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Visual & Performing Arts at Elgin Community College

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Visual & Performing Arts at Elgin Community College

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

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

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Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at ECC

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

ECC Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program

62% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of visual and performing arts associate's degrees went to men and 62% 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 and performing arts graduates 26% 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 and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual and 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 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 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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