Acting Vocational Program at Trade Schools

In United States, 7 trade schools (including community colleges) offer Acting program. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the Acting program is $35,200. The average annual age after completing Acting program is $86,297.

What is Acting Program?

Acting is a program that prepares individuals to communicate dramatic information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the achievement of naturalistic and believable behavior in imaginary circumstances. Includes instruction in voice and acting speech, stage dialects, movement, improvisation, acting styles, theatre history, script interpretation, and actor coaching.

2024 Average Tuition for Acting Vocational Programs

Total 7 trade schools offer the Acting programs. We exclude 4-year colleges, but include some community colleges offering the Acting program. The 2024 average Acting tuition & fees is $35,200. The average contact hour for the programs is 64 hours and the average completion time is 15.00 months when a student learns the program as a full-time.

2024 Acting vocation programs
Tuition & Fees	$35,200
Books & Supplies Cost	-
Length of Program	64.0 Contact Hours
Completion Time	15.00 Months (60.00 Weeks)

Average Income after Completing Acting Program

The annual average wage after completing Acting is $86,297 and hourly $35.07. This statistics is based on the employment and wage data (May 2019) from Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Next table shows the possible occupation and job list with average income having Acting degree/certificate.

Average Income after completing Acting Program
Occupation/Job Title	Hourly Wage	Annul Wage
Producers and Directors	$53.20	$110,660
Music Directors and Composers	$45.88	$95,430
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary		$93,440
Writers and Authors	$44.02	$91,560
Fashion Designers	$41.23	$85,760
Set and Exhibit Designers	$32.93	$68,490
Choreographers	$28.24	$58,740