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General Visual & Performing Arts at Dutchess Community College

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General Visual & Performing Arts at Dutchess Community College

What traits are you looking for in a visual arts school? To help you decide if Dutchess Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's visual arts program.

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

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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

83% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of visual arts associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in visual arts at DCC are white. Around 58% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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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