Class of 25 Post Graduate Plans

Our graduates are always going on to great things both academically and professionally. Below is a summary of the Class of 2025 post graduate plans.

Adelphi University/BFA Dance
Albertus Magnus College/Child Psychology
American Academy of Dramatic Arts/Musical Theater
Asnuntuck Community College/Cosmetology
Berklee College of Music/BM Performance & Music Education
Bridgewater State University/Criminal Justice
Central Connecticut State University (2) /Exercise Science; Theater
Coastal Carolina University/BA Theater
Community College/Entrepreneurship
Connecticut Community College/Fashion Design
Cortiva Beauty School
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local
Fashion Institute of Technology/BA Fashion Business Management
Gap Year (3) – Touring & Working in Family Business; Employment (4)
George Mason University/BFA Dance
Hillyer College/U. of Hartford – 2026
Lesley University/BA-Art Therapy
Manchester Community College (2)/Undecided & Art
Marymount Manhattan College (2) /BFA Musical Theater
Master Tattoo Institute/Body-piercing Apprenticeship
Montclair State University (2) /BM Music Therapy; BFA Dance
Nazareth University/BFA Musical Theater, Dance Minor
Pace University/Undecided
Pursuing dance & musical theater opportunities in Los Angeles
Roger Williams University/Secondary Education
Rutgers University/BFA Dance
School of the Art Institute of Chicago/BFA Photography
Simmons University/Physical Therapy DPT
Tunxis Community College (4) /Liberal Arts; Theater; Business; Physical Therapy
University of Hartford (6) /BFA Dance Performance; Undecided; BFA Illustration (2); BFA Graphic Design; BFA Photography
University of Connecticut/BA -Journalism & Political Science
University of Maine/Farmington – BFA Studio Art
University of Rhode Island/Marketing
Western Connecticut State University (4) /BM Performance & Music Education; BM Performance; Psychology BFA Theatre Arts: Design & Technology
Western New England University/Law & Minor in Theater

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End of the Year Summary

N = 55 Seniors

81% (45) students will attend college

19% (10) will pursue career opportunities in dance and musical theater; work; apprentice; attend cosmetology program; travel (1 Hartford students, 9 suburban students)

45% (25) will attend arts colleges/programs and pursue the arts as a major.

20% (11) – 1st in Family to attend College.

9% (5) - Presidential Scholarships

• Adelphi University – BFA Dance
• Montclair State University – BFA Dance
• Nazareth University – BFA Musical Theater
• Roger William University – Secondary education
• School of the Arts Institute of Chicago – BFA/Photography

 

4% (2) – Honors Program

• Montclair State University – Music Therapy
• Simmons University – Physical Therapy DPT

46% (25) Students took at least 1 AP course

2 – Connecticut Seals of Bi-Literacy

9% (5) – National Honor Society Members

Honors/Awards

• 1 – Silver Key, photography - Scholastic Arts Award
• 1 – Artist of Promise Scholarship, Visual Arts, University of Hartford
• 1 – Hartt Promise Scholarship, Dance, University of Hartford
• 1 – Elizabeth Anne Carlson Performing Arts Scholarship
• 1 – Nomination, State Troubadour
• 1 – Arts & Rhymes Scholarship
• 1 – West Hartford Women’s Chorale Scholarship
• 1 – Fitzroy & Mildred Parkinson Merit Scholarship, West Indian Heritage Society
• 1 – Poetry Crossroads Award
• 1 - Gear-Up Scholarship
• 1 – 2025 Pegasus Award Scholarship

 

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Adelphi University – Presidential Scholar, BFA Dance
• Albertus Magnus College – Child Psychology
• Berklee College of Music – B.M. Performance & Music Education
• Coastal Carolina University – BA Theater
• Fashion Institute of Technology – BA Fashion Business Management
• George Mason University – BFA Dance
• Lesley University – BA Art Therapy
• Marymount Manhattan College/Northeastern University – BFA Musical Theater
• Montclair State University (2) – Presidential Scholar, BFA Dance; Honors Program,
• BM Music Therapy
• Morgan State University – BFA Musical Theater
• Nazareth University – Presidential Scholar; BFA Musical Theater
• Pace University – Undecided
• Roger Williams University – Secondary Education
• Rutgers University – BFA Dance
• Simmons University – Honors Scholarship, Physical Therapy, DPT
• University of Connecticut – Journalism & Political Science
• University of Hartford (6) – BFA Dance Performance; Undecided; BFA Illustration; Artist of Promise, BFA Graphic Design; BFA Photography; BFA Illustration
• University of Maine/Farmington – Silver Key, Photography, Scholastic Arts Award – BFA Studio Art
• University of Rhode Island – Marketing
• Music Education; Psychology; BFA Theatre Arts: Design & Technology

 

GEOGRAPHICAL HIGHLIGHTS:

Academy students will attend colleges in 9 states with 76% choosing schools in the Northeast:

CT – 22
ME – 1
NY – 7
RI – 1
MA – 5
VA – 1
NJ – 3
SC – 1
IL – 1

Connecticut options: 40% of the Class of 2025 will attend colleges in CT. The University of Hartford, Western CT State University, and Tunxis Community College were the top 3 CT colleges.

• U. of Hartford – 6
• Western CT State University - 4
• Tunxis Community College - 4
• Central CT State University – 2
• Manchester Community College - 2
• UCONN - 1
• Asnuntuck Community College – 1
• CT Community College - 1
• Albertus Magnus – 1