Bachelor in Dance (Bachelor's)

Tuition is Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $38,500 per year for full-time students..

Graduates are qualified to pursue careers in dance performance, choreography, and arts education. The programme integrates performance, creative development, and academic study within a liberal arts context. Students create original works and participate in two annual performances, including one led by peers. They also engage in interdisciplinary projects and community outreach through dance workshops.

Focus areas include Performance, Choreography, Dance Production, Community Outreach, Interdisciplinary Arts, Liberal Arts Integration.

The programme requires 120 credits, including coursework in dance technique, theory, and production, plus a senior-year funded dance project and an off-campus experience under PER 350 Independent Research.

Graduates enter roles as professional dancers, choreographers, dance educators, and arts administrators in performance companies, schools, and community organizations.

Applicants must submit a high school transcript, a personal statement, and a dance audition. A minimum GPA of 2.5 is required for admission.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, four-year programme. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 99% of applicants.

Cedar Crest College brings a long-running academic tradition to a historic campus in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The college is primarily a women’s undergraduate institution, while its graduate programs are co-educational. Adult undergraduate programs welcome men and women who are returning to education or pursuing a new degree or certificate. The campus includes an arboretum, a gallery system, the Rodale Aquatic Center, and the Home of Unity and Belonging.

Academic study combines liberal arts foundations with research and hands-on opportunities. Programs span business, computer science, cybersecurity, data science, communication, creative writing, education, biological sciences, environmental conservation, exercise science, nutrition, occupational therapy, nursing, forensic science, criminal justice, the performing arts, and global studies. Nursing includes bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, practitioner, educator, administrator, forensic nursing, and nurse anesthesia pathways. Students can also pursue certificates, minors, cooperative agreements, and pre-professional concentrations.

Professional preparation is central to the Cedar Crest experience. The college has hosted a technology and talent summit bringing industry and academic leaders together, and its programs are designed to support career goals and continued relevance in work. Graduates have applied their training in settings ranging from healthcare to technology and the arts. International students should compare delivery formats carefully: programs may be on campus, online, hybrid, or low-residency. Graduate and adult options provide additional flexibility, while the traditional undergraduate experience is centered on campus.