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Visual & Performing Arts at McHenry County College

Visual & Performing Arts at McHenry County College

If you plan to study visual & performing arts, take a look at what McHenry County College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MCC is located in Crystal Lake, Illinois and approximately 7,814 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.

MCC Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at MCC

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, MCC does offer online courses in visual & performing arts for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

MCC Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at MCC

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

MCC Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program

63% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of visual & performing arts associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in visual & performing arts at MCC are white. Around 75% 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 McHenry County 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 1
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 McHenry County College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts 4
Fine & Studio Arts 4
Music 2

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 McHenry County 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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