Program Overview

Dance: Commercial Dance at Cerritos College

Certificate of Achievement

The goal of the Commercial Dance Certificate of Achievement is to prepare the student for the professional commercial dance field. Building on the skills, etiquette, and ethics built in the Dance Foundations Certificate of Achievement, the Commercial Dance Certificate of Achievement aims to ready dancers for the physical, creative, technical, and technological demands involved in auditioning, rehearsing, and performing in the professional world of commercial dance on stage or screen. Employment opportunities exist in a variety of areas: dance companies; dancer for commercial stage, television, and film; choreographer/performer in music videos; and production choreographer. Students must complete the required courses.

Salary, Growth and Careers

Salary

Careers associated with this program have a salary range from $31,000 to over $239,000 with an average salary of $89,000.

Growth

Career opportunities for this program are expected to grow nationwide from 2022 to 2032.

Careers

• Self-Enrichment Teachers
  • Education Level: High school diploma or equivalent
  • Job Growth: +3.2%
  • Average Salary: $59k
  • Salary Range: $38k - $69k
• Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Education Level: Master's degree
  • Job Growth: +3.2%
  • Average Salary: $127k
  • Salary Range: $79k - $162k
• Choreographers
  • Education Level: High school diploma or equivalent
  • Job Growth: +5%
  • Average Salary: $70k
  • Salary Range: $52k - $80k
• Dancers
  • Education Level: High school diploma or equivalent
  • Job Growth: +5.3%
  • Average Salary: $64k
  • Salary Range: $31k - $123k
• Public Relations and Fundraising Managers
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: +12.6%
  • Average Salary: $129k
  • Salary Range: $75k - $239k+

Program Map

Certificate of Achievement

40.0 Units

• Fall 2024 (1st Term)
  • DANC 100: Dance Appreciation (3.0 Units)
  • DANC 105: Introduction to Dance Movement (3.0 Units)
  • DANC 106A: Beginning Ballet (2.0 Units)
  • DANC 108A: Dance, Modern, Beginning (2.0 Units)
  • Department Information
• Spring 2025 (2nd Term)
  • DANC 110: Commercial Dance Foundations (2.0 Units)
  • DANC 130A: Beginning Choreography (2.0 Units)
  • DANC 140: Beginning Jazz Dance (2.0 Units)
  • DANC 123: African Dance (2.0 Units)
  • Major Course (2.0 Units)
• Fall 2025 (3rd Term)
  • DANC 106B: Intermediate Ballet (2.0 Units)
  • DANC 112: Contemporary Dance (2.0 Units)
  • DANC 124: Hip Hop Dance I (2.0 Units)
  • DANC 141: Intermediate Jazz Dance (2.0 Units)
  • Major Course (2.0 Units)
• Spring 2026 (4th Term)
  • DANC 108B: Dance, Modern, Intermediate (2.0 Units)
  • DANC 126: Hip Hop Dance II (2.0 Units)
  • DANC 144: Dance for Musical Theatre (2.0 Units)
  • Major Course (2.0 Units)
  • DANC 130B or DANC 132 (2.0 Units)