Jewelry Design Classes

The jewelry design program at Montgomery Community College prepares students for careers in art and fashion, particularly designing and working in jewelry stores, and selling and repairing jewelry. The program focuses on the creative expression of emotions, ideas, or inner vision by fashioning art work from gems and precious metals. Program courses include: gemology, metal-smithing and finishing, stone cutting and polishing, metal and non-metal casting and molding, electroforming, metal coloring, enameling, photo etching, lapidary technique and art, and design concepts. Get more details below including other North Carolina colleges that offer jewelry design classes.

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Montgomery Community College

2616 Forest Hills Road, Wilson, NC

Montgomery Community College has an open-door admission policy and it provides vast learning opportunities through traditional and distance education. This college is previously named as Montgomery Technical Institute and Montgomery Technical College. Its campus facility is approximately 134,400 square feet and it occupies 153 acres of land at 1011 Page Street, Troy, NC 27371.

This college fosters an environment for lifelong learning and educational excellence. It offers distinct courses and trainings in both curriculum and continuing education programs. Some of its unique programs are Human Services Technology: Developmental Disabilities, Shooting and Hunting Sports Management, Forest Management Technology and the Professional Crafts: Clay degree program.

Montgomery Continuing Education program includes the following: Career and College Readiness, Adult Basic Education (ABE), Adult High School (AHS), General Education Development (GED) and English as a Second Language (ESL).

At Montgomery, students are also given the opportunity to relax and have fun with several activities sponsored by the Student Government Association such as the Spring Fling, Polar Volleyball, Hollywood Spooktacular and Holiday Feast held once every year.

Change is the main driving force of positive transformation for Montgomery, its students and the community it serves. This college strives to continuously enhance its programs to maintain high quality education and meet the evolving needs of the citizens.

Students Enrolled in the Jewelry Design Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Montgomery Community College offers a less than one year certificate program in jewelry design.

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.

Craft Artists

Description

Create or reproduce hand-made objects for sale and exhibition using a variety of techniques, such as welding, weaving, pottery, and needlecraft.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, craft artists employment is expected to grow at a rate of 0.6% from 2014 to 2024

Jewelers

Description

Fabricate and repair jewelry articles. Make models or molds to create jewelry items.

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