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Visual & Performing Arts at Northampton County Area Community College

Visual & Performing Arts at Northampton County Area Community College

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

Northampton Community College is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 8,951.

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.

Northampton Community College Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

Northampton Community College Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Northampton Community College

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

Northampton Community College Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program

68% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of visual & performing arts associate's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in visual & performing arts at Northampton Community College are white. Around 60% 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 Northampton County Area Community College with a associate's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 30
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts 23
Fine & Studio Arts 10
Drama & Theater Arts 9

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 PA, the home state for Northampton County 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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