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Community College of Philadelphia

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ProgramOfficial Program Page

Program snapshot

Admissions

No PrescreenAudition RequiredNo InterviewUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person Only

Program profile

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Training

62-credit Associate in Arts program for students pursuing performance, composition, or music-teaching pathways

Coursework covers music theory, history, composition, practicing techniques, and performance traditions

Applied Music courses provide private-lesson style study in a major performing medium

Performance & Technology

Students have opportunities in jazz, chorus, orchestra, and percussion

Program access includes music production equipment usually found at four-year colleges

Transfer Prep

Designed for transfer to a four-year music baccalaureate program

Curriculum emphasizes the command of a major performing medium and secondary areas needed for transfer auditions

School info

Snapshot

Grad rate

24%

Enrollment

11.9K

Earnings

$41K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$4,632

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$12,744

Before aid

Average net price

$11,911

After aid

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Program info updated 1d ago

Program Highlights

Training

62-credit Associate in Arts program for students pursuing performance, composition, or music-teaching pathways

Coursework covers music theory, history, composition, practicing techniques, and performance traditions

Applied Music courses provide private-lesson style study in a major performing medium

Performance & Technology

Students have opportunities in jazz, chorus, orchestra, and percussion

Program access includes music production equipment usually found at four-year colleges

Transfer Prep

Designed for transfer to a four-year music baccalaureate program

Curriculum emphasizes the command of a major performing medium and secondary areas needed for transfer auditions

Program Highlights

Training

62-credit Associate in Arts program for students pursuing performance, composition, or music-teaching pathways

Coursework covers music theory, history, composition, practicing techniques, and performance traditions

Applied Music courses provide private-lesson style study in a major performing medium

Performance & Technology

Students have opportunities in jazz, chorus, orchestra, and percussion

Program access includes music production equipment usually found at four-year colleges

Transfer Prep

Designed for transfer to a four-year music baccalaureate program

Curriculum emphasizes the command of a major performing medium and secondary areas needed for transfer auditions

Key Info

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Deadline

PriorityDec 1, 2026

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Admissions Process · ccp.edu

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Application Process

Apply through CCP's online admissions portal

Recommended deadlines: August 1 for fall entry and December 1 for spring entry

Music Placement

Complete a music theory placement exam upon admittance

Students who do not pass the theory placement exam must take MUS 100: Music Reading before enrolling in MUS 116: Theory I

Transfer Pathway

This is a transfer pathway degree built to transfer into a four-year program. Confirm which universities it articulates to, and which credits carry over, before you enroll.

What's The Process

Audition

Schedule an audition with the department head

The audition evaluates performance or composition proficiency, including preparation, technical facility, expressiveness, musical sensitivity, and repertoire familiarity

No prescreen or separate portfolio upload is published

School info

Snapshot

Grad rate

24%

Enrollment

11.9K

Earnings

$41K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$4,632

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$12,744

Before aid

Average net price

$11,911

After aid

College Scorecard

Training

62-credit Associate in Arts program for students pursuing performance, composition, or music-teaching pathways

Coursework covers music theory, history, composition, practicing techniques, and performance traditions

Applied Music courses provide private-lesson style study in a major performing medium

Performance & Technology

Students have opportunities in jazz, chorus, orchestra, and percussion

Program access includes music production equipment usually found at four-year colleges

Transfer Prep

Designed for transfer to a four-year music baccalaureate program

Curriculum emphasizes the command of a major performing medium and secondary areas needed for transfer auditions

Updated 1d ago