Theater College Program Guide — California
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134 theater and performing arts programs at U.S. colleges and universities. Use the filters below to narrow by state, degree type, or major.
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Programs in California
| University | School | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Art University | School of Acting | San Francisco | California |
| American Academy of Dramatic Arts - Los Angeles | Professional Training Program | Los Angeles | California |
| American Musical and Dramatic Academy - Los Angeles | American Musical and Dramatic Academy | Los Angeles | California |
| American River College | Arts Homebase | Sacramento | California |
| Azusa Pacific University | Department of Theatre | Azusa | California |
| Azusa Pacific University | School of Music | Azusa | California |
| Biola University | Conservatory of Music | La Mirada | California |
| Cal State Fullerton | College of the Arts | Fullerton | California |
| California Institute of the Arts | School of Theater | Valencia | California |
| California Institute of the Arts | Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance | Valencia | California |
| California Institute of the Arts | The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts | Valencia | California |
| California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo | Theatre and Dance Department | San Luis Obispo | California |
| California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo | Music Department | San Luis Obispo | California |
| California State Polytechnic University - Pomona | Music Department | Pomona | California |
| California State Polytechnic University - Pomona | Department of Theatre and New Dance | Pomona | California |
| California State University - Bakersfield | CSUB Department of Music | Bakersfield | California |
| California State University - Bakersfield | CSUB Theatre Department | Bakersfield | California |
| California State University - Chico | Department of Music and Theatre | Chico | California |
| California State University - Dominguez Hills | Music Department | Carson | California |
| California State University - Dominguez Hills | Department of Theatre and Dance | Carson | California |
| California State University - East Bay | Department of Music | Hayward | California |
| California State University - East Bay | Department of Theatre & Dance | Hayward | California |
| California State University - Fresno | The Music Department | Fresno | California |
| California State University - Fresno | Department of Theatre and Dance | Fresno | California |
| California State University - Long Beach | The Bob Cole Conservatory of Music | Long Beach | California |
| California State University - Long Beach | Department of Dance | Long Beach | California |
| California State University - Long Beach | Department of Theatre Arts | Long Beach | California |
| California State University - Los Angeles | Department of Theatre and Dance | Los Angeles | California |
| California State University - Los Angeles | Department of Music | Los Angeles | California |
| California State University - Northridge | Department of Theatre | Northridge | California |
| California State University - Northridge | Department of Kinesiology - Dance | Northridge | California |
| California State University - Northridge | Department of Music | Northridge | California |
| California State University - Sacramento | Department of Music | Sacramento | California |
| California State University - Sacramento | Department of Theatre and Dance | Sacramento | California |
| California State University - San Bernadino | Music Department | San Bernardino | California |
| California State University - San Bernadino | Department of Theatre Arts | San Bernardino | California |
| California State University - Stanislaus | Department of Music | Turlock | California |
| California State University - Stanislaus | Department of Theatre | Turlock | California |
| Chapman University | Department of Dance | Orange | California |
| Chapman University | Conservatory of Music | Orange | California |
| Chapman University | Department of Theatre | Orange | California |
| City College of San Francisco | Theatre Arts Department | San Francisco | California |
| City College of San Francisco | Music Department | San Francisco | California |
| City College of San Francisco | Department of Physical Education and Dance - Dance Program | San Francisco | California |
| College of the Siskiyous | Department of Theatre | Weed | California |
| Concordia University - Irvine | Music Department | Irvine | California |
| Concordia University - Irvine | Theatre Department | Irvine | California |
| Dominican University of California | Department of Music, Dance and Performing Arts | San Rafael | California |
| East Los Angeles College | Speech and Theatre Arts and Broadcasting Department | Monterey Park | California |
| East Los Angeles College | Music Department | Monterey Park | California |
| El Camino College | Division of Fine Arts - Music | Torrence | California |
| El Camino College | Division of Fine Arts - Theatre | Torrence | California |
| El Camino College | Division of Fine Arts - Dance | Torrence | California |
| Foothill College | Department of Theatre Arts | Los Altos Hills | California |
| Foothill College | Department of Music | Los Altos Hills | California |
| Golden West College | Department of Theater Arts | Huntington Beach | California |
| Holy Names University | Department of Music | Oakland | California |
| Humboldt State University | Department of Theatre Arts | Arcata | California |
| Los Angeles City College | LACC Theater Department & Theatre Academy | Los Angeles | California |
| Los Angeles Valley College | Department of Theatre | Valley Glen | California |
| Los Angeles Valley College | Music Department | Valley Glen | California |
| Loyola Marymount University | Department of Dance | Los Angeles | California |
| Loyola Marymount University | Music Department | Los Angeles | California |
| Loyola Marymount University | Department of Theatre Arts | Los Angeles | California |
| Mendocino College | Department of Theatre Arts | Ukiah | California |
| Monterey Peninsula College | Dance Program - Physical Education | Monterey | California |
| Monterey Peninsula College | Music Department | Monterey | California |
| Monterey Peninsula College | Theatre Arts Department | Monterey | California |
| Mount St. Mary's University | Department of Music | Los Angeles | California |
| Musicians Institute - College of Contemporary Music | College of Contemporary Music | Hollywood | California |
| New York Film Academy Los Angeles | School of Acting | Burbank | California |
| Occidental College | Department of Music | Los Angeles | California |
| Occidental College | Department of Theater and Performance Studies | Los Angeles | California |
| Pacific Conservatory Performing Arts | Pacific Conservatory Theatre | Santa Maria | California |
| Pacific Union College | Department of Music | Angwin | California |
| Pepperdine University | Division of Fine Arts - Theatre | Malibu | California |
| Pitzer College | Department of Theatre and Dance | Claremont | California |
| Pitzer College | The Department of Music | Claremont | California |
| Point Loma Nazarene University | Department of Music | San Diego | California |
| Pomona College | Department of Theatre and Dance | Claremont | California |
| Pomona College | Department of Music | Claremont | California |
| Saddleback College | Theater Arts Department | Mission Viejo | California |
| San Diego State University | School of Theatre, Television and Film | San Diego | California |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music | Conservatory of Music | San Francisco | California |
| San Francisco State University | School of Theatre and Dance | San Francisco | California |
| San Francisco State University | School of Music | San Francisco | California |
| San José State University | School of Music and Dance - Dance | San Jose | California |
| San José State University | School of Music and Dance - Music | San Jose | California |
| San José State University | Department of Film and Theatre | San Jose | California |
| Santa Ana College | Theatre Arts Department | Santa Ana | California |
| Santa Ana College | Dance Department | Santa Ana | California |
| Santa Ana College | Music Department | Santa Ana | California |
| Santa Clara University | Department of Music | Santa Clara | California |
| Santa Clara University | Department of Theatre and Dance | Santa Clara | California |
| Santa Rosa Junior College | Theatre Arts Department | Santa Rosa | California |
| Scripps College | Music Department | Claremont | California |
| Scripps College | Dance Department | Claremont | California |
| Simpson University | Department of Music | Redding | California |
| Sonoma State University | Department of Theatre and Dance | Rohnert Park | California |
| Sonoma State University | Music Department | Rohnert Park | California |
| Stanford University | Department of Theater and Performance | Stanford | California |
| Stanford University | Department of Music | Stanford | California |
| University of California - Berkeley | Department of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies | Berkeley | California |
| University of California - Davis | Department of Theatre and Dance | Davis | California |
| University of California - Irvine | Deparment of Drama | Irvine | California |
| University of California - Los Angeles | Department of Theatre | Los Angeles | California |
| University of California - Los Angeles | UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music (HASOM) | Los Angeles | California |
| University of California - Los Angeles | Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance | Los Angeles | California |
| University of California - Riverside | Department of Theatre | Riverside | California |
| University of California - Riverside | Department of Dance | Riverside | California |
| University of California - Riverside | Department of Music | Riverside | California |
| University of California - San Diego | Department of Theatre and Dance | La Jolla | California |
| University of California - Santa Barbara | Department of Theater and Dance | Santa Barbara | California |
| University of California - Santa Barbara | UCSB Music Department | Santa Barbara | California |
| University of California - Santa Cruz | Department of Performance, Play, and Design | Santa Cruz | California |
| University of California - Santa Cruz | Department of Music | Santa Cruz | California |
| University of La Verne | Music Department | La Verne | California |
| University of La Verne | Department of Theatre Arts | La Verne | California |
| University of Redlands | Conservatory of Music | Redlands | California |
| University of Redlands | Department of Theatre and Dance | Redlands | California |
| University of San Diego | Department of Music | San Diego | California |
| University of San Diego | Department of Theatre | San Diego | California |
| University of San Francisco | Performing Arts Department - Dance | San Francisco | California |
| University of San Francisco | Performing Arts Department - Music | San Francisco | California |
| University of San Francisco | Performing Arts Department - Theater Program | San Francisco | California |
| University of Southern California | USC School of Dramatic Arts | Los Angeles | California |
| University of Southern California | USC Thornton School of Music | Los Angeles | California |
| University of the Pacific | Conservatory of Music | Stockton | California |
| Vanguard University | Department of Music | Costa Mesa | California |
| Vanguard University | Department of Theatre Arts | Costa Mesa | California |
| Westmont College | Department of Theatre Arts | Santa Barbara | California |
| Westmont College | Department of Music | Santa Barbara | California |
| Whittier College | Department of Theatre, Film, and Communication Arts | Whittier | California |
| Whittier College | Department of Music | Whittier | California |
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