Program Details

Career Studies Certificate in Applied Theatre

Career Studies Certificate

Virginia Highlands Community College

Program Overview & Guidance

Delivery Mode

In-Person

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Online

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Delivery Mode

Hybrid

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Program Guidance Element	What You Need to Know
Considerations for Selecting Degree
Considerations When Selecting Courses	Create a schedule for all required courses, pay attention to prerequisites and when courses are offered, complete your first math and English courses in your first year Connect with an advisor at your community college and Virginia Highlands Community College within your first year
Program Requirements Beyond Specific Courses
Doing More With Your Degree
Program Successes & Highlights

Program Credit Requirements

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What If I Have An Associate Degree Or Credit For Prior Learning?

Transfer Guidance Element	What You Need to Know
Associate Transfer Degree Completion
Completion of Associate Degree Concurrent with High School	The successful completion of an associate degree through dual enrollment may provide scholarship opportunities with four-year schools.
Credit for Prior Learning	Students planning to transfer are encouraged to check with the transfer institution to confirm acceptance of A.P. credits.
Did You Know That...	Completing your Associate transfer degree post-high school satisfies all lower division general education requirements and increases the chance of completing your bachelor's degree? Exceeding 3 years or 90 credits at your community college means you may have exhausted your financial aid at that college and have limited your future financial aid at: Virginia Highlands Community College

College Level Information

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College Fit Guidance	What You Need to Know
Is This College Right For Me?
Transfer Student Catalog Year	Catalog year determined by first semester of attendance
First Year Student Catalog Year	Catalog year determined by first semester of attendance
Applying for Guaranteed Admissions	The GAA application process varies by transfer institution. Please visit the Campus Connection Center in ISC 133 for specific application processes.

Where Can This Degree Transfer

This section displays VCCS degrees most closely related to this program and to which you may be able to most efficiently transfer your current course work. So, you can use this list to find a degree you can complete in your major. Please click the degree name to visit that program page.

If you are interested in transferring to a four-year degree view this degree on the Transfer Virginia site to explore degrees aligned with this program at Virginia's 4-year institutions.

Institution	Title	Degree	Award Name	Award Level	Delivery Mode
Brightpoint Community College	Associate of Fine Arts Degree in Theatre	Associate	Associate of Fine Arts	2-Year	In-Person, Hybrid
Brightpoint Community College	Associate of Fine Arts Degree in Theatre, Technical Theatre Specialization	Associate	Associate of Fine Arts	2-Year	In-Person, Hybrid

Careers Where This Degree Applies

O*Net Code	Name	Description	Parent
27-2011.00	Actors	Play parts in stage, television, radio, video, or film productions, or other settings for entertainment, information, or instruction. Interpret serious or comic role by speech, gesture, and body movement to entertain or inform audience. May dance and sing.	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ
25-1121.00	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
27-2099.00	Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other	All entertainers and performers, sports and related workers not listed separately.	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ
27-2012.03	Media Programming Directors	Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in preparation of radio or television station program schedules and programs, such as sports or news.	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ
27-2012.05	Media Technical Directors/Managers	Coordinate activities of technical departments, such as taping, editing, engineering, and maintenance, to produce radio or television programs.	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ
27-2012.00	Producers and Directors	Produce or direct stage, television, radio, video, or film productions for entertainment, information, or instruction. Responsible for creative decisions, such as interpretation of script, choice of actors or guests, set design, sound, special effects, and choreography.	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ
27-2012.04	Talent Directors	Audition and interview performers to select most appropriate talent for parts in stage, television, radio, or motion picture productions.	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ

Cost To Complete

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