»Unmatched excellence in undergraduate arts education

At the College of Performing Arts (CoPA), we cultivate a vibrant atmosphere that combines abundant possibilities for scholarship, creativity, free expression and intellectual curiosity with real world experience. Nowhere is this more evident than through programs such as the new screen acting degree in partnership with Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, the first of its kind in the country; and a new exciting partnership with Cirque du Soleil for technical theatre.

The College of Performing Arts faculty members represent a group of consummate professionals, connected to numerous professional organizations. Our faculty members are dedicated to helping students reach their dreams and aspirations, whether they are pianists, dancers, stage or screen actors, composers, opera singers or students of any one of the numerous programs the college offers.

Look over the College of Performing Arts alumni web pages and you will see the training provided to our students in theatre, music and dance has led to rich and varied careers in the performing arts.