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Visual & Performing Arts at Southwest Tennessee Community College

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Visual & Performing Arts at Southwest Tennessee 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 Southwest Tennessee Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Southwest is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a total student population of 7,371.

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.

Southwest Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

Southwest Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Southwest

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

Southwest Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program

43% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of visual and performing arts associate's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in visual and performing arts only graduates about 38% men each year. The program at Southwest may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 19% more women than average.

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Southwest does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in visual and performing arts graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts 14

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 TN, the home state for Southwest Tennessee Community College.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers 20,190 $53,620
Managers 14,480 $83,010
Graphic Designers 3,470 $48,760
Producers and Directors 2,060 $65,040

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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