General Visual & Performing Arts at Rockland Community College

If you are interested in studying general visual & performing arts, you may want to check out the program at Rockland Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rockland Community College is located in Suffern, New York and approximately 5,735 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.

Rockland Community College General Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Visual Arts

Rockland Community College General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Visual Arts Student Demographics at Rockland Community College

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

Rockland Community College General Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program

33% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of visual arts associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in visual arts only graduates about 42% men each year. The program at Rockland Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 25% more women than average.

Rockland Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in visual arts graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within General Visual & Performing Arts

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Visual & Performing Arts	11

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 NY, the home state for Rockland Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Graphic Designers	21,350	$64,840
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	11,530	$99,870
Art Directors	8,320	$124,710
Photographers	4,090	$53,150
Multimedia Artists and Animators	2,060	$86,490

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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