Rockford College offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in music history, literature, and theater arts. The College also offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in musical theater performance with minors in dance, music, theater arts, and communication. The Performing Arts Department offers students a unique opportunity to explore dance, music, and theater as separate but interrelated art forms in an innovative, experimental environment. Students can express themselves creatively, study the performing arts in their historical and cultural context, and participate in numerous productions and programs. Rockford College's faculty believes in a hands-on approach to nurture students' creative and intellectual abilities.
Classes average fourteen students each and encourage valuable student-teacher interaction.
Some courses involve team teaching to provide a full understanding of the interrelationships of dance, music, and theater. Faculty members stress the importance of disciplining oneself to the rigors of academia within and outside the performing arts. Juniors and seniors are urged to attend Regent's College, Rockford College's program in London. Regent's College offers students the opportunity to take advantage of the limitless cultural advantages of London and to study with an impressive array of British artists and teachers in specially designed programs. Students may also pursue impressive internship opportunities with professional artistic organizations in London or in the Rockford and Chicago areas.