Program Overview

Dance at Cerritos College

Associate of Arts

The Dance Department provides a program of study with an emphasis in concert and world dance forms as well as composition and performance.

Salary, Growth and Careers

Salary

Careers associated with this program have a salary range from $27,000 to $165,000 with an average salary of $77,000.

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: $59,000
  • Salary Range: $38,000 - $69,000
• Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Education Level: Master's degree
  • Job Growth: +3.2%
  • Average Salary: $127,000
  • Salary Range: $79,000 - $162,000
• Choreographers
  • Education Level: High school diploma or equivalent
  • Job Growth: +5%
  • Average Salary: $70,000
  • Salary Range: $52,000 - $80,000
• Dancers
  • Education Level: High school diploma or equivalent
  • Job Growth: +5.3%
  • Average Salary: $64,000
  • Salary Range: $31,000 - $123,000
• Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers
  • Education Level: No formal educational credential
  • Job Growth: +33.8%
  • Average Salary: $37,000
  • Salary Range: $27,000 - $116,000
• Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
  • Education Level: Doctoral or professional degree
  • Job Growth: +5.9%
  • Average Salary: $105,000
  • Salary Range: $50,000 - $165,000

Program Map

Dance - Part-time

Associate of Arts

60.0 Units

• Major Course
• General Education Course
• Elective Course
• Milestone
• Offers Microcredential

Program Pathway

• Fall 2024: 1st Term (7.0 Units)
  • DANC 100: Dance Appreciation (3.0 Units)
  • English Composition (4.0 Units)
  • Department Information
• Spring 2025: 2nd Term (9.0 Units)
  • DANC 101: History of Dance (3.0 Units)
  • U.S. History or Government (3.0 Units)
  • Elective (3.0 Units)
• Fall 2025: 3rd Term (7.0 Units)
  • DANC 105: Introduction to Dance Movement (3.0 Units)
  • Proficiency: Mathematics (4.0 Units)
• Spring 2026: 4th Term (8.0 Units)
  • DANC 109: Introduction to Dance Cultures of the World (2.0 Units)
  • Communication and Analytical Thinking (3.0 Units)
  • GE or Elective (3.0 Units)
• Fall 2026: 5th Term (8.0 Units)
  • DANC 106A: Beginning Ballet (2.0 Units)
  • Major Elective (3.0 Units)
  • Natural Sciences (3.0 Units)
• Spring 2027: 6th Term (6.0 Units)
  • DANC 106B: Intermediate Ballet (2.0 Units)
  • Major Elective (3.0 Units)
  • Elective (1.0 Units)
• Fall 2027: 7th Term (8.0 Units)
  • DANC 108A: Dance, Modern, Beginning (2.0 Units)
  • Elective (3.0 Units)
  • Elective (3.0 Units)
• Spring 2028: 8th Term (7.0 Units)
  • DANC 108B: Dance, Modern, Intermediate (2.0 Units)
  • DANC 130 or DANC 130A (2.0 Units)
  • Elective (3.0 Units)