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Visual & Performing Arts at Harrisburg Area Community College

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Visual & Performing Arts at Harrisburg Area Community College

Every visual and 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 and performing arts program at Harrisburg Area Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? HACC offers distance education options for visual and performing arts at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

HACC Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at HACC

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

HACC Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program

51% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 49% of visual and performing arts associate's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in visual and performing arts only graduates about 38% men each year. The program at HACC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in visual and performing arts at HACC are white. Around 62% 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 and performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 38
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

Visual & Performing Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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 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 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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