CERAMICS
Certificate of Achievement
Program Details
The Certificate of Achievement in Ceramics prepares students for work in artistic commercial ceramic studios, complements existing Fine Arts degrees for students hoping to transfer in ceramics, and prepares students for employment as a ceramic assistant in the professional artistic community. This certificate is also designed for students wanting to set up their own production studios to work as independent commercial or fine art ceramicists. Students learn the foundations of ceramic design and produce original work that demonstrates a high level of technical expertise and craft. Emphasis is placed on job-related skills, including production-forming techniques, surface-design techniques, glaze formulation and application, chemical safety, and kiln technology.
CERAMICS Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2026-2027. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?
Featured Careers
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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Master's degree, Doctoral degree
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 47,040
- High salary: 194,530
- Average salary: 80190
- Job growth: Declining
- Low salary: 22,620
- High salary: 65,850
- Average salary: 38480
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Some college, Bachelor's degree
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 26,420
- High salary: 140,660
- Average salary: 60560
All Careers in CERAMICS (3)
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | Master's degree, Doctoral degree | Stable | 80,190 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators | Some college, Bachelor's degree | Stable | 60,560 |
| Craft Artists | - n/a | Declining | 38,480 |
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Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- Analyze and discuss ceramic artworks utilizing relevant terminology and addressing historical and contemporary issues at an intermediate level.
- Apply traditional and non-traditional finishes with particular emphasis on the relationship of surface to form.
- Assess professional career options in ceramics.
- Creatively apply the visual elements and principles of 3-D design to the formal applications of ceramics.
- Demonstrate intermediate to advanced knowledge of the use and safety of materials, tools, equipment, and techniques of ceramic processes
- Demonstrate knowledge of glazing and firing across temperature ranges.