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ProgramOfficial Program Page

Program snapshot

Admissions

No PrescreenInternal AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required

Program profile

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Training

Lower-division music-major curriculum with theory/musicianship, piano or music technology, large ensemble, and Applied Music

Coursework prepares students for transfer as general music, performance, or music education majors

Performance & Productions

Applied Music is available in brass, guitar, percussion, piano, voice, or woodwinds for students who qualify

Performance-intending students complete at least one recital setting during the course of study

Degree Flexibility

Designed to complete the first two years of core music-major coursework required at most four-year campuses

Prepares students for common music subject placement exams after transfer

Value

Recent GWC scholarship listings include named music scholarships for enrolled students

School info

Snapshot

Grad rate

49%

Enrollment

Earnings

$43K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$1,344

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$12,824

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$26,847

Before aid

Average net price

$4,824

After aid

Costofattendance · cccd.edu College Scorecard

Program info updated Aug 27, 9:39 PM

Program Highlights

Training

Lower-division music-major curriculum with theory/musicianship, piano or music technology, large ensemble, and Applied Music

Coursework prepares students for transfer as general music, performance, or music education majors

Performance & Productions

Applied Music is available in brass, guitar, percussion, piano, voice, or woodwinds for students who qualify

Performance-intending students complete at least one recital setting during the course of study

Degree Flexibility

Designed to complete the first two years of core music-major coursework required at most four-year campuses

Prepares students for common music subject placement exams after transfer

Value

Recent GWC scholarship listings include named music scholarships for enrolled students

Program Highlights

Training

Lower-division music-major curriculum with theory/musicianship, piano or music technology, large ensemble, and Applied Music

Coursework prepares students for transfer as general music, performance, or music education majors

Performance & Productions

Applied Music is available in brass, guitar, percussion, piano, voice, or woodwinds for students who qualify

Performance-intending students complete at least one recital setting during the course of study

Degree Flexibility

Designed to complete the first two years of core music-major coursework required at most four-year campuses

Prepares students for common music subject placement exams after transfer

Value

Recent GWC scholarship listings include named music scholarships for enrolled students

Key Info

Enrollment Term

Fall 2027

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Deadline

Regular DecisionRolling

Cccapply Welcome · opencccapply.net

Post-Enrollment Audition Requirements

These requirements are from the Fall 2026 entry cycle. Fall 2027 requirements are typically posted between August and October and usually change only slightly — confirm on the official source before submitting.

No audition is required for the initial application. This is an internal program gate students complete after enrolling at the university.Gateway source

Music Aa · catalog.cccd.edu

Good to Know

Enrollment

Rolling admissions year-round

Apply through CCCApply (free for all California community colleges)

Financial aid eligible

Program Requirements

60 total units; major requirements include music theory, piano or music technology, large ensemble, and Applied Music

Keyboard proficiency is required to earn the AA

Important Notes

Music placement exams at transfer institutions are transfer-placement context, not a separate GWC admission audition

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 Process

No audition, prescreen, or interview required for college admission

Open-admission community college

Post-Enrollment

Students must audition and qualify for Applied Music and Large Ensemble courses required for the AA

Applied Music auditions require one to two contrasting selections on the student's instrument or voice

Large Ensemble audition requirements vary by ensemble and instrument/voice type; consult Music Department faculty

Scholarship Info

GWC Foundation provides hundreds of scholarships each year for actively enrolled students

2026-27 scholarship recipients include the Robert J. Cassens Memorial Music Scholarship and the Robert J. McCausland, Norman E. Rich, and Michael & Teresa Smith-Meighan Memorial Music Scholarship

School info

Snapshot

Grad rate

49%

Enrollment

Earnings

$43K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$1,344

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$12,824

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$26,847

Before aid

Average net price

$4,824

After aid

Costofattendance · cccd.edu College Scorecard

Training

Lower-division music-major curriculum with theory/musicianship, piano or music technology, large ensemble, and Applied Music

Coursework prepares students for transfer as general music, performance, or music education majors

Performance & Productions

Applied Music is available in brass, guitar, percussion, piano, voice, or woodwinds for students who qualify

Performance-intending students complete at least one recital setting during the course of study

Degree Flexibility

Designed to complete the first two years of core music-major coursework required at most four-year campuses

Prepares students for common music subject placement exams after transfer

Value

Recent GWC scholarship listings include named music scholarships for enrolled students

Updated Aug 27, 9:39 PM