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MiraCosta College

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AA Dramatic Arts

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Admissions

No PrescreenNo AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required

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Training

Four main stage productions per year in diverse styles (dramatic, comedic, classical, musical)

The Actor's Academy — conservatory-style program focusing on classical actor training

Stanislavski-based acting curriculum with Acting I/II, Acting for the Camera, and scene study

All productions entered in Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF)

Training spans acting, voice and diction, movement, script analysis, stage management, makeup, and stagecraft

21-unit major prepares students for transfer to 4-year dramatic arts programs

Audition Preparation course teaches monologue/song presentation, cold reading, and self-marketing

Five full-time faculty: Eric Bishop, Phillip Boland (Chair), Sean Fanning, Billy Gunn, Tracy Williams

School Info

Snapshot

41%

Grad Rate

10.3K

Enrollment

$44K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

In-State Tuition

$1,346

Before aid

Out-of-State Tuition

$10,940

Before aid

Cost of Attendance

$33,631

Before aid

Average Net Price

$7,339

After aid

Cost Of Attendance Budgets.Pdf · miracosta.edu College Scorecard

Program info updated Aug 27, 9:46 PM

Program Highlights

Training

Four main stage productions per year in diverse styles (dramatic, comedic, classical, musical)

The Actor's Academy — conservatory-style program focusing on classical actor training

Stanislavski-based acting curriculum with Acting I/II, Acting for the Camera, and scene study

All productions entered in Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF)

Training spans acting, voice and diction, movement, script analysis, stage management, makeup, and stagecraft

21-unit major prepares students for transfer to 4-year dramatic arts programs

Audition Preparation course teaches monologue/song presentation, cold reading, and self-marketing

Five full-time faculty: Eric Bishop, Phillip Boland (Chair), Sean Fanning, Billy Gunn, Tracy Williams

Program Highlights

Training

Four main stage productions per year in diverse styles (dramatic, comedic, classical, musical)

The Actor's Academy — conservatory-style program focusing on classical actor training

Stanislavski-based acting curriculum with Acting I/II, Acting for the Camera, and scene study

All productions entered in Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF)

Training spans acting, voice and diction, movement, script analysis, stage management, makeup, and stagecraft

21-unit major prepares students for transfer to 4-year dramatic arts programs

Audition Preparation course teaches monologue/song presentation, cold reading, and self-marketing

Five full-time faculty: Eric Bishop, Phillip Boland (Chair), Sean Fanning, Billy Gunn, Tracy Williams

Key Info

Enrollment Term

Fall 2027

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Deadline

Regular DecisionRolling

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Good to Know

Application Logistics

Complete the MiraCosta College application online

Verify your identity with ID.me after starting the application

No separate department portal is required

Oceanside Campus, 1 Barnard Drive, Oceanside, CA 92056

Enrollment

Open enrollment, rolling admissions

Fall and spring semesters available

Important Notes

$46/unit enrollment fee for California residents

Nonresident students pay an additional $377/unit

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

Open enrollment - no formal audition required for program admission

Post-Enrollment

Performance courses (Rehearsal and Performance: Dramatic, Comedic, Classical, Musical Theatre) require course-level auditions

These are class enrollment gates, not program admission auditions

Contact

Chair: Phillip Boland - pboland@miracosta.edu

Department: Theatre and Film, Building OC 2000

Phone: 760.795.6816

School Info

Snapshot

41%

Grad Rate

10.3K

Enrollment

$44K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

In-State Tuition

$1,346

Before aid

Out-of-State Tuition

$10,940

Before aid

Cost of Attendance

$33,631

Before aid

Average Net Price

$7,339

After aid

Cost Of Attendance Budgets.Pdf · miracosta.edu College Scorecard

Training

Four main stage productions per year in diverse styles (dramatic, comedic, classical, musical)

The Actor's Academy — conservatory-style program focusing on classical actor training

Stanislavski-based acting curriculum with Acting I/II, Acting for the Camera, and scene study

All productions entered in Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF)

Training spans acting, voice and diction, movement, script analysis, stage management, makeup, and stagecraft

21-unit major prepares students for transfer to 4-year dramatic arts programs

Audition Preparation course teaches monologue/song presentation, cold reading, and self-marketing

Five full-time faculty: Eric Bishop, Phillip Boland (Chair), Sean Fanning, Billy Gunn, Tracy Williams

Updated Aug 27, 9:46 PM