General Visual & Performing Arts at Dutchess Community College

Every general visual & performing arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the visual arts program at Dutchess Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

DCC is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and has a total student population of 8,034.

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.

DCC General Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Visual Arts

DCC General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Visual Arts Student Demographics at DCC

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

DCC General Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program

62% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of visual arts associate's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in visual arts at DCC are white. Around 54% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within General Visual & Performing Arts

The following visual arts concentations are available at Dutchess Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Dutchess Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Visual & Performing Arts	24

Fine & Studio Arts

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 NY, the home state for Dutchess Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Graphic Designers	21,350	$64,840
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	11,530	$99,870
Art Directors	8,320	$124,710
Photographers	4,090	$53,150
Multimedia Artists and Animators	2,060	$86,490

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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