Visual & Performing Arts at Northwest Mississippi Community College

Every visual and performing arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the visual and performing arts program at Northwest Mississippi Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

NWCC is located in Senatobia, Mississippi and approximately 7,092 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.

NWCC Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

NWCC Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at NWCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual and performing arts majors at Northwest Mississippi Community College.

NWCC Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of visual and performing arts associate's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in visual and performing arts only graduates about 38% men each year. The program at NWCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 26% more women than average.

NWCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in visual and performing arts graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual and 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 Northwest Mississippi Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts	11

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

Careers That Visual & Performing Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual and 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 MS, the home state for Northwest Mississippi Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Managers	1,230	$82,230
Graphic Designers	830	$42,640
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	660	$62,540
Producers and Directors	290	$44,310

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.