preparing students to live the life of a creative practice in the heart of portland, oregon.
part of willamette university, pnca offers bfa and mfa programs at our downtown portland campus. pacific northwest college of art prepares students for a life of creative practice. as oregon’s flagship college of art and design since 1909, pacific northwest college of art has helped shape oregon’s visual arts landscape for more than a century. pnca students study with award-winning faculty in small classes. in the last ten years, pnca has doubled both the student body and full-time faculty, quadrupled its endowment, and added innovative undergraduate and graduate programs.