Visual & Performing Arts at Central Wyoming College

If you plan to study visual and performing arts, take a look at what Central Wyoming College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CWC is located in Riverton, Wyoming and approximately 1,755 students attend the school each year.

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

CWC Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

CWC Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at CWC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual and performing arts majors at Central Wyoming College.

CWC Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of visual and performing arts associate's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in visual and performing arts only graduates about 38% men each year. The program at CWC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in visual and performing arts at CWC are white. Around 63% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. CWC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in visual and performing arts graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

Visual & Performing Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Central Wyoming College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	8
Fine & Studio Arts	6
Design & Applied Arts	5

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• English Language & Literature

Careers That Visual & Performing Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual and performing 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 WY, the home state for Central Wyoming College.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
High School Teachers	1,850	$60,620
Managers	770	$100,310
Professors	370	$52,800
Graphic Designers	260	$38,490
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	180	$61,490

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.