Get Creative With Degrees in the Visual Arts

The Visual and Performing Arts Department offers a wide variety of programs that allows students to pursue their passions in the arts, design, or communication and media studies. Visual and Performing Arts (VaPA) is one of the largest academic departments at Monroe Community College as it offers the greatest number of degree programs.

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Fine Arts AS - Transfer Program

IT’S TRUE – ARTISTS ARE HAPPIER. The fine arts A.S. transfer program at Monroe Community provides an excellent foundation for career happiness and continued studies in fine or commercial art.

Commercial Art and Illustration AS - Transfer Program

GET CREATIVE IN A PROGRAM WHERE ART MEANS BUSINESS. In the advertising: commercial art associate degree program at Monroe Community College, you’ll give your artistic talents a marketable edge.

Cinema and Screen Studies AS - Transfer Program

MCC is the first New York state community college to offer a two-year cinema and screen studies degree. In this unique program, you’ll explore the history and artistry of moving images, while learning about the business aspects of video and film.

Graphic Design AAS - Career Program

DESIGN A CAREER LIMITED ONLY BY YOUR IMAGINATION. Our graphic design associate degree program lets you develop marketable design skills that complement your creative talents.

Photography/Television/Video Production AAS - Career Program

CAPTURE THE SKILLS YOU NEED FOR A GREAT CAREER IN MASS MEDIA. Through images we have the power to inform, entertain, provoke and evoke curiosity.

Communication and Media Studies AS - Transfer Program

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KICK-START YOUR CAREER IN COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA. Countless communication and media professionals began their careers at Monroe Community College – and you can, too.