ARTS, A/V TECHNOLOGY
and COMMUNICATIONS
START HERE.
More than 70,000 futures
have started at Kirkwood...
Yours can be one of them!
Get a great start here in a creative career!
Show off your artistic flair! Whether it’s acting, writing,
painting, music or sculpting, the spirit of fine and
performing arts is very much alive at Kirkwood.
The Cedar Valley Divide, and gain practical experience
reading and editing literary manuscripts, as well as in-depth
information about publishing and printing processes.
Kirkwood students perform in five musical concerts each
semester, one or two of which feature nationally known
guest artists. Plus, Kirkwood stages three large-scale theatre
productions every year. Students help design, produce and
act in these performances.
Maybe it’s video and TV news that spark your interest.
Join Kirkwood Student Productions (KSP) and create live
newscasts or help shoot video at events on campus for the
Kirkwood Channel. Got a killer voice? Kirkwood is home
to KCCK, Iowa’s only jazz radio station.
If writing or photography is more your style, join the staff
of the Communiqué, our student newspaper. Or, help
write and edit Kirkwood’s student-run literary magazine,
For more information call 800-332-2055 or www.kirkwood.edu/careers.
If you plan to get started at Kirkwood then
transfer to a four-year school, you have options.
Depending on where you want to transfer and what you want
to study, you can earn an Associate of Arts or an Associate
of Sciences degree in Liberal Arts, an Associate of Applied
Science degree or take only the classes you need to transfer.
Students who earn Associate of Applied Science degrees
usually go straight into the workforce; however, some of these
programs have transfer agreements with four-year institutions.
Kirkwood’s art, music, theatre, English and communications
disciplines provide a framework for you to explore. Deepen
your knowledge in one select area, or take courses from more
than one area and discover a new field of study!
Liberal Arts – Art
When you’re inspired to create, the possibilities are limitless!
Transfer to a four-year school or art institute and someday have
an exciting and creative career as a professional artist, curator,
gallery owner, art educator, illustrator or graphic designer.
•Choose from art history, painting, drawing, ceramics, photography, printmaking, sculpture or glass blowing.
•Have your art displayed in Kirkwood’s art gallery.
•Fulfill core humanities requirements.
Liberal Arts – Music
Be the next Grammy award winner! Transfer to a four-year
institution or enroll at a music conservatory and someday have
an exciting career as a composer, educator or performer.
•Choose from vocal music, instrumental music, music history or music theory.
•Love to sing? Perform in Jazz Transit, RSVP or Concert
Chorale, Kirkwood’s auditioned vocal ensembles, which
are all internationally acclaimed and nationally recognized
for high standards of performance.
•Play an instrument? Join Kirkwood’s Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combos or the Concert Band. Highly-acclaimed professional musicians come to Kirkwood each year to play with these groups.
•Fulfill core humanities requirements.
Liberal Arts – Theatre
Raise the curtain on your acting career! Transfer to a four-year
institution and someday have an exciting career as an actor,
director, producer, stage manager or designer.
•Choose from acting or technical theatre.
•Perform in one of three large-scale theatre productions Kirkwood stages annually. Or, help out behind the scenes with stage design, building, lighting or costumes.
•Participate in the Kennedy Center’s American College
Theatre Festival and compete for the national Irene Ryan
Acting Scholarship.
•Fulfill core humanities requirements.
Liberal Arts – English
Publish a novel, write for the newspaper or craft your own
famous blog! Everything from a successful resume to grant
proposals and annual business reports depends on clear and
accurate writing skills.
•Study special literary topics or check out our creative writing, technical writing or publishing courses.
•Be published in the Cedar Valley Divide, our annual student/faculty literary and artwork collection.
•Fulfill your communications and core humanities requirements.
Transfer to a four-year college or university and begin your
career as an editor or writer; or hone your critical reading,
writing and reasoning for challenging academic work.
Liberal Arts – Communications Media/
Public Relations
Get ready for an exciting and fast-paced career in the media!
Choose from any of these areas:
Media account executive
Media artist
Media buyer
Media writer
Photo communicator
Print communications
Public relations
Radio announcer/operator
Radio/TV news reporter
TV production assistant
•Combine a strong arts and sciences core with specific professional courses so you’re prepared to pursue a
four-year degree.
•Complete both theoretical and practical course work.
•Be published in the Communiqué student newspaper or work for Kirkwood Student Productions (KSP) in TV news or videography.
Graphic Communication Technology
2-year AAS degree | Potential Careers: Graphic designer,
advertising agent
Develop your practical knowledge and get hands-on experience
with current standards in graphic communication. Learn
design, layout, image manipulation and illustration principles
to apply to final graphics used in 2D design, print, Web and
motion graphics, plus receive extensive experience working on
Apple computers using industry-standard software from Adobe.
Credits from this program transfer to Ashford University
(Graphic Design). See your advisor for additional transfer
options.
Web Technologies
2-year AAS degree | Potential Careers: Web designer,
digital developer
Begin with a set of basic courses covering HTML and CSS,
Web media, and introductory computer and programming
skills. Then, learn various aspects of Web design and
development through courses emphasizing the workflow
associated with the planning process, site design and the use of
standard technologies, such as content management systems,
to provide client solutions. See the business side of Web
development through courses in marketing and e-commerce,
learning about current topics such as Web analytics and
search engine optimization along with payments, catalogs and
shopping carts. You will also use scripting, PHP and databases.
Certificates
Pair your two-year degree with a tailored certification, or
take your current skills to a new level. Earn specialized
certificates in several fields, or create a completely unique
skill set. The choice is yours! See all our certificates at
www.kirkwood.edu/programs.
Advising
At Kirkwood, you have options. Kirkwood advisors help
students with their academic futures, from developing and
academic plan to choosing the best courses to smoothly
transfer to a four-year school. Advisors can also help clarify
course requirements or refer you to support services as
needed. You’ll work with an advisor to choose the degree
pathway that meets your needs and meets your transfer
college requirements Then, we will help you select courses
that count toward your future bachelor’s degree.
Visit www.kirkwood.edu/advising for more information.
Kirkwood’s High School Offerings
Even high school students can get in on the action! High
school juniors and seniors can take Kirkwood classes in related
subjects. Classes fulfill credit for both high school and college.
See www.kirkwood.edu/earncredit for more information.
Kirkwood Continuing Education
Whether you want to advance your professional career or
enrich your personal life, Kirkwood Continuing Education
can help you achieve your goals. We offer top quality programs
taught by highly skilled learning facilitators, at convenient
times and locations. Go to www.kirkwood.edu/ce for a full
course listing.
All of this, along with world-class
faculty, extensive student
services and low tuition make
Kirkwood the place to start if
you want to GO
ANYWHERE!
Find all the ways you can visit Kirkwood’s campus and get
started as a student at www.kirkwood.edu/visitcampus.
Kirkwood Community College
6301 Kirkwood Blvd SW
PO Box 2068
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52406-2068
www.kirkwood.edu
Contact 319-398-5517 or 800-363-2220
or admissions@kirkwood.edu for more information.