Drama and Theatre Arts Degree

The drama and theatre arts field of study is focused on performance and performers involved in the process. The term drama comes from the Greek word meaning “action”. Today, a drama performed in a theatre by actors upon a stage before a live audience includes an active mode of production often including music and dance. Get more details below including other Oklahoma colleges that offer drama and theatre arts degrees.

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Northern Oklahoma College

605 E. Downing Street, Tahlequah, OK

Northern Oklahoma College (NOC) at Tonkawa, Oklahoma is one of three locations—the other being located in Enid and Stillwater, Oklahoma. NOC is a leader among Oklahoma colleges in technological advances in developing multiple on-line and interactive television courses that serving students in remote areas of the state.

Mission Statement:

Northern Oklahoma College, the State’s oldest community college, is a multi-campus, land-grant institution that provides high quality, accessible, and affordable educational opportunities and services which create life-changing experiences and develop students as effective learners and leaders within their communities in a connected, ever-changing world.

Academic Divisions:

• Agriculture & Life Science
• Business
• Fine Arts
• Health, Physical Education & Recreation
• Language Arts
• Math & Engineering
• Nursing
• Social Science

Review information about Tuition and Fees at all three locations on the NOC Website (http://www.noc.edu/tuition)

The Counseling and Career Center ensures that NOC Students have access to a wide variety of services including: Academic Counseling, Transfer Counseling, Career Counseling, Personal Counseling Resource Materials, Referrals, Consultations, and Disability Services. Other student services include the use of the Student Success Center for supplemental instruction and tutoring.

For detailed information about transfers view the NOC Transfer Guide (http://www.noc.edu/transfer-guide).

Students Enrolled in the Drama and Theatre Arts Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Northern Oklahoma College offers an associate's degree program in drama and theatre arts.

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.

Actors

Description

Play parts in stage, television, radio, video, motion picture productions, or other settings for entertainment, information, or instruction. Interpret serious or comic role by speech, gesture, and body movement to entertain or inform audience. May dance and sing.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, actors employment is expected to grow at a rate of 9.6% from 2014 to 2024

Producers

Description

Plan and coordinate various aspects of radio, television, stage, or motion picture production, such as selecting script, coordinating writing, directing and editing, and arranging financing.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, producers employment is expected to grow at a rate of 9.1% from 2014 to 2024

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other

Description

All entertainers and performers, sports and related workers not listed separately.

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