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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina

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

In 2020-2021, visual and performing arts students earned 1,360 degrees and certificates from a South Carolina school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in South Carolina 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Our analysis found Trident Technical College to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in South Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Trident Technical College, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Trident Technical College

Out of the 5 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Horry-Georgetown Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Conway.

Women make up 71% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Horry-Georgetown Technical College Report

#3

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means York Technical College is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. York Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Rock Hill.

About 54% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 46% are male.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at York Technical College

#4

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

The in-demand associate degree programs at Midlands Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in South Carolina. Located in the suburb of West Columbia, MTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in visual and performing arts at MTC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#5

Spartanburg Methodist College

Spartanburg, SC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Spartanburg Methodist College is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Spartanburg, SMC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in visual and performing arts at SMC, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Spartanburg Methodist College

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,215
West Virginia 405
Florida 7,291
Virginia 3,471
Arkansas 830
Mississippi 696
Tennessee 2,629
Louisiana 1,147
Alabama 1,142
Kentucky 1,067
Georgia 4,322

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 5 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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