Class of 23 Post Graduate Plans
Our graduates are always going on to great things both academically and professionally. Below is a summary of the Class of 2023 post graduate plans listed by their Academy arts department.
DANCE
- Employment
- Syracuse University/Public Relations
- Manchester Community College/Criminal Justice
- Eastern Connecticut State U./Mathematics
- Hofstra University/BA-Dance & Psychology
- Boston Conservatory@Berklee/BFA-Contemporary Dance
- Montclair State University/BFA Dance
- University of Connecticut-Hartford/Undecided
- Johns Hopkins University-Peabody Institute/BFA Dance
- Point Park University/BFA Dance
- University of Hartford/Psychology
- Virginia Commonwealth U./BFA-Dance & Choreography
- Boston Conservatory@Berklee/BFA-Contemporary Dance
- University of No. Carolina School of the Arts/BFA Dancn
MUSIC
- Employment
- U. of Hartford/Hartt-B.Mus. Music Production & Technology
- Employment
- Western Connecticut State U./BA Music Production & Performance
- Middlesex Community College/Music
- University of Connecticut/Psychology
- Central Connecticut State U./Criminology
- Quinnipiac University/Health Sciences
- Central Connecticut State U./Psychology
MUSICAL THEATER
- U. of Central Florida/Hospitality Management
- U. of Scranton/Digital Journalism & Electronic Media
- Western Connecticut State U./BFA Theater
- Western Connecticut State U./BFA Musical Theater
- Full Sail University/Game Development
- Eastern Connecticut State U./BA Theater & Elementary Education
- Point Park University/BFA Musical Theater
- Manchester Community College/Psychology
- Dean College/BFA Musical Theater
- University of the Arts/BFA Musical Theater
- Geoff-Keenan Memorial Scholarship; National Honor Society, Rocky Hill High School
- Sarah Lawrence University/Writing
- Dean College/BFA Musical Theater
- Emerson College/BFA Theatre & Performance
- Community College
- Manhattanville College/BFA Musical Theater
THEATER
- University of Hartford/Elementary Education
- Suffolk University/BA Acting
- University of Connecticut/BFA Acting
- University of Connecticut/BFA Acting
- Central Connecticut State U./Theater
- Bryn Mawr College/Sociology
- Capital Community College/Theater Arts
- Hofstra University/Psychology
- Goucher College/BA Dance & Professional and Professional & Creative Writing
- BFA-Acting
- Marymount Manhattan College/BFA Acting & BA Playwriting
- Long Island U./BFA Acting for Film & TV
- Adelphi University/International Relations
- George Washington U./Political Science
THEATER DESIGN & PRODUCTION
- U. of Hartford/Hartford Art School - BFA Drawing & Painting
- Savannah College of Art & Design
- Working on screenplays she began at GHAA-HD
- Adelphi University/Art Education
- EMT Training/Training as a Paramedic
- Lincoln Tech
- U. of Hartford/Hartford Art School-BFA Illustration
- U. of Hartford/Hartford Art School-BFA Illustration
- U. of Hartford/Hartford Art School-BFA Illustration
- Manchester Community College/Art & Humanities
- Apprentice, Tattoo Artist
- Tunxis Community College/Forensic Science
- Eastern Connecticut State U./Undecided
- Lasell University/BA Fashion Design &Production
- Wheaton College (MA)/Visual Arts & Statistics
- Manchester Community College/Fine Art
- Apprentice, Tattoo Artist
- Manchester Community College/Psychology
- Rochester Institute of Technology/BFA Graphic Design
- U. of Texas/San Antonio-Psychology or English Literature
VISUAL ARTS
- EMT Training/Training as a Paramedic
- Lincoln Tech
- U. of Hartford/Hartford Art School-BFA Illustration
- U. of Hartford/Hartford Art School-BFA Illustration
- U. of Hartford/Hartford Art School-BFA Illustration
- Manchester Community College/Art & Humanities
- Apprentice, Tattoo Artist
- Tunxis Community College/Forensic Science
- Eastern Connecticut State U./Undecided
- Lasell University/BA Fashion Design &Production
- Wheaton College (MA)/Visual Arts & Statistics
- Manchester Community College/Fine Art
- Apprentice, Tattoo Artist
- Manchester Community College/Psychology
- Rochester Institute of Technology/BFA Graphic Design
- U. of Texas/San Antonio-Psychology or English Literature
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Class of 23 Summary
Class of 2023 - End of the Year Summary
N = 72 Seniors
89% (64) students will attend college
11% (8) will work, apprentice, travel (2 Hartford students, 6 suburban students)
63% (42) will attend arts colleges/programs and pursue the arts as a major
22% (16) – 1st in Family to attend College
4 - Presidential Scholarships
Adephi University – International Studies
Goucher College – Dance; Professional & Creative Writing
Rochester Institute of Technology – Graphic Design
University of Hartford – Drawing & Painting
1 – Dean’s Scholarships:
Hostra University – Psychology
Dean College – Musical Theater
54% (39) Students took at least 1 AP course
13% (9) – National Honor Society Members
1% (3) – World Language Honor Society (Italian)
1 – Silver Key, Digital Photography, Scholastic Arts Award
1 – Hartford Promise Award
3 – Artist of Promise Scholarships, University of Hartford
1 – Rosenberg Scholarship in the Arts
1 – 1st Place International Renee Duke Youth Poetry Award Contest
1 – Winner, Poetry Ourselves Inaugural Chapbook Contest
1 – Honorable Mention, Eugene O’Neill Young Playwrights Festival
1 – National Hispanic Recognition Award
1 – Seal of Bi-Literacy
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:
Boston Conservatory@ Berklee (2) – BFA Contemporary Dance
Bryn Mawr College - Sociology
Emerson College – BFA Theatre & Performance
Full Sail University – Game Design
George Washington University – Political Science
Goucher College – BA Dance & Professional/Creative Writing
Hofstra University (2) – BA Dance & Psychology; Psychology
Johns Hopkins University/Peabody Institute – BFA Dance
Long Island University – BFA Acting for Film & TV
Manhattanville College – BFA Musical Theater
Marymount Manhattan College – BFA Acting & BA Playwriting
Montclair State University – BFA Dance
Point Park University (2) – BFA Dance; BFA Musical Theater
Rochester Institute of Technology – BFA Graphic Design
Sarah Lawrence University – Writing
Savannah College of Art & Design
Suffolk University – BA Acting
Syracuse University - Public Relations
University of Central Florida – Hospitality Management
University of Connecticut (4) – 2 BFA Acting; Psychology; Undecided
University of Hartford/Hartt School (6) – B.Mus. – Music Production & Technology, BFA Actor
Training; BFA Drawing & Painting; 3 -Illustration;
University of No. Carolina School of the Arts – BFA Dance
University of Scranton – Digital Journalism & Electronic Media
University of the Arts – BFA Musical Theater
Virginia Commonwealth University – BFA Dance & Choreography
Western Connecticut State University (3) – BA – Music Production & Performance; BFA
Theater; BFA Musical Theater
GEOGRAPHICAL HIGHLIGHTS:
Academy students will attend colleges in 11 states and the District of Columbia with
88% choosing schools in the Northeast:
CT – 31 DC – 1
NY – 9 FL - 2
MA – 9 VA – 1
PA - 5 NC - 1
NJ - 1 GA - 1
MD - 2 TX - 1
Connecticut options: 48% of the Class of 2023 will attend public colleges in CT. The University of Hartford, MCC, and UCONN were the top 3 CT colleges.
U. of Hartford – 7
Manchester Community College - 5
UCONN – 4
Western CT State University – 3
Central CT State University – 3
Eastern CT State University - 3
Quinnipiac University – 1
Middlesex Community College - 1
Capital Community College – 1
Tunxis Community College - 1