Visual & Performing Arts at Western Nevada 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 Western Nevada College stacks up to those at other schools.

WNC is located in Carson City, Nevada and has a total student population of 3,495.

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.

WNC Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Visual & Performing Arts (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

Online Classes Are Available at WNC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WNC offers distance education options for visual and performing arts at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

WNC Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at WNC

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

WNC Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of visual and performing arts associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

WNC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in visual and performing arts graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Nevada College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts	3

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

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 NV, the home state for Western Nevada College.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Managers	7,120	$102,060
High School Teachers	5,930	$57,910
Graphic Designers	2,000	$49,330
Professors	810	$58,280
Producers and Directors	800	$67,190

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.