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Acting Schools in California

30 verified schools and studios with a teaching location here, offering 54 programs and classes. Only actual teaching locations count; online programs are listed separately.

Best Acting Schools in Los Angeles: our researched selection

Acting Classes in California (12)Voice Acting Classes in California (7)Acting Classes for Kids and Teens in California (5)Acting Degrees in California (15)Bachelor’s Degrees in Acting in California (8)Master’s Degrees in Acting in California (4)Associate Degrees in Acting and Theatre in California (3)BFA in Acting Programs in California (5)MFA in Acting Programs in California (4)

Cities in California with verified listings

30 schools & studios

Results are listed alphabetically. There is no price ranking: prices in different currencies and bases (per class, per term, per year) are not comparable. Children’s and teen classes appear only when you choose a youth audience or open Children & Teens. Online programs are never counted as physically located in a state or city. Items marked Sponsored are paid placements; they never change recognition status, verification or order.

Actor training in California: what the verified records show

Our verified records for California cover 11 universities and colleges, 5 drama schools or conservatories and 14 studios and class providers, with 54 programs and classes taught at a physical location here. Online-only programs are listed separately and are not counted as local.

Degree training: BFA Acting programs at AMDA College of the Performing Arts (Los Angeles), Cal State Fullerton Department of Theatre and Dance, CalArts School of Theater, Chapman University Department of Theatre (BFA in Screen Acting) and 1 more; MFA Acting programs at CalArts School of Theater, UC Irvine Department of Drama, UC San Diego Department of Theatre and Dance and USC School of Dramatic Arts; 3 other bachelor’s-level acting or drama degrees.

Outside degree programs there are 12 ongoing adult classes, 18 short courses or intensives, 7 voice-acting offerings and 4 children’s or teen classes (listed separately).

Selection: of the adult offerings, 14 require an audition and 7 state open enrollment; the rest do not publish a selection process on the pages we checked.

28 of the adult offerings publish a price, each shown in its own basis (per class, per term, per year or for the whole program), which is why prices are never ranked against each other.

6 programs describe a showcase. A showcase is a performance opportunity, not a promise of representation or work.