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
N/A
Varies
Costa Mesa, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$14,406
2-year degree
Angwin, CA · Private
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$82,016
2-year degree
San Marcos, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$11,526
2-year degree
Pasadena, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$7,728
2-year degree
Pasadena, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
N/A
Varies
Whittier, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$28,758
2-year degree
Sacramento, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$13,228
2-year degree
Mission Viejo, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$8,304
2-year degree
San Bernardino, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$37,886
2-year degree
San Diego, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$15,870
2-year degree
Stockton, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$4,814
2-year degree
Santa Ana, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$6,266
2-year degree
Santa Barbara, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$22,630
2-year degree
Santa Barbara, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
N/A
Varies
Santa Monica, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
N/A
Varies
Santa Monica, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$5,558
2-year degree
Santa Rosa, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
N/A
Varies
Santa Rosa, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$12,662
2-year degree
Rocklin, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$14,490
2-year degree
Chula Vista, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$25,342
2-year degree
Ventura, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$-1,964
2-year degree
Ventura, CA · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
N/A
Varies
Saratoga, CA · Public
Associate's Degree
Value
N/A
Earnings
N/A 1 year after completion
N/A 5 years after completion
Est. total cost
$6,846
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