Associate of Art in Fine & Applied Arts
Riverside City College
Key Information
Campus location
Riverside, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 435 *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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* per unit for international students / total required funding is $23,161
Introduction
The Visual, Performing and Creative Arts instructional pathway is designed for students who are pursuing degrees or careers in music, dance, film, television, and video production applied digital media, graphic design, theatre arts, studio arts, animation, and art history, and/or photography.
The Associate Degree in Fine and Applied Arts offers a wide variety of courses to acquaint students with the creation of and performance in the arts from a global perspective. The courses in this area examine the nature of the fine and applied arts through analysis, synthesis, composition, performance, and technical development. Students will develop techniques appropriate to the art form, engage in the production and performance of the arts, examine aesthetic valuing, and participate in creative expression. This area of emphasis is designed for students interested in exploring various art forms, including digital media, creative writing, dance, film, graphic design, music, photography, communication studies, television, theatre, video, and the visual arts.
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Financial Aid Support for Your Educational Goals
There are many types of financial aid available to you at RCC. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the California Dream Act Application is required for most financial aid forms. Types of financial aid include grants, scholarships, tuition waivers, and student loans.
Federal Grants
- Federal Pell Grant (Part of FAFSA application)
- Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG - Part of FAFSA application)
State of California Grants
- California College Promise
- Cal Grant Program
- Student Success Completion Grant
- Chafee Grant Program for eligible foster youth and former foster youth
- California National Guard Education Assistance Award Program (CNG EAAP)
Riverside Community College District Scholarship
There are over 250 scholarships available to students through the RCCD Foundation, and only one application is needed to apply. If you are an admitted student at RCC and have a student email address, you can apply for scholarships offered by the RCCD Foundation.
CGACC-RCC International Student Scholarship
International Students at Riverside City College are welcome to apply for CGACC-RCC Scholarship. This scholarship is in the form of a tuition fee reduction estimated at $1,250. The application deadline for CGACC-RCC International Student Scholarship is July 25, and the results of the students selected are typically announced by August 6.
To be eligible for this award, the applicant must be a new or continuing international student who will study full-time at one of the RCCD colleges (Riverside City College, Norco College, or Moreno Valley College) on an F-1 Student Visa in the fall semester. Transfer students can also apply. New international students who apply for the scholarship must have a completed RCC international student application, submit all required documents, and receive an RCCD I-20.
Curriculum
The student must complete 18 units of study across a maximum of three disciplines with 9 units from a single discipline and with a grade of “C” or better or a “P” if the course is taken on a “pass-no pass” basis.
Included Disciplines and Courses
- Applied Digital Media (ADM): 1, 2C, 30, 67, 68A, 68B, 70, 71A, 71B, 74A, 74B, 77A, 77B, 200
- Art (ART): 6, 6H, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25A, 25B, 26, 27, 28A, 28B, 30A, 30B, 34, 35A, 35B, 36A, 36B, 38, 39, 40A, 40B, 41A, 41B, 42A, 42B, 43A, 43B, 44A, 44B, 44C, 45, 46, 47, 48A, 48B, 49A, 49B, 200
- Art History (AHS): 1, 1H, 2, 2H, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6H, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
- Communication Studies (COM): 1, 1H, 2, 3, 7, 11, 19
- Dance (DAN): 3, 4, 6, 6H, 7, 8, 9, D9, D10, D12, D13, D14, D15, D16, D17, D19, D20, D21, D22, D23, D25, D29, D31, D32, D33, D34, D37, D38, D39, D43, D44, D46, D47, D48, D49, D50, D51, D60
- English (ENG): 11, 12, 13, 17A, 17B, 17C, 38, 39, 49
- Film, Television, and Video (FTV): 38A, 38B, 41, 42, 43, 44A, 45A, 46, 48, 51A, 51B, 52, 53, 64A, 65, 66, 67, 68, 72
- Music (MUS): 3, 4, 5, 6, 8A, 8B, 9, 10, 19, 19H, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32A, 32B, 32C, 32D, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43A, 43B, 43C, 44, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 61, 65, 68, 69, 70, 73, 77, 81, 82, 83, 84, 87, 89, 89H, 92, 93, 94, P12, P36, P44, P84
- Photography (PHO): 8, 9, 10, 17, 20, 200
- Theatre (THE): 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 44, 46, 48, 49, 54
Program Outcome
Students possessing an Associate of Arts Degree in Fine and Applied Arts can be expected to demonstrate achievement of the following program learning outcomes:
- Demonstrate basic knowledge and skills (technique) in one discipline of the fine and applied arts. These include fundamentals of the field in terms of practice, history, analysis, and their applications and technical ability in one discipline to create, sustain, and evolve a personal vision and/or purpose.
- Develop a personal vision and/or purpose-sometimes called “artistic voice”-evident in terms of work produced and manifested in a portfolio, performance, exhibition, or other presentation.
- Generate and apply original ideas and methods to discover, create and communicate specific artistic content.
- Demonstrate conceptual acuity, clarity, imagination, and technical ability to combine, integrate, and synthesize elements into works in ways that enhance their communicative powers.