Visual & Performing Arts at Oakton Community College

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

Oakton Community College is located in Des Plaines, Illinois and approximately 7,313 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.

Oakton Community College Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

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

Oakton Community College Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Oakton Community College

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

Oakton Community College Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program

60% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of visual & performing arts associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in visual & performing arts only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at Oakton Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

Oakton Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in visual & performing arts graduates 42% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

The following visual & performing arts concentations are available at Oakton Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Oakton Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts	3
Fine & Studio Arts	2

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 IL, the home state for Oakton Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Graphic Designers	11,700	$56,890
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	3,940	$68,360
Professors	3,040	$66,970

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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