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Parkland College

Champaign, IL

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Program snapshot

Admissions

No PrescreenNo AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required

Program profile

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Program Overview

Two-year AA transfer degree preparing students for BFA/BA theatre programs at four-year universities

Small class sizes taught by master faculty, never teaching assistants

60 credit hours with both performance and foundational theatre studies

Training

Acting I, Advanced Acting, Voice and Diction, Performance of Literature, and Script Analysis

Hands-on production experience through Practicum (taken four semesters)

Productions staged in the Parkland Theatre

Transfer Pathways

Classes transfer to Illinois public universities for Fine Arts general education credit

Designed for seamless transfer to four-year BFA/BA theatre programs

School info

Snapshot

Grad rate

32%

Enrollment

3.3K

Earnings

$38K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$4,464

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$13,266

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$17,312

Before aid

Average net price

$8,048

After aid

Tuition Fees · parkland.edu College Scorecard

Program info updated Sep 8, 12:04 AM

Program Highlights

Program Overview

Two-year AA transfer degree preparing students for BFA/BA theatre programs at four-year universities

Small class sizes taught by master faculty, never teaching assistants

60 credit hours with both performance and foundational theatre studies

Training

Acting I, Advanced Acting, Voice and Diction, Performance of Literature, and Script Analysis

Hands-on production experience through Practicum (taken four semesters)

Productions staged in the Parkland Theatre

Transfer Pathways

Classes transfer to Illinois public universities for Fine Arts general education credit

Designed for seamless transfer to four-year BFA/BA theatre programs

Program Highlights

Program Overview

Two-year AA transfer degree preparing students for BFA/BA theatre programs at four-year universities

Small class sizes taught by master faculty, never teaching assistants

60 credit hours with both performance and foundational theatre studies

Training

Acting I, Advanced Acting, Voice and Diction, Performance of Literature, and Script Analysis

Hands-on production experience through Practicum (taken four semesters)

Productions staged in the Parkland Theatre

Transfer Pathways

Classes transfer to Illinois public universities for Fine Arts general education credit

Designed for seamless transfer to four-year BFA/BA theatre programs

Key Info

Enrollment Term

Fall 2027

University AppApplication

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Fee

International Fee

$50

Deadline

Regular DecisionRolling

Official page · go.parkland.edu

Good to Know

Eligibility

Work with a theatre faculty advisor and the catalog of your intended transfer school

Transfer admission to four-year programs is competitive

Enrollment

Apply through Parkland College's college application

Registration follows the College Calendar; check current term dates before enrolling

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

Parkland College follows an open-admission policy; Theatre Arts does not list an audition or portfolio requirement

Admission to Parkland requires the college application; open admission does not guarantee enrollment in every program

Scholarship Info

Parkland College Theatre Scholarship

50% of full-time tuition and fees, up to 2 consecutive years

Apply in spring for next academic year

Must maintain 2.5 cumulative GPA and full-time enrollment

U.S. citizen and Illinois permanent resident

Fine and Applied Arts Activities Scholarship

50% of full-time tuition and fees for FAA activities participants

Must maintain 3.0 cumulative GPA and full-time enrollment

U.S. citizen and Illinois permanent resident

Champaign Rotary Vo-Tech Scholarship

$500 for second-year Theatre Arts students with 3.0 GPA and 24 credit hours

Randy A Millas Theatre Scholarship

For outstanding second-year theatre students with 3.0 cumulative GPA

Bernie Works Theatre Production Award

$200 for theatre majors

School info

Snapshot

Grad rate

32%

Enrollment

3.3K

Earnings

$38K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$4,464

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$13,266

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$17,312

Before aid

Average net price

$8,048

After aid

Tuition Fees · parkland.edu College Scorecard

Program Overview

Two-year AA transfer degree preparing students for BFA/BA theatre programs at four-year universities

Small class sizes taught by master faculty, never teaching assistants

60 credit hours with both performance and foundational theatre studies

Training

Acting I, Advanced Acting, Voice and Diction, Performance of Literature, and Script Analysis

Hands-on production experience through Practicum (taken four semesters)

Productions staged in the Parkland Theatre

Transfer Pathways

Classes transfer to Illinois public universities for Fine Arts general education credit

Designed for seamless transfer to four-year BFA/BA theatre programs

Updated Sep 8, 12:04 AM

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