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East Los Angeles College

Monterey Park, CA

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Acting

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Program snapshot

Admissions

No PrescreenNo AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required

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Training

Acting sits inside ELAC's two-year theatre program and combines classroom study with production participation.

Published coursework includes Acting Fundamentals, Beginning Acting, Intermediate Applied Acting, Advanced Acting, Film and Television Acting, and Shakespeare-focused study.

Students can build performance range across contemporary, classical, and screen-focused material.

Professional Development

ELAC lists internships and professional connections with A Noise Within, Center Theatre Group, and The Actors' Gang.

Mainstage productions give students recurring opportunities to apply acting training in performance settings.

School info

Snapshot

Grad rate

37%

Enrollment

27.8K

Earnings

$42K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$1,238

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$10,572

Before aid

Average net price

$10,852

After aid

College Scorecard

Program info updated 5d ago

Program Highlights

Training

Acting sits inside ELAC's two-year theatre program and combines classroom study with production participation.

Published coursework includes Acting Fundamentals, Beginning Acting, Intermediate Applied Acting, Advanced Acting, Film and Television Acting, and Shakespeare-focused study.

Students can build performance range across contemporary, classical, and screen-focused material.

Professional Development

ELAC lists internships and professional connections with A Noise Within, Center Theatre Group, and The Actors' Gang.

Mainstage productions give students recurring opportunities to apply acting training in performance settings.

Program Highlights

Training

Acting sits inside ELAC's two-year theatre program and combines classroom study with production participation.

Published coursework includes Acting Fundamentals, Beginning Acting, Intermediate Applied Acting, Advanced Acting, Film and Television Acting, and Shakespeare-focused study.

Students can build performance range across contemporary, classical, and screen-focused material.

Professional Development

ELAC lists internships and professional connections with A Noise Within, Center Theatre Group, and The Actors' Gang.

Mainstage productions give students recurring opportunities to apply acting training in performance settings.

Key Info

Enrollment Term

Fall 2026

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Opens

Jan 3, 2026

Deadline

New and Returning Student Application Period EndsJan 3, 2027

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Good to Know

Application Logistics

Apply to ELAC through the college admissions website; the department does not list a separate theatre application, audition portal, or prescreen.

New and some returning students complete identity authentication before they can register for classes.

The theatre department does not publish a separate theatre application deadline; students follow the college's admissions and registration timelines.

Enrollment

The department encourages students to take classes while participating in productions.

Open auditions posted by the department are for shows and training opportunities, not for admission to the degree.

Admission Pathway

ELAC publishes both an Associate in Arts Theater degree and an Associate in Arts for Transfer pathway on its official theatre degree page.

The department presents Acting, Technical, Costume, and Dance as emphasis areas inside its broader two-year theatre training structure.

Transfer Pathway

This is a transfer pathway degree built to transfer into a four-year program. Confirm which universities it articulates to, and which credits carry over, before you enroll.

What's The Process

Audition Process

No audition is required for admission to ELAC's theatre pathways or the Acting emphasis.

Students enter through college admission and then enroll in theatre coursework with department guidance.

School info

Snapshot

Grad rate

37%

Enrollment

27.8K

Earnings

$42K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$1,238

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$10,572

Before aid

Average net price

$10,852

After aid

College Scorecard

Training

Acting sits inside ELAC's two-year theatre program and combines classroom study with production participation.

Published coursework includes Acting Fundamentals, Beginning Acting, Intermediate Applied Acting, Advanced Acting, Film and Television Acting, and Shakespeare-focused study.

Students can build performance range across contemporary, classical, and screen-focused material.

Professional Development

ELAC lists internships and professional connections with A Noise Within, Center Theatre Group, and The Actors' Gang.

Mainstage productions give students recurring opportunities to apply acting training in performance settings.

Updated 5d ago