In the heart of Portland, Pacific Northwest College of Art offers MFA and MA programs plus ten BFA programs in art and design.
MISSION STATEMENT
WE EMPOWER ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS TO IMAGINE WHAT ART AND DESIGN CAN DO IN THE WORLD.
Pacific Northwest College of Art is a private, non-profit fine arts and design college. Founded in 1909 in Portland, Oregon, PNCA offers ten Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) degrees, a minor in Art and Ecology, six graduate degrees including Master of Fine Arts (MFA) and Master of Arts (MA) degrees, a Post-Baccalaureate, and a range of Community Education.
PNCA prepares students for a life of creative practice.
BFA in Animated Arts, Communication Design, Illustration, Intermedia, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Video + Sound, and Writing. MFA degrees in Visual Studies, Collaborative Design, and Applied Craft and Design (offered jointly with OCAC); Low-Residency MFA in Visual Studies; and MA in Critical Theory and Creative Research.
