General Visual & Performing Arts at NorthWest Arkansas Community College

What traits are you looking for in a visual arts school? To help you decide if NorthWest Arkansas Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's visual arts program.

NWACC is located in Bentonville, Arkansas and approximately 7,411 students attend the school each year.

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.

NWACC General Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Visual Arts

NWACC General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Visual Arts Student Demographics at NWACC

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

NWACC General Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of visual arts associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in visual arts only graduates about 42% men each year. The program at NWACC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

NWACC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in visual arts graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from NorthWest Arkansas Community College with a associate's in visual arts.

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

Concentrations Within General Visual & Performing Arts

General 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 NorthWest Arkansas Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Visual & Performing Arts	3

Design & Applied Arts

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 AR, the home state for NorthWest Arkansas Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Graphic Designers	1,110	$42,250
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	550	$57,450
Photographers	330	$37,520
Art Directors	120	$67,030
Fine Artists	90	$24,510

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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