Colleges offering certificates in Visual and Performing Arts

911 U.S. colleges and universities offer programs in Visual and Performing Arts at the certificate level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 911 Associate 787 Bachelor 1,404 Master 501 PhD 127 Professional 7

Most schools offering it: California (211), New York (148), Pennsylvania (117), Texas (115), Ohio (87), Illinois (86)

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MCC

Public

Mesalands Community College

Tucumcari, NM

Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate

Admission: Open
Students: 563
Retention: 62%
Programs: 29

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Wesleyan College

Macon, GA

Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate · Online option

Students: 531
Retention: 76%
Programs: 38
Awards 2024-25: 122

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MCA

Private nonprofit

Maine College of Art & Design

Portland, ME

Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate · Online option

Students: 475
Retention: 72%
Programs: 18
Awards 2024-25: 132

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PNC

Private nonprofit

Pacific Northwest College of Art

Portland, OR

Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate

Students: 466
Retention: 69%
Programs: 17
Awards 2024-25: 106

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MBC

Private nonprofit

Morris Brown College

Atlanta, GA

Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate · Online option

Admission: Open
Students: 432
Retention: 71%
Programs: 8

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UNM

Public

University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus

Los Alamos, NM

Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate

Admission: Open
Students: 349
Retention: 50%
Programs: 23

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HPT

Public

High Plains Technology Center

Woodward, OK

Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate

Admission: Open
Students: 322
Retention: 11%
Programs: 39

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SCC

Public

Stone Child College

Box Elder, MT

Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate

Admission: Open
Students: 292
Programs: 25
Awards 2024-25: 38

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Private for-profit

Davis College

Toledo, OH

Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate · Fully online

Admission: Open
Students: 273
Programs: 15
Awards 2024-25: 29

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Private nonprofit

Calvary University

Kansas City, MO

Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate

Students: 244
Retention: 55%
Programs: 13
Awards 2024-25: 49

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GAC

Public

Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center

Altoona, PA

Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate

Admission: Open
Students: 220
Retention: 73%
Programs: 23

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Private for-profit

MediaTech Institute-Dallas

Dallas, TX

Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate · Fully online

Admission: Open
Students: 217
Retention: 100%
Programs: 4

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LCO

Public

Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University

Hayward, WI

Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate

Admission: Open
Students: 204
Retention: 100%
Programs: 14

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SMS

Private nonprofit

Saint Meinrad School of Theology

St. Meinrad, IN

Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate · Online option

Students: 183
Programs: 8
Awards 2024-25: 62

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FPT

Public

Florida Panhandle Technical College

Chipley, FL

Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate

Admission: Open
Students: 157
Retention: 51%
Programs: 31

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SMT

Public

Southern Missouri Technical Institute

West Plains, MO

Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate

Admission: Open
Students: 90
Retention: 89%
Programs: 8

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Private for-profit

Rasmussen University-Wisconsin

Green Bay, WI

Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate · Online option

Students: 55
Programs: 32
Awards 2024-25: 47

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RUD

Private for-profit

Rasmussen University-North Dakota

Fargo, ND

Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate · Online option

Admission: Open
Students: 52
Programs: 33
Awards 2024-25: 126

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BCT

Public

Berks Career & Technology Center

Leesport, PA

Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate

Admission: Open
Students: 47
Retention: 84%
Programs: 29

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PTC

Public

Pike-Lincoln Technical Center

Eolia, MO

Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate

Admission: Open
Students: 32
Retention: 4%
Programs: 8

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CEW

Public

Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCES

Plattsburgh, NY

Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate

Students: 31
Retention: 81%
Programs: 18
Awards 2024-25: 23

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WCC

Public

Waynesville Career Center

Waynesville, MO

Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate

Admission: Open
Students: 27
Retention: 67%
Programs: 18

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YAC

Private nonprofit

Young Americans College of the Performing Arts

Corona, CA

Visual and Performing Arts
Certificate

Students: 15
Retention: 80%
Programs: 1
Awards 2024-25: 10

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