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Visual & Performing Arts at Mercer County Community College

Visual & Performing Arts at Mercer County Community College

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

Mercer County Community College is located in West Windsor, New Jersey and has a total student population of 6,342.

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.

Mercer County Community College Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

Mercer County Community College Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Mercer County Community College

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

Mercer County Community College Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program

40% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of visual & performing arts associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in visual & performing arts only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at Mercer County Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 23% more women than average.

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Mercer County Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in visual & performing arts graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mercer County 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 6
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 21
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts 24
General Visual & Performing Arts 19
Other Visual Art 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 NJ, the home state for Mercer County Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers 29,140 $76,390
Managers 18,370 $138,820
Graphic Designers 5,980 $59,140
Professors 2,670 $73,660
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,070 $90,750

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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