by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Visual & Performing Arts. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Visual & Performing Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Northern Virginia Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in visual arts, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Northern Virginia Community College paid an average of $360 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $180 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,412 | $10,790 |
| Fees | $198 | $903 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,800 | $1,800 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Visual Arts students who received their associate degree at Northern Virginia Community College took out an average of $11,000 in student loans. That is 11% lower than the national average of $12,396.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Northern Virginia Community College does offer online classes in its visual arts associate degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northern Virginia Community College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 58.3% of the visual arts students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 60.8%.
Around 66.7% of visual arts associate degree recipients at Northern Virginia Community College in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 55%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
General Visual & Performing Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Visual & Performing Arts | 36 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general visual and performing arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 61 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 23 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 43 |
| Other Visual Art | 7 |
*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.
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