Performing Arts
The Performing Arts Department at SOTA is committed to providing pre-professional training which imaginatively balances theory and practice, and is based on a quality liberal arts foundation. Through classroom study, studio preparation and productions and performances, students are encouraged to pursue a commitment to individual excellence and collaboration, a passion for their discipline, and to develop a firm grounding in all aspects of live and mediated performance.
Visual Arts
The Visual Arts Department at SOTA is an academically challenging program created to help students develop their own style through carefully designed curriculum. Students elect to pursue Photography, Graphic Design, Filmmaking, Advanced Illustration and Painting. Each area of study contains it’s own sequence of courses, integrating beginning and advanced students as both teacher and learner.
How SOTA Measures Up
Results
The highest graduation rates over the last 17 years. 96% to 100%
100% of juniors and seniors take college-level courses for college credit
87% of students go on to higher education
57% acceptance into highly selective 4-year universities and colleges
100% of students served in special education graduate with a standard diploma
100% of special education students are enrolled in general education classes
Washington State School of Distiction 2015-2019
Diversity, Rigor and Inclusion
46% of students are students of color
48% of students qualify for Free and Reduced Lunch (FRL)
Some of the highest test scores (SBAC) in the South Sound
SAT scores average 1480 with highest 2140 combined
Most students complete year-long internships as juniors for CitHS credit
Over 20 college-level courses are offered to juniors and seniors
Instructional staff on average have over 11 years of teaching experience
82% of staff members have a master’s degree or higher
Industry Professionals work in collaboration with instructional staff
Many instructors are National Board Certified
3 Campuses, 11 Class Locations,
92 Art Classes
SOTA is embedded within the downtown Arts community taking advantage of partnerships that give full access to the Tacoma Art Museum, The Washington State History Museum, the Museum of Glass, the University of Washington Tacoma and Tacoma Arts Live! Performing Arts Facilities.