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Visual Arts (A.A)


Provides students with the foundational skills, theoretical context and creative productivity they will need as developing artists, associate degree graduates seeking employment in creative environments, or art students continuing their education beyond the two-year level.

Program Outcomes

Successful graduates will be able to:

  • Display technical skill in drawing and composition, applying principles of design and color to their work;
  • Explain aesthetic elements of fine art and discuss art work from historical and contemporary perspectives;
  • Create art work using a wide variety of techniques, leading to development of an individual style;
  • Compile a portfolio of finished work that is displayed in a professional manner;
  • Demonstrate academic skills required of all CCV graduates including competency in writing, information literacy, oral communication, and quantitative reasoning;
  • Identify their career and transfer options and assume a professional role in the workplace.

In addition to the general education requirements for all A.A. and A.S. degrees at CCV, click the link below to see the requirements within this program concentration:
Concentration Requirements



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