Dance, General

A general program that prepares individuals to express ideas, feelings, and/or inner visions through the performance of one or more of the dance disciplines, including but not limited to ballet, modern, jazz, ethnic, and folk dance, and that focuses on the study and analysis of dance as a cultural phenomenon. Includes instruction in technique, choreography, Laban notation, dance history and criticism, and dance production.

Of the 173 Dance, General degrees granted each year at the Associates degree level, 14% percent of whom are men and the other 86% percent are women. Did you know that California has more students being granted a degree in Dance, General than any other state in the US? In fact, California awarded 86 degrees last year! The average starting salary for an undergraduate degree in Dance, General is $38,200.