Program Recognition
•Bullet: Fully accredited career and technical education (CTE) program through Allan Hancock College
Training
•Bullet: Two-year vocational program places students in classrooms, production labs/shops, and PCPA theatres while they build skills in costumes, drafting, lighting, props, scenic construction and painting, sound, stage management, self-marketing, and interview preparation
•Bullet: First-year students rotate through technical-theatre areas; in year two they spend more time in shops aligned with their career goals
•Bullet: Training follows a master/apprentice model and professional standards while students work alongside industry professionals
Professional Development
•Bullet: The 12-student cohort attends the USITT national conference in its second year to interview for jobs or pursue the next educational step
•Bullet: Graduates have been sought by Disney, Cirque du Soleil, ZFX, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Santa Fe Opera, and Norwegian Cruise Lines; named next-step schools include Royal Conservatory of Scotland, Cal State Fullerton, Penn State, and Southern Oregon University
•Bullet: PCPA reports that 100% of its technical-theatre graduates over the preceding five years were paid as technicians within one year of graduation
