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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, visual and performing arts students earned 5,464 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 19 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Harrisburg Area Community College the most popular school in Pennsylvania for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 51% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bucks County Community College is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 52% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Out of the 19 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Philadelphia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Community College of Philadelphia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Community College of Philadelphia, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Allegheny County. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. CCAC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Women make up 66% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northampton County Area Community College is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Bethlehem, Northampton Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 26% are male.

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Montgomery County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Montco is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Blue Bell.

Of the 40 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Montco, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#7

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

Lehigh Carbon Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree visual and performing arts programs. LCCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Schnecksville.

Of the 39 students majoring in visual and performing arts at LCCC, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Luzerne County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Luzerne County Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Nanticoke.

Of the 24 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Luzerne County Community College, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Delaware County Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Delaware County Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Media.

Of the 23 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Delaware County Community College, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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#10

Harcum College

Bryn Mawr, PA

With a ranking of #10, Harcum College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Bryn Mawr, Harcum College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Harcum College, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,574
New York 16,536
Maryland 2,055
Delaware 182
District of Columbia 586

Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355
Arts & Media Management 4,788
Dance 3,288
Other Visual Art 912
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 119
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art 10

Related Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 556,813
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bonnielou2013.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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