Visual & Performing Arts at Southwestern Community College

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

SWCC is located in Creston, Iowa and approximately 1,503 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.

SWCC Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

SWCC Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at SWCC

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

SWCC Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program

50% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of visual & performing arts associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in visual & performing arts only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at SWCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 13% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in visual & performing arts at SWCC are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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

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 Southwestern Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music	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 IA, the home state for Southwestern Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Graphic Designers	2,270	$43,920
Professors	2,250	$71,300
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,110	$80,700

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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