Dance Program

The dance program at Cottey College 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 Missouri colleges that offer dance program.

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Cottey College

801 Seminary Place, Saint Louis, MO

Cottey College is located in Nevada, Missouri and is a nonprofit private institution that assists students to meet their educational goals. The school's limited space in terms of enrollment, approximately 300 students, allows students to have a more hands on education due to the size of the class and easier access to professors and faculty.

The school offers a degree program in Liberal Arts. The admissions process starts with the submission of an application, transcripts, records, and standardized test scores, which are then reviewed by the admissions office. Either the SAT or ACT exam can be taken in order to apply to this school. Scores in a range of 19 to 24 on the ACT or 1330 to 1630 on the SAT are required to greatly increase the chance of admission. 68% of those who apply are accepted to Cottey College, of which 51% choose to enroll.

The cost of undergraduate tuition is close to $17,000 per year. Tuition prices may change for any number of reasons, and as such students should use the school's price of attendance calculator to get a better idea of their costs. Students enrolled at Cottey College may be eligible for aid which is generally scholarships, grants, and loans.

Students may visit the school's http://www.cottey.edu to view additional information.

Students Enrolled in the Dance Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Cottey College 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).