- 4 Year
- PORTLAND, OR
Pacific Northwest College of Art
- grade COverall Grade
- 4 Year
- PORTLAND, OR
- Rating 3.58 out of 5 92 reviews
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Report Card
- Academicsgrade C+
- Valuegrade C minus
- Diversitygrade A minus
- Campusgrade B
- Athleticsgrade unavailable
- Party Scenegrade A minus
- Professorsgrade C+
- Locationgrade A+
- Dormsgrade C
- Campus Foodgrade unavailable
- Student Lifegrade B+
- Safetygrade B+
About
- Branch of
- Willamette University
Located in one of the nation’s most creative cities, the Pacific Northwest College of Art has been inspiring creatives for over 100 years. Through PNCA’s connection to the surrounding arts community, our students benefit from mentorships, access to resources, and opportunities to show their work and connect with fellow creators.
We encourage students to approach art and design from creative, historical, and critical perspectives, enabling them to contextualize their work in a global tradition and movement and understand their responsibility as creators.
PNCA’s campus is located in a repurposed post office, inviting aspiring creatives to reimagine what is possible. The campus houses studios, labs, and galleries that are open to all majors and feature cutting edge technology and traditional, analog equipment. Access to a variety of materials and processes facilitates creative exploration so emerging artists and designers can gain technical skills and experiment as they find their voice.
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Majors
Most Popular Majors
- Graphic Design21 Graduates
- Illustration21 Graduates
- Multimedia14 Graduates
- Painting10 Graduates
- Sculpture10 Graduates
- Printmaking6 Graduates
- Photography5 Graduates
- Studio Arts2 Graduates
- Arts1 Graduate
- Professional and Technical Writing1 Graduate
Illustration
Illustration fuses personal vision and professional practice to help students build the skill set required to flourish in a variety of markets. Powerful storytellers, illustrators create work for a highly diverse marketplace including animated films, computer gaming, picture book and comics publishing, visual journalism, surface design, apparel and fashion, and product design.