Arts, Entertainment, and Design Career Pathway

Calling all future musicians, production assistants, actors, visual artists, and designers!

The Creative & Performing Arts Department — home to entertainment technologies, graphic design, music, theater, and visual arts — prepares students for success in a variety of artistic and entertainment fields.

Whether you plan to launch your career or transfer to a four-year institution, you'll gain hands-on experience, industry insight, and the tools you need to turn your passion into purpose.

Associate in Fine Arts

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Music

This degree is designed around theory, applied music (private lessons), and performance opportunities for transfer to a four-year university music program of study.

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Theatre

With this degree, you can train in stage and film performance that will prepare you for professional employment in theatre, film, or television; transfer to a college or university; and earn an Associate in Fine Arts degree.

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Visual Arts

This program provides a foundation for professional practice in the art world through studio experience, building a portfolio, exhibition opportunities, and more. You can also use it to transfer to a four-year college or university.

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Associate in Applied Science Degree-Career Technical

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Entertainment Technologies

This program prepares students for careers in the audio recording industry, as well as concert sound and lighting.Other topics include music business, entertainment law and promotion, music theory, and electronic music.

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Entertainment Technologies – Music Business

Learn about the processes of the music business, entertainment law, entertainment promotion, artist management, and venue management, as well as music theory and electronic music.

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Graphic Design

Learn how to create effective and engaging designs for print or web with art and illustration techniques, photography, and the use of professional design software – primarily, Adobe’s Creative Cloud tools.

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Simulation and Game Development

This option equips students with the skills to design, program, and create video games and simulations.

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