Louisiana’s arts conservatory for high-school students, the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) has announced its application deadline.

Admission to NOCCA’s tuition-free programs is by audition only. Auditions take place each spring from applications received within the posted application deadline.

Middle and high-school students must apply before Friday, January 18. NOCCA offers arts training in the following departments:

Creative Writing
Culinary Arts
Dance
Media Arts: Filmmaking & Audio Production
Classical Instrumental Music
Jazz Instrumental Music
Classical Vocal Music
Drama
Musical Theatre
Theatre Design
Visual Arts

Applications are now being accepted for NOCCA’s High School Summer Intensive for High School Students, Half-Day & After-School Arts Training, and Full-Day Arts & Academic Instruction. According to NOCCA’s website, “A successful NOCCA student is expected to maintain a professional level of commitment to training and progress. NOCCA’s rules, procedures and grading system mirror those of the professional arts world, so that students receive rewards and setbacks at NOCCA based on the same criteria they would face in an arts career.”

Though NOCCA is tuition free, students are required to pay a Department Fee to cover supply costs. Financial support may be available and is determined on a case-by-case basis.

For more information on the programs offered by NOCCA, click here.

Click here to access the online application process for the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts.