by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 149,215 visual and performing arts students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,700 and had an average of $25,051 in loans still to pay off.
Across North Carolina, there were 4,508 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,820 and $24,919 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 419 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,987 and $17,467 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 29 colleges that offer a degree in visual and performing arts. To top this list, a school must have a successful visual and performing arts program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Technical Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 91 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Wake Technical Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Piedmont Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 68 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Guilford Technical Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate. Guilford Technical Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Jamestown, North Carolina. It awarded 36 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Guilford Technical Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fayetteville Technical Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate. Fayetteville Technical Community College is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Fayetteville Technical Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cape Fear Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate list. Cape Fear Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Wilmington, North Carolina. It awarded 24 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Pitt Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Winterville, North Carolina, and it awarded 21 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Randolph Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate list. Asheboro, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
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Catawba Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Hickory, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Wayne Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate list. Wayne Community College is a public institution located in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Wayne Community College
Alamance Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate list. ACC is a small public school situated in Graham, North Carolina. It awarded 13 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Alamance Community College
Forsyth Technical Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate list. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Forsyth Technical Community College
With a ranking of #12, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate list. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a public institution located in Salisbury, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
With a ranking of #12, Lenoir Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate list. This small school is located in Kinston, North Carolina, and it awarded 9 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Lenoir Community College
Isothermal Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Spindale, North Carolina, and it awarded 8 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Haywood Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate ranking. Haywood Community College is a small school located in Clyde, North Carolina that handed out 6 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Haywood Community College
With a ranking of #15, Nash Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate list. Located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Western Piedmont Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate ranking, coming in at #15. WPCC is a small school located in Morganton, North Carolina that handed out 6 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
South Piedmont Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate ranking. South Piedmont Community College is a small public school situated in Polkton, North Carolina. It awarded 5 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full South Piedmont Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Wilkes Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate list. Wilkes Community College is located in Wilkesboro, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Wilkes Community College
Southwestern Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Sylva, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Southwestern Community College
Blue Ridge Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate ranking. Located in Flat Rock, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Full Blue Ridge Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Stanly Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate ranking, coming in at #22. Stanly Technical College is a public institution located in Albemarle, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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McDowell Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate ranking, coming in at #23. McDowell Technical Community College is a public institution located in Marion, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at McDowell Technical Community College
Sandhills Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate ranking. SCC is a small public school situated in Pinehurst, North Carolina. It awarded 1 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Sandhills Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
James Sprunt Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate ranking. James Sprunt Community College is a public institution located in Kenansville, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #24, Piedmont Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in North Carolina for an Associate list. Piedmont Community College is a small public school situated in Roxboro, North Carolina. It awarded 1 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Piedmont Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
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