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Visual & Performing Arts at Harrisburg Area Community College

Visual & Performing Arts at Harrisburg Area Community College

If you are interested in studying visual & performing arts, you may want to check out the program at Harrisburg Area Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

HACC is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 15,376 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.

HACC Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Visual & Performing Arts (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

Online Classes Are Available at HACC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, HACC does offer online courses in visual & performing arts for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

HACC Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at HACC

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

HACC Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program

67% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of visual & performing arts associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in visual & performing arts at HACC are white. Around 67% 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 Harrisburg Area Community College with a associate's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 34
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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 Harrisburg Area Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts 23
General Visual & Performing Arts 16
Drama & Theater Arts 9
Arts & Media Management 8
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 5

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 PA, the home state for Harrisburg Area Community College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Managers 11,060 $126,290
Graphic Designers 8,710 $53,050
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 5,050 $80,740

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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