The Department of Health, Physical Education, Athletics, and Dance at Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie, New York, helps students improve their performance abilities and increase their awareness of health-promoting lifestyles. The school offers associate of science degrees in music advisement track and certificates in music performance. It helps those pursuing a career in dance to transfer to a four-year college or find a job in their field.
Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas, has a precision dance and drill team called Cardettes. This team performs at all the school's home games and any away games that are nearby. In the fall the group performs jazz, high kick, military, pom and prop routines. They put on annual productions that sometimes include jazz, hip-hop, musical theater or precision dance. The Pom Squad, which performs jazz and hip-hop styles of dancing, is a smaller team of dancers formed from among the Cardettes. Scholarships are available for Cardettes that maintain a 2.0 grade point average with 12 units. Joining the Cardettes is also an alternative to physical education requirements.
College of Southern Nevada operates three campuses and offers a dance program. Two of its campuses are in Las Vegas and the other is in Henderson. The CSN Dance Program allows dance majors to create, perform and view dance. Classes offered include modern dance, ballet, tap, jazz, ballroom, dance improvisation, choreography, performance and dance appreciation. It offers formal and informal dance performance opportunities. Dance majors can also tour regionally and internationally. CSN offers dance events such as the Dance in the Desert Festival.
The Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, California, has a dance program and many events and concerts. It also has courses for dance majors who want to become dance teachers. Campuses are located across the nation, but its Dimension in Dance auditions are held at the college's Santa Maria campus.