Multimedia Schools in Virginia
Virginia contains
thirteen
schools that offer multimedia programs.
Eastern Mennonite University,
the highest-ranking multimedia school in VA, has a total student population of 1,525 and
is the
300th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 13 multimedia schools
in Virginia,
only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
The Art Institute of Washington comes out as the most expensive ($42,518/yr),
with Virginia Highlands Community College as the lowest recorded at only $5,678/yr.
Multimedia students from Virginia schools who go on to become
multimedia designers,
audio engineers,
graphic designers,
video engineers, etc.
have a good chance at finding employment.
For example, there are 28,800 people working as
multimedia artists and animators alone in the US, and their average annual salary is
$62,810.
Also, Graphic designers make on average $47,820 per year and there are about 200,870 of them employed in the US today.
In fact, in the Virginia alone, there are
5,700 employed graphic designers earning an average yearly salary of
$51,850. Multimedia artists and animators in this state earn
$56,790/yr and there are 550 employed.
Also, within the multimedia schools
in Virginia, the average student population is 3,287 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
16 to 1. Aside from multimedia,
there are 3782 total
degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,568 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around
$4,181, but can vary widely depending on the type
of school.
Multimedia Programs in Virginia
Eastern Mennonite University
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Liberty University
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
Levels offered:
Masters
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
Levels offered:
Bachelors
ITT Technical Institute-Springfield
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
Levels offered:
Associates
National College-Salem
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
Levels offered:
Associates
The Art Institute of Washington
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
ITT Technical Institute-Chantilly
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
Levels offered:
Associates
ITT Technical Institute-Richmond
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
Levels offered:
Associates
ITT Technical Institute-Norfolk
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
Levels offered:
Associates
Northern Virginia Community College
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
Levels offered:
Certificate
Stratford University
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
Levels offered:
Associates
Virginia Highlands Community College
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
Levels offered:
Certificate
Westwood College-Annandale
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Westwood College-Arlington Ballston
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Virginia Interesting Facts
- Virginia was named for England's "Virgin Queen," Elizabeth I.
- The major cash crop of Virginia is tobacco and many of the people who live there earn their living from the tobacco industry.
- Jamestown, the first of the original 13 Colonies was founded for the purpose of silk cultivation. Silk to be traded with the Court of King James. After blight fungus destroyed the mulberry trees (silkworm food), sericulturist planted tobacco as a cash crop.
- Jamestown was the first English settlement in the U.S. It was also the first capital of Virginia.
- Virginia is known as "the birthplace of a nation".
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