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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

25 Colleges
$23,224 Avg Salary
$17,798 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree School for You

Design & Applied Arts is the #28 most popular major in North Carolina with 944 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Design & Applied Arts program at each school on the list.

Check out the design associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

Our analysis found Wake Technical Community College to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in North Carolina. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

Women make up 47% of the design majors at the school.

Design majors at Wake Technical Community College take out an average of $16,864 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Piedmont Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 68 students majoring in design at Central Piedmont Community College, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fayetteville Technical Community College is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 62% of the design majors at the school.

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Out of the 25 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Guilford Technical Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Guilford Technical Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Jamestown.

Women make up 54% of the design majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, design graduates from Guilford Technical Community College carry an average student debt load of $19,208.

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#5

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Out of the 25 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Pitt Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 52% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Randolph Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular design and applied arts schools in North Carolina. Randolph Community College is a small public school located in the town of Asheboro.

Women make up 71% of the design majors at the school.

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Catawba Valley Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree design and applied arts programs. Located in the city of Hickory, CVCC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 75% of the design majors at the school.

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#8

Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, NC

Cape Fear Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. CFCC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.

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#8

Wayne Community College

Goldsboro, NC

With a ranking of #8, Wayne Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students working on their associate degree. Wayne Community College is a small public school located in the city of Goldsboro.

About 14% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 86% are male.

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Alamance Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for design and applied arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.

Women make up 31% of the design majors at the school.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,446
Virginia 889
Florida 1,128
Tennessee 296
Kentucky 84
South Carolina 316
Louisiana 84
Arkansas 228
Alabama 246
Mississippi 81
West Virginia 114

One of 10 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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.

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