西北太平洋藝術學院（Pacific Northwest College of Art，縮寫：PNCA）成立于1909年，位于美國俄勒岡州波特蘭市，是一所私立美術設計學校，開設有本科學士（BFA）項目和研究生學位（MFA和MA）項目，目前有500+名學生。此處，該校還在當地社區(qū)開展藝術設計繼續(xù)教育課程。

學校歷史

西北太平洋藝術學院成立于1909年，當時是作為波特蘭藝術博物館的一部分，成立之初學校被命名為博物館藝術學院（Museum Art School）。1981年，學校更名為西北太平洋藝術學院（Pacific Northwest College of Art），以從校名上來反應學校與博物館相互獨立的關系。

1998年，學校搬遷至現在位于波特蘭皮爾區(qū)的校區(qū)。2012年學校宣布將在波特蘭老校區(qū)的511聯合教學樓集中授課，在2013年8月份建成了第一棟學生公寓，名為藝術公寓（Arthouse）。學校在2013年11月份從波特蘭發(fā)展委員會尋求到一筆貸款用于翻新，2015年翻新工程完成，2015年2月份，新校區(qū)開課。

學生評價

Overall Experience: 

Pacific Northwest College of Art has a great variety of classes. Depending on your major, you have a lot of classes to choose from and it's likely that you will have to take all of the classes that are provided for your major throughout your 4 years. The classes are very interesting too, and the professors know so much about their topics. They truly love what they teach, and that inspires me to learn so much more. All my classes that I've taken have been small. It's a small school, so there's only about 10 kids per class. I like the small classes because the students can really engage with each other better, and help one another out. The style of the classes is usually Socratic,where the students and the professors engages with one another and ask many questions and learn from one another. Most of my studio classes are mainly individual taught, and the professors help each student find their own unique style. It was very different from how I was taught in high school, but these teaching styles have really helped me succeed. I didn't do well in high school for the lack of teacher engagement, but now I feel so privledged to have professors that truly want to see you succeed.

Overall Experience:

 I just completed my first year at Pacific Northwest College of Art, so I don't know very much about the alumni network. But I do know that the school is very vocal when it comes to job and internship prospects. They have many workshops at the school that teach you how to put your name out there in the art world, and how to get a really great job from that. I've even learned how to become my own entrepreneur through those workshops, and I'm so grateful that my school has them. There's a dedicated classroom in the school that announces internships, job applications, and has an attendant that works around the clock to help you. The school emails you whenever there's an alumni coming back to discuss jobs, or a lecture from an employer, or a lecture for your own enjoyment. I've been to many throughout my school year, and all of them have been helpful!

Health & Safety: 

The safety at my school is very important. PNCA rests in the heart of the city, so there are a lot of precautions when it comes to safety. There's security at the entrance of the school, and if it gets late at night the security will escort you back your place when needed. I definitely carry pepper spray with me everywhere when I go to school. The dorms are 5 blocks away from the school and it's situated on a park, so walking on the park at night alone is not the best idea. There's a lot of unpredictable homeless people around the area, so it's necessary to have help on speed dial. But the school takes safety as top priority.

Campus Housing: 

The housing at Pacific Northwest College of Art is okay. The price is way too much though. It's understandable with the value of the environment and how much you get amenity-wise, but it's difficult to live there without having a job on the side to cover the extra cost. And being an art student, it's really difficult to keep that dorm paint free. I remember spilling ink a few times on the floor and having to pay for the damage. I love the amenities in the dorm, they have a working washer and dryer, bathtub, kitchen, and a large closet. Plus it's only 5 blocks from the school! I know I'll be spending my four years in the dorm because of the convenience. If I were to move out, the most affordable living would be at least 45 minutes out of the way. The process of getting a dorm was rather difficult because they had just updated their new website, so it was definitely difficult at first. Especially with the financial aid. But everything worked out fine! I love the dorms, I just wish they were a little bit more affordable for me.

Diversity: 

Portland is overwhelmingly white, but the school is a little more diverse. 

Campus Housing: 

The housing at PNCA is really great and spacious. We had our own kitchen and bathrooms and our own washers and dryers in each dorm room. Many dorm rooms were more like shared apartments. The only complaint I had was that the prices for the dorms are exceedingly high and impossible for one student to pay for. I shared a studio apartment with another roommate and still paid around $1300 a month. I had to pull an extra loan to pay for it.

本科申請

基本信息：

注：

（1）此處排名為2017USNEWS美國美術學院排名

（2）上表學費針對的是2016-17學年，需要注意的是，該費用每年都可能會有較小（一般不超5%）的上漲

（3）西北太平洋藝術學院本科接受秋季和春季學期入學申請，實行滾動錄取，直至錄滿為止。需要注意的是，學校在申請者遞交完整申請材料之后方才審核。此處日期為College Board給出的2017年秋季學期入學申請截止日期

（4）西北太平洋藝術學院要求申請者遞交TOEFL/MELAB成績，TOEFL總分不低于79分，是否接受IELTS及其具體分數要求未詳，要求接受MELAB成績，要求不低于77分

（5）西北太平洋藝術學院要求申請者高中GPA2.3以上

教學質量

申請說明

SAT/ACT

西北太平洋藝術學院不要求國際學生遞交SAT或ACT成績，申請者可自愿遞交

AP/IB

西北太平洋藝術學院接受國際課程，如AP課程抵學分，藝術史、文學、自然科學、數學和社會科學課程可抵學分，但是否接受IB課程抵學分及其抵學分標準未詳。

申請材料

西北太平洋藝術學院本科新生通過學校官網遞交申請，要求遞交的申請材料包括：

• 必須材料（REQUIRED）：

• 本科申請表（PNCA BFA Application Form）；

• 申請費（BFA Application Fee of $45）；

• 申請材料（Application Materials）：

  個人作品（Portfolio）；

  兩份小論文（Two Essays）；

  高中成績單（Transcripts）；

  2份寫作樣本（Two Writing Samples (only for students interested in the Writing major, in addition to the Portfolio)）：創(chuàng)意寫作專業(yè)除個人作品外，還需遞交寫作樣本

  語言成績單（TOEFL/MELAB Scores）

• 自愿遞交材料（OPTIONAL）：

• SAT/ACT成績單（Test Scores）；

• AP成績單（AP Scores）；

• 推薦信（Letters of Recommendation）

聯系方式：

International Admissions Office 國際招生部

admissions@pnca.edu

503-821-8972 | 電話  - telephone

503-821-8978 | 傳真 - fax

費用與獎學金

西北太平洋藝術學院向新生，包括國家學生提供Merit-based獎學金，即Juried Scholarships，該獎學金自動隨Offer發(fā)放，無需單獨申請。需要注意的是：申請者必須在2月15日之前遞交完整入學申請材料。

Juried Scholarships主要有以下種類，分別是：

• Dorothy Lemelson Scholarship：僅1個名額，面向在申請過程中，尤其是學術成績、Essay和個人作品中展示出卓越潛力，且有經濟需求的申請者。該獎學金為期4年，包含全部的學雜費；

• Ed Cauduro Scholarship：僅1個名額，面向在申請者過程中展示創(chuàng)新潛力，學術優(yōu)異以及有經濟需求的申請者。該獎學金每年獎學金額為$10000；

• The Nines Scholarship

• William Randolph Hearst Scholarship

• Thomas Deering Memorial Scholarship

• Chase Cook Memorial Scholarship

• Al Solheim Scholarship

• Bill Fletcher Scholarship

轉學申請

基本信息：

注：

（1）西北太平洋藝術學院要求轉學申請者GPA2.3以上，如考慮轉學分，單門課程GPA須在C（相當于2.0以上），TOEFL要求79以上

（2）西北太平洋藝術學院本科接受秋季和春季學期入學申請，實行滾動錄取，直至錄滿為止。需要注意的是，學校在申請者遞交完整申請材料之后方才審核

申請說明

西北太平洋藝術學院本科接受秋季和春季轉學申請，最多可轉72個學分。如申請者在原學校修夠30個學分（Semester學制）或45個學分（Quarter學制），可無需遞交高中成績單。西北太平洋大學對于俄勒岡州和華盛頓州部分學院轉學申請者給出了一定的轉學分標準，具體請查看下文相關參考資料。

申請材料

西北太平洋藝術學院本科新生通過學校官網遞交申請，要求遞交的申請材料包括：

• 必須材料（REQUIRED）：

• 本科申請表（PNCA BFA Application Form）；

• 申請費（BFA Application Fee of $45）；

• 申請材料（Application Materials）：

  個人作品（Portfolio）；

  兩份小論文（Two Essays）；

  大學成績單（College Transcripts）；

  高中成績單（High School Transcripts）：如在原學校修夠一定的學分則無需遞交此項材料；

  2份寫作樣本（Two Writing Samples (only for students interested in the Writing major, in addition to the Portfolio)）：創(chuàng)意寫作專業(yè)除個人作品外，還需遞交寫作樣本

  語言成績單（TOEFL/MELAB Scores）

• 自愿遞交材料（OPTIONAL）：

• SAT/ACT成績單（Test Scores）；

• AP成績單（AP Scores）；

• 推薦信（Letters of Recommendation）

注：轉學申請者通常還需要遞交在讀證明和課程描述。

專業(yè)設置

西北太平洋藝術學院本科階段開設有以下專業(yè)，分別是：

研究生申請

基本要求

• 語言要求：TOEFL總分不低于100分，是否接受IELTS及其具體分數要求未詳。學校也接受MELAB成績，要求不低于84分

• 學位背景要求：正規(guī)大學本科畢業(yè)并取得學士學位，無需BFA學位

• GPA：未做要求，通常美國大學研究生院要求申請者本科GPA，尤其是大三和大四GPA不低于3.0，但藝術類院校更注重個人作品質量，對于GPA要求有所降低 

• GRE：未做要求

• 申請時間：僅接受秋季學期入學申請，建議申請截止日期為2月1日。2017年秋季學期自9月1日起開始接受申請

申請說明

西北太平洋藝術學院研究生通過Slideroom遞交申請，要求遞交的申請材料包括：

• 在線申請表（PNCA Online Application Form at Slideroom）；

• 申請費（Graduate Application Fee ($65 US)）；

• 申請材料（Application Materials）：

• 個人簡歷（Current Resume）；

• 兩封推薦信（Two Letters of Recommendation）；

• 個人陳述（Statement of Purpose）；

• 個人作品（Portfolio）；

• 成績單（Transcript）

• 語言成績單（TOEFL/MELAB Scores）

聯系方式：

503-821-8972

admissions@pnca.edu

費用與獎學金

西北太平洋藝術學院向國際學生提供Merit-based獎學金，自動隨Offer發(fā)放，無需單獨申請。此外還有以下獎學金種類，分別是：

• Siteworks Juried Scholarship (open to all Graduate Programs after first year)：研一之后，才有資格申請

• Laura Russo Scholarship (Visual Studies)

• Wilbur Larson Memorial Scholarship (Applied Craft + Design)

專業(yè)設置

西北太平洋藝術學院研究生階段開設有以下學位項目，分別是：

參考資料：

西北太平洋藝術學院