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Solano Community College

Fairfield, CA

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AA Theatre Arts

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Admissions

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Training

Acting emphasis within the AA Theatre Arts degree, taught alongside the conservatory-style Actor Training Program that George Maguire and David Leonard built in 1985

Coursework in acting, theatre history, and script analysis, with an AA-T for Transfer track that guarantees CSU admission for performance majors

Faculty include Artistic Director Christine Mani (30+ regional theatre awards) and director JanLee Marshall (35+ director credits, MFA UC Davis, Artistic Director of B8 Theatre Company)

Performance & Productions

Performance experience through Solano College Theatre, the producing company founded in 1980 that has staged as many as ten productions in a single season

Additional stage time via free Shakespeare on the Suisun waterfront and a tri-city youth theatre program

Professional Development

Pathways into stage and screen acting, voice acting, and directing, plus drama teaching with further study

Facilities

Trains and performs in the Solano College Center for Performing Arts in Fairfield: a 368-seat mainstage plus an intimate black box studio

School Info

Snapshot

36%

Grad Rate

8.1K

Enrollment

$44K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

In-State Tuition

$1,172

Before aid

Out-of-State Tuition

$10,076

Before aid

Cost of Attendance

$39,903

Before aid

Average Net Price

$4,669

After aid

Cost Of Attendance · solano.edu College Scorecard

Program info updated Aug 20, 11:58 PM

Program Highlights

Training

Acting emphasis within the AA Theatre Arts degree, taught alongside the conservatory-style Actor Training Program that George Maguire and David Leonard built in 1985

Coursework in acting, theatre history, and script analysis, with an AA-T for Transfer track that guarantees CSU admission for performance majors

Faculty include Artistic Director Christine Mani (30+ regional theatre awards) and director JanLee Marshall (35+ director credits, MFA UC Davis, Artistic Director of B8 Theatre Company)

Performance & Productions

Performance experience through Solano College Theatre, the producing company founded in 1980 that has staged as many as ten productions in a single season

Additional stage time via free Shakespeare on the Suisun waterfront and a tri-city youth theatre program

Professional Development

Pathways into stage and screen acting, voice acting, and directing, plus drama teaching with further study

Facilities

Trains and performs in the Solano College Center for Performing Arts in Fairfield: a 368-seat mainstage plus an intimate black box studio

Program Highlights

Training

Acting emphasis within the AA Theatre Arts degree, taught alongside the conservatory-style Actor Training Program that George Maguire and David Leonard built in 1985

Coursework in acting, theatre history, and script analysis, with an AA-T for Transfer track that guarantees CSU admission for performance majors

Faculty include Artistic Director Christine Mani (30+ regional theatre awards) and director JanLee Marshall (35+ director credits, MFA UC Davis, Artistic Director of B8 Theatre Company)

Performance & Productions

Performance experience through Solano College Theatre, the producing company founded in 1980 that has staged as many as ten productions in a single season

Additional stage time via free Shakespeare on the Suisun waterfront and a tri-city youth theatre program

Professional Development

Pathways into stage and screen acting, voice acting, and directing, plus drama teaching with further study

Facilities

Trains and performs in the Solano College Center for Performing Arts in Fairfield: a 368-seat mainstage plus an intimate black box studio

Key Info

Enrollment Term

Spring 2027

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Opens

Sep 11, 2026

Deadline

Regular DecisionRolling

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Good to Know

Application Logistics

Apply through CCCApply (California Community Colleges application)

No application fee

Rolling admissions for fall and spring semesters

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 required for admission

Open enrollment community college

School Info

Snapshot

36%

Grad Rate

8.1K

Enrollment

$44K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

In-State Tuition

$1,172

Before aid

Out-of-State Tuition

$10,076

Before aid

Cost of Attendance

$39,903

Before aid

Average Net Price

$4,669

After aid

Cost Of Attendance · solano.edu College Scorecard

Training

Acting emphasis within the AA Theatre Arts degree, taught alongside the conservatory-style Actor Training Program that George Maguire and David Leonard built in 1985

Coursework in acting, theatre history, and script analysis, with an AA-T for Transfer track that guarantees CSU admission for performance majors

Faculty include Artistic Director Christine Mani (30+ regional theatre awards) and director JanLee Marshall (35+ director credits, MFA UC Davis, Artistic Director of B8 Theatre Company)

Performance & Productions

Performance experience through Solano College Theatre, the producing company founded in 1980 that has staged as many as ten productions in a single season

Additional stage time via free Shakespeare on the Suisun waterfront and a tri-city youth theatre program

Professional Development

Pathways into stage and screen acting, voice acting, and directing, plus drama teaching with further study

Facilities

Trains and performs in the Solano College Center for Performing Arts in Fairfield: a 368-seat mainstage plus an intimate black box studio

Updated Aug 20, 11:58 PM