Why I Want To Pursue An Arts Degree

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All throughout my life I have always been fascinated by the film industry as a whole and that fascination has motivated me to try and peruse a career in the field, which is what I'm working toward doing here at Richmond Community College. As of right now, I am currently taking classes here at Richmond Community College, and working my way toward getting my associates in arts degree. With this degree I am trying to work toward getting into a four-year university, and while attending the college I plan to take courses centering around film and video editing and camera operating. Once I graduate with an associates in arts degree I want to work my way toward working with a company that is in need of the skills that I can provide. With this paper, I will be outlining the steps I need to take to acquire this position and what I can expect while working in this field. …show more content…
While I’m here at Richmond Community College I plan to start taking some classes that can help get into a college that can better prepare me for the field of editing and camera operating, then I also plan to start taking more classes so I can get more credit hours and not have to attend Richmond Community College for more than two years. As for my end goals, I hope to achieve my degree in the short amount of time, and move own form there. If I were to stay at the current pace I’m going at I would finish in around six semesters, so that would be around the summer of 2018. After I am finished here I plan to transfer straight to a four-year university like UNCG or ASU, or whichever college I feel will lead me into my program of study the

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