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Our Mission

While supporting the mission and vision of Pikes Peak Community College, we pledge to offer students in the Art Department a thorough experience of the theory and practice of the visual arts, especially as related to Western culture, through practice, research, and analysis of their own work and that of others.

Imagine Life Without Art

An artist is a person who makes life more interesting or beautiful, more understandable or mysterious, or probably, in the best sense, more wonderful - George Bellows

ART is the universal language.

The human being is a creative animal and has an innate need to create. The fountainhead of creativity lies in the imagination, which manifests itself in the projection of images. Art, then, is the language in images by which man communicates ideas and concepts of the self, others, and the universe. This program is designed to allow you to discover and develop yourself and your creativity in such media as drawing, design, painting, watercolor, photography and ceramics.

Personal expression in the visual arts takes as many forms as there are artists. As an art student, you will become aware of the variety of expressions, especially present in contemporary art, and be able to analyze them based on impact and in relationship to a solid foundation of ideas and concepts. You will also create a professional, comprehensive portfolio.

Program Description

An Associate of Arts degree with an emphasis in Art/Photography is designed to help you develop strong drawing skills and to internalize design principles and color theory. You will gain knowledge in Art History through exposure to the evolution of ideas, techniques and use of materials.

You will receive a traditional liberal arts education that will transfer to a four year college, university and private art school and fulfill the requirements of the first two years of a Bachelor’s Degree. At the Bachelor or Graduate level you may specialize in art education, art history, art therapy, studio art; painting, printmaking, ceramics, photography, or sculpture.

AA/AS Degree

The Associate of Arts degree is designed to give you a traditional liberal arts education that will transfer to a four year college or university. The AA provides a solid foundation of study in the areas of arts and humanities, communication, or social sciences.  Click here for track specific information.

 Art Specialty Areas:

• Photography
• Painting
• Jewelry
• Drawing
• Ceramics
• Printmaking
• Stained Glass
• Sculpture
• Fibers
• Computer Graphics

Minimum Recommended Basic Skills

Recommended basic skills standards are

• ENG 090
• MAT 030
• REA 090

Find Out What You Can Do With This Degree
Contact Career Services at (719) 502-3232

Written Communication

The standard courses required for an Associate of Arts degree. (See the link below)

Oral Communication

The standard courses required for an Associate of Arts degree. (See the link below)

Mathematics

Art and Humanities

Eighteen (18) credit hours from the standard courses required for an Associate of Arts degree. (See the link below), with the following highly recommended selections:

Social and Behavioral Sciences

The standard courses required for an Associate of Arts degree. (See the link below)

Natural and Physical Sciences

Seven (7) credit hoursfrom the standard courses required for an Associate of Arts degree. (See the link below), with the following highly recommended selections:

Suggested Courses: AST 101, GEY 111

Electives

Twenty-three (23) credit hours selected from the AA approved course list, with the following highly recommended selections:

The Associate of Arts Degree

• Degree & Program Requirements
• Transfering from PPCC

"60+60" Transfer Guarantee

Spend two years at PPCC, earning your Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree, and we’ll send you off with half the credits you’ll need for a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree. Guaranteed.

If you sign up for the 60+60 Bachelor’s Degree Transfer Program, we guarantee that the credits you’ve earned at PPCC will automatically be accepted by any four-year, public institution of higher learning in the state – providing, of course, you follow a few simple rules. For instance, you have to maintain at least a “C” in each of your 60+60 courses. And only approved 60+60 courses apply. But other than that, there’s hardly anything difficult about it.
If you think you might want to move on to a state college or university after completing your two years at PPCC, ask one of our advisors about the 60+60 program. Find out more at www.ppcc.edu/60plus60. 

 Individual disciplines within the PPCC Art Department have set up their own Facebook™ pages.  Click the links below to visit them and get involved!

PPCC Ceramics

PPCC Photography