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Visual & Performing Arts at Suffolk County Community College

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Visual & Performing Arts at Suffolk County Community College

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

Suffolk County Community College is located in Selden, New York and approximately 22,570 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.

Suffolk County Community College Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

Suffolk County Community College Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

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Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Suffolk County Community College

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

Suffolk County Community College Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program

60% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of visual and performing arts associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in visual and performing arts only graduates about 38% men each year. The program at Suffolk County Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in visual and performing arts at Suffolk County Community College are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Suffolk County Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in visual and performing arts graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 38
White 82
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual and performing arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Suffolk County Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Visual & Performing Arts 63
Design & Applied Arts 31
Drama & Theater Arts 21
Music 15
Film, Video & Photographic 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 NY, the home state for Suffolk County Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Producers and Directors 26,110 $115,610
Graphic Designers 21,350 $64,840
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 11,530 $99,870

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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