Visual & Performing Arts at Northwest Mississippi Community College

Every visual & 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 & 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

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at NWCC

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

NWCC Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program

59% Women

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of visual & performing arts associate's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in visual & performing arts only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at NWCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% 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 & performing arts graduates 26% 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 & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 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

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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