Dance programs in California
74 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in California
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary in California earn a median of $99,410 a year across 9,820 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in California |
|---|---|---|
| Choreographers | $75,000 | 410 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| American River College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Cabrillo College Aptos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Cabrillo College Aptos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Cerritos College Norwalk | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Cerritos College Norwalk | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Citrus College Glendora | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Citrus College Glendora | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| College of Marin Kentfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Cypress College Cypress | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Cypress College Cypress | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Evergreen Valley College San Jose | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Folsom Lake College Folsom | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Fullerton College Fullerton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Golden West College Huntington Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Grossmont College El Cajon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Grossmont College El Cajon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Laney College Oakland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Mendocino College Ukiah | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Moorpark College Moorpark | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Moorpark College Moorpark | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Napa Valley College Napa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Ohlone College Fremont | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Rio Hondo College Whittier | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Rio Hondo College Whittier | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Riverside City College Riverside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| San Diego City College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| San Diego City College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| San Jose City College San Jose | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| San Jose City College San Jose | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Skyline College San Bruno | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Victor Valley College Victorville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Victor Valley College Victorville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Dance — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.