
Start your career with PNCA’s graduate programs
Attention college seniors! If you're unsure about your next steps after graduation, Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) has an exciting opportunity for you.

Portland Community College and Pacific Northwest College of Art Sign Transfer Agreement
Students from the largest post-secondary institution in Oregon will now have easier access to a BFA from the Pacific Northwest College of Art.

Expressing tales of the incarcerated through art
Martin French, department head of illustration at PNCA, created three images for "The Inside Stories Project."
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Highlights

2023 MFA Thesis Exhibition
Pacific Northwest College of Art proudly presents the 2023 MFA Thesis Exhibition.
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2023 BFA Thesis Exhibition
Pacific Northwest College of Art proudly presents the 2023 BFA Thesis Exhibition.
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l'appel du vide
The Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies presents l'appel du vide, first year exhibition. Presenting works from Applied Craft + Design, Collaborative Design, Print Media, Visual Studies, and Post-Baccalaureate.
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Unlimited 2022
Unlimited 2022, PNCA’s fifth annual alumni salon show, includes work by PNCA alumni artists and designers across a range of media and film.
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Undergraduate Viewbook
Eleven undergraduate programs, endless possibilities.
View our undergraduate viewbook online and learn all about PNCA and our programs.
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Graduate Viewbook
Experimental. Interdisciplinary. Collaborative.
View the graduate viewbook online and learn about the MFA/MA programs of the Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies.
Online ViewbookThese FAQs provide answers for questions students, faculty, and staff might have regarding accessing services during the merger transition period and beyond.
A Creative Mind
Currently accepting applications for Fall 2023
Our Scholarship Promise
PNCA Now Guarantees First-time Freshmen Scholarships for up to five years
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Special Programs

Special Programs offer a range of expanded learning opportunities for students and the community.
These include projects, workshops, and intensives in applied art and design in the realms of environmental science, technology, science and tech pedagogy, and industrial design. Programs also include a variety of international studies opportunities, an artist residency, and a professional print publishing studio.