2025 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

If you plan on getting your associate degree in visual & performing arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #9 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 379 associate degrees in visual & performing arts during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on visual & performing arts students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of visual & performing arts students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for visual & performing arts to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized visual & performing arts related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for visual & performing arts students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The visual & performing arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Visual & Performing Arts in North Carolina

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for visual & performing arts students seeking a an associate degree.

Top North Carolina Schools for an Associate in Visual & Performing Arts

1

Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh, NC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

79 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in visual & performing arts needs to take a look at Wake Technical Community College. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in visual & performing arts from Wake Technical Community College

2

Guilford Technical Community College
Jamestown, NC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Guilford Technical Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in visual & performing arts. Guilford Technical Community College is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Jamestown.More information about a associate in visual & performing arts from Guilford Technical Community College

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	37	176
Georgia	34	292
Virginia	34	379
Arkansas	33	27
Florida	32	1,000
Kentucky	30	46
Tennessee	30	187
West Virginia	29	8
Louisiana	26	56
South Carolina	26	87
Alabama	24	37

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts	352
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	15
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry	6
Fine & Studio Arts	6

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bonnielou2013. More about our data sources and methodologies.