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Visual & Performing Arts at Elgin Community College

Visual & Performing Arts at Elgin Community College

Every 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 & performing arts program at Elgin Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

ECC is located in Elgin, Illinois and approximately 7,882 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.

ECC Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

ECC Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at ECC

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

ECC Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program

86% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of visual & performing arts associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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ECC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in visual & performing arts graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual & performing arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Elgin Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts 10
Fine & Studio Arts 3

Careers That Visual & Performing Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual & 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 IL, the home state for Elgin Community College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Graphic Designers 11,700 $56,890
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 3,940 $68,360
Professors 3,040 $66,970

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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