Pacific Northwest College of Art
Pacific Northwest College of Art is a private, non-profit art and design college. Founded in 1909 in Portland, Oregon, PNCA offers eleven Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) degrees and eight minors, eight graduate degrees including Master of Fine Arts (MFA) and Master of Arts (MA) degrees within the Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies, a Post-Baccalaureate, and a range of Community Education programs for adults and youth.
PNCA by the Numbers
11 undergraduate majors in art and design
10 minors
8 graduate degrees in the Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies
1 Post-Baccalaureate program
647 students total
522 Undergraduate Students
125 Graduate Students
1,400 Community Education Students of all ages each year
121 total faculty members
9 to 1 student to faculty ratio
Programs and Degrees
Undergraduate Degree Programs
Animated Arts
Graphic Design
Creative Writing
General Fine Arts
Illustration
Intermedia
Painting
Photography
Printmaking
Sculpture
Video and Sound
Graduate Degree Programs
Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing
Low-Residency MFA in Visual Studies
MA in Critical Studies
MA in Design Systems
MFA in Applied Craft and Design
MFA in Collaborative Design
MFA in Print Media
MFA in Visual Studies
Community Education programs for adults and youth
Community Education Certificate programs in Communication Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, and Drawing + Painting
Facilities
Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Center for Art and Design
511 NW Broadway
Glass Building
2139 N Kerby
3D shops and labs
ArtHouse student housing
33 NW Park Avenue
Photo by Adam Simmons, PNCA Class of 2017
Affiliations
Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design (AICAD)
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU)
International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media
Art Resources Consortium Northwest (ARC NW)
Oregon Independent College Association (OICA)
Foundations in Art: Theory and Education (FATE)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) College Navigator
Visit us
We welcome visitors to our main campus building on Portland's Pearl District on the North Park Block.
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