College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts
Established in 1986, CFPCA is educating the next generation of visual artists, musicians, communication professionals, designers, art historians, actors and dancers. The college offers 16 undergraduate programs, 11 graduate programs and 4 graduate certificates through its five departments: the James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art History, the Maggie Allesee Department of Dance, and the departments of communication, music and theatre. The departments of dance, music and theatre are nationally accredited.
As the university’s cultural gateway, CFPCA plays a major role in enlivening the social cityscape of Detroit by inviting the public to campus for a variety of experiences and by taking outreach activities into the community. CFPCA’s location in Detroit’s University Cultural Center offers students easy access to museums, galleries, professional performance venues and internship opportunities in industry, advertising, public relations, newspapers and national broadcast network affiliates.
In a setting of cultural diversity and advanced technologies, students benefit from expert faculty and state of the art resources, and they win top rankings in national and international competitions and tournaments. CFPCA’s alumni include a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and recipients of and nominees for the Grammy, Emmy, Tony, Golden Globe, Obie, Screen Actors Guild and Caldecott awards.
The 2010 fall enrollment in the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts is 2,472 students. Total enrollment includes 1,551 full-time and 921 part-time students.
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Full-time faculty profile |
Enrollment by ethnicity |
 |
 |
Degrees/certificates granted 2009-10
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Degrees/awards |
Minority |
White |
International |
Unknown |
Total |
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Baccalaureate degree |
84 | 194 | 0 | 26 | 304 |
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Master’s degree |
30 |
46 |
2 | 8 | 86 |
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Post master's certificate |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Doctoral degree |
2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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Total |
117 | 250 | 2 | 34 | 403 |
