Visual & Performing Arts
Associate in Arts
Rockland Community College
Earn your associate degree online
You will earn the same diploma as our on-campus students
Visual and Performing artists can inspire teach, entertain, or move us. Using words, images or the unspoken language of dance and music, performing artist can create a bridge of imagination that brings people together. Studying Visual and Performing Arts helps develop communication skills. Students choose a concentration in either Theater, Music, Dance, Musical Theater, Film Studies, Film Making. Theatrical Stage Combat, or General Studies and can explore a range of styles and genres within these fields.
- What's an associate degree?
- An associate degree usually takes two years of study and prepares students for employment or transfer to a bachelor’s program at a four-year university.
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What's it like to earn this degree online?
Let's put your mind at ease about online learning
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- 100% Online
- This program is presented 100% online. You will not be expected to attend any classes on campus.
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- Live classes
- You will learn in real-time while the instructor leads the class. Courses are similar to in-person classes, but you participate online.
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- Classes on your schedule
- Courses are semester based and classwork can be completed around your work and family commitments. There is no set time where you are required to log in to attend class.
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- Same faculty as on-campus
- The faculty that teach online classes are the same faculty that students learn from on-campus.
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- Learn by doing
- Participate in field experiences such as internships, clinical placements, and service learning to apply your academic knowledge in the world.
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- Access to a personal tutor
- You will have access to a tutor when you need assistance with any of your classes.
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How do I enroll?
Follow these steps to start your application
- Go to the online application
- Create an account
- Complete the forms or save for later
- Pay the application fee (if applicable)
- Submit any supplemental materials, if required
- Send in your academic records
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