Dance Program

The dance program at College of Southern Idaho prepares students for careers in dance, choreography, and arts administration. The program focuses on expressing ideas, feelings, and inner visions through performance in multiple dance disciplines - ballet, modern jazz, ethnic, contemporary, and more. Program courses include: technique, choreography, dance history and criticism, somatic and kinesiological science, dance production, and dance administration and business. Get more details below including other Idaho colleges that offer dance program.

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College of Southern Idaho (BYU-I)

525 S Center, Rexburg, ID

Situated in Twin Falls, Idaho, the College of Southern Idaho (CSI) is a great higher institution of learning for those who would like to start off their college career in a two year program that offers a ton of different options for majors and career advancement. Twin Falls is one of the state of Idaho’s biggest cities, and had a 44,125 population in the last U.S census. The city has a busy economy and growing development despite many of the problems that surrounding areas have had with the economic downturn. The population has swelled in recent years, leading to much of the new growth that the city is seeing today.

The College of Southern Idaho has a total enrollment of 13,183 and makes its mark as a middle sized school that offers a wide variety of two year degrees and certificate programs. In state tuitions are a very favorable $3,520, but those rates almost double to $6,720 for those who live out of state and are migrating to Twin Falls for school. The college offers over 100 different associates of applied science degrees as well as technical certificates, and specializes in sending students straight into jobs in the work force with different companies in the region. For students who would like to transfer to a four year institution after their stay, the college offers a program that allows for direct transfer to major public universities in the state such as Boise State University, Idaho State University, and the University of Idaho.

Students Enrolled in the Dance Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. BYU-I offers an associate's degree program in dance.

Students by Gender (2019)

Students by Race (2019)

Source: IPEDS Survey 2012-2020: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.

Career Options for Graduates

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

Description

Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Dancers

Description

Perform dances. May perform on stage, for on-air broadcasting, or for video recording.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, dancers employment is expected to grow at a rate of 4.8% from 2014 to 2024

Choreographers

Description

Create new dance routines. Rehearse performance of routines. May direct and stage presentations.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, choreographers employment is expected to grow at a rate of 6.3% from 2014 to 2024

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).