TECHNICAL THEATER
Certificate of Achievement
Program Details
Technical Theater is a specialized program that teaches the fundamentals of producing the visual and aural elements of both live and recorded programs. Students learn stage carpentry and metal fabrication, scenic art, scenic design, property design and fabrication, electrics, lighting design, costume construction and design, and management. This program is hands on and offers students opportunities to work on actual productions and to be a critical member of the production team.
TECHNICAL THEATER 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
Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Actors
No high school diploma/GED, Bachelor's degree
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 0
- High salary: 0
- Average salary: 0
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
Choreographers
High school diploma/GED, Certificate after high school
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 33,080
- High salary: 94,090
- Average salary: 55600
All Careers in TECHNICAL THEATER (10)
| Media Programming Directors | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 83,480 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Media Technical Directors/Managers | Bachelor's degree | Rising | 83,480 |
| Producers and Directors | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 83,480 |
| Talent Directors | Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree | Rising | 83,480 |
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | Master's degree, Doctoral degree | Stable | 80,190 |
| Set and Exhibit Designers | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Stable | 66,280 |
| Choreographers | High school diploma/GED, Certificate after high school | Stable | 55,600 |
| Actors | No high school diploma/GED, Bachelor's degree | Stable | |
| Dancers | High school diploma/GED, No high school diploma/GED | Rising | |
| Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other | - n/a | - n/a |
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Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- Identify threats, errors, and undesired states that lead to accidents and make conscious decisions to mitigate those risks.
- Modify production elements in response to changes in blocking, actor, or script revisions.
- Organize project tasks to meet deadlines.
- Plan and construct visual/aural production elements.