General Visual & Performing Arts at Harrisburg Area Community College

If you are interested in studying general 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 has a total student population of 15,376.

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.

HACC General Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Visual Arts

HACC General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Visual Arts Student Demographics at HACC

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

HACC General Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program

57% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of visual arts associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in visual arts only graduates about 42% men each year. The program at HACC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in visual arts at HACC are white. Around 71% 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 arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within General Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Harrisburg Area Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Visual & Performing Arts	16

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 PA, the home state for Harrisburg Area Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Graphic Designers	8,710	$53,050
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	5,050	$80,740
Photographers	1,740	$34,790
Art Directors	1,110	$98,410
Multimedia Artists and Animators	470	$68,580

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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