Dance at Modesto Junior College

What traits are you looking for in a dance school? To help you decide if Modesto Junior College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dance program.

MJC is located in Modesto, California and approximately 16,365 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dance section at the bottom of this page.

MJC Dance Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Dance

MJC Dance Rankings

Dance Student Demographics at MJC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dance majors at Modesto Junior College.

MJC Dance Associate’s Program

86% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of dance associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dance at MJC are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. MJC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dance graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Modesto Junior College with a associate's in dance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Dance

Dance 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 Modesto Junior College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Dance	6

Careers That Dance Grads May Go Into

A degree in dance can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Modesto Junior College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	9,710	$115,460
Choreographers	410	$70,020

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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