General Visual & Performing Arts at Santa Monica College

Every general 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 arts program at Santa Monica College stacks up to those at other schools.

SMC is located in Santa Monica, California and approximately 25,948 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.

SMC General Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Visual Arts

SMC General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Visual Arts Student Demographics at SMC

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

SMC General Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program

76% Women

52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of visual arts associate's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

SMC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in visual arts graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within General Visual & Performing Arts

The following visual arts concentations are available at Santa Monica College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Santa Monica College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Visual & Performing Arts	19

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 CA, the home state for Santa Monica College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Graphic Designers	29,320	$61,100
Multimedia Artists and Animators	10,760	$87,960
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	9,710	$115,460
Art Directors	7,620	$127,630
Photographers	6,060	$52,720

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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