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General Visual & Performing Arts at American River College

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General Visual & Performing Arts at American River College

If you are interested in studying general visual and performing arts, you may want to check out the program at American River College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 25,422 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Visual & Performing Arts section at the bottom of this page.

American River General Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Visual Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Visual Arts

American River General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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Visual Arts Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual arts majors at American River College.

American River General Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program

75% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of visual arts associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in visual arts graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate's in visual arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Visual Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Graphic Designers 29,320 $61,100
Multimedia Artists and Animators 10,760 $87,960
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 9,710 $115,460
Art Directors 7,620 $127,630
Photographers 6,060 $52,720

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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