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PROGRAM RECOGNITION
•Praised by Backstage Magazine as a "first-rate BFA program in acting"
•Part of CCM's prestigious Theatre Arts, Production and Arts Administration (TAPAA) division
•Featured in The Hollywood Reporter for pioneering "microdramas" — short vertical video content for digital platforms
TRAINING
•Acting progression from Viewpoints and Suzuki through Meisner and Stanislavski to Michael Chekhov Technique and styles work
•Specialized voice training: IPA, Alba Emoting, dialect studies, verse and scansion, voice-over
•Movement sequence includes Laban, Mask, Clowning, LeCoq and full-time SAFD-certified Fight Master on faculty
•Dedicated acting-for-camera curriculum plus annual CCM 48-Hour Film Festival
PERFORMANCE & PRODUCTIONS
•Four full-length plays per year plus TRANSMIGRATION — an annual festival of student-created new works
•Senior Showcase performed for agents, managers and casting directors in Cincinnati, New York and Los Angeles
•Students frequently cast in professional film and commercial projects while in school; union membership in AEA and SAG-AFTRA encouraged
NOTABLE ALUMNI
•Diana Maria Riva — Dead to Me (Netflix), Seinfeld, Young Sheldon
•Cooper Thornton — recurring role on Parks and Recreation, Justified, NCIS
•Spencer Lackey — 6M+ followers on TikTok/Instagram for short-form horror content
STUDY ABROAD
•RADA Shakespeare Intensive (London), Edinburgh International Fringe Festival, Gaiety School (Dublin), Theatre MITU (Bangalore, India)
Academic info
Snapshot
3.69
Avg GPA (W)
85%
Admit Rate
school-wide
73%
Grad Rate
29,882
Enrollment
$54,810
Earnings
10yr after
Costs & Aid
Average Annual Cost
$25,648
after typical aid
In-State Tuition
$13,976
before aid
Out-of-State Tuition
$29,310
before aid
Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.
$0-30k$17,974
$30-48k$18,092
$48-75k$22,492
$75-110k$27,596
$110k+$29,616
Program info updated 3d ago
PROGRAM RECOGNITION
•Praised by Backstage Magazine as a "first-rate BFA program in acting"
•Part of CCM's prestigious Theatre Arts, Production and Arts Administration (TAPAA) division
•Featured in The Hollywood Reporter for pioneering "microdramas" — short vertical video content for digital platforms
TRAINING
•Acting progression from Viewpoints and Suzuki through Meisner and Stanislavski to Michael Chekhov Technique and styles work
•Specialized voice training: IPA, Alba Emoting, dialect studies, verse and scansion, voice-over
•Movement sequence includes Laban, Mask, Clowning, LeCoq and full-time SAFD-certified Fight Master on faculty
•Dedicated acting-for-camera curriculum plus annual CCM 48-Hour Film Festival
PERFORMANCE & PRODUCTIONS
•Four full-length plays per year plus TRANSMIGRATION — an annual festival of student-created new works
•Senior Showcase performed for agents, managers and casting directors in Cincinnati, New York and Los Angeles
•Students frequently cast in professional film and commercial projects while in school; union membership in AEA and SAG-AFTRA encouraged
NOTABLE ALUMNI
•Diana Maria Riva — Dead to Me (Netflix), Seinfeld, Young Sheldon
•Cooper Thornton — recurring role on Parks and Recreation, Justified, NCIS
•Spencer Lackey — 6M+ followers on TikTok/Instagram for short-form horror content
STUDY ABROAD
•RADA Shakespeare Intensive (London), Edinburgh International Fringe Festival, Gaiety School (Dublin), Theatre MITU (Bangalore, India)
Updated 3d ago
