Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate (for-profit)

Theatre of Arts

Hollywood, California·Private for-profit, 2-year·Far West·toa.edu
Acceptance
100.0%
+23.5pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
6-yr Graduation
50%
—
Total enrollment
10
peer median 181
Avg net price
Not reported
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About

Theatre of Arts is an acting conservatory located in Los Angeles, California, founded in 1927. It offers a two-year associate degree program with a focus on actor training for film, television, and theatre, featuring an average class size of 12 students and accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Theatre.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
7
7 candidates competed
Admitted
7
100.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
4
57.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
50%
Full-time retention
43%

Pell equity

66.7pp gap
Pell recipients
100%1 of 1
Non-Pell (all)
33%1 of 3
Subsidized loan, no Pell
100%1 of 1
No Federal Aid
0%0 of 2

Pell recipients here graduate at a 66.7-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 1 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
1
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

1programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data1 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
1

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation

Accredited since 2009Next review Jun 2032

Action history · 5

  1. Apr 2025Voluntary Withdrawal Received
    National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation
  2. Apr 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation
  3. Mar 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation
  4. Mar 2022Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation
  5. Mar 2021Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard
Net price by income not reported.
Federal loans
27.8%
In-state tuition
$21,830
Out-of-state
$21,830

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 4 students received $12K in Pell grants, alongside $24K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
4
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$12K
$11,785 total
Direct Loans
$24K
7 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$9K
3 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$9K
3 loan awards
Parent PLUS$6K
1 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 55 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (10.9%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
10.9%
+8.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
55
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2017
0.0%
2018
14.7%
2019
10.9%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Theatre of Arts

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

10 total completions
01Visual/Performing Arts
10100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
10
12-mo unduplicated
43
Undergraduate
43
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
56%24
Women
44%19

Race / ethnicity composition

Asian
40.0%
Non-resident
20.0%
Unknown
20.0%
Hispanic
10.0%
Two or more
10.0%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
25.64
1 offenses · 39 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago38.461 yr ago25.64Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Robbery
1

By location

1total
  • Public property1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
3.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
35

Theatre of Arts vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Theatre of Arts selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectTheatre of Arts
50%100.0%10Not reportedSpecial Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin
—Open admission305$19,564Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder
—Open admission8,504$13,367Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
Culinary Institute Inc
—Open admission316$30,428Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
Delta College of Arts & Technology
—Open admission326$19,789Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
Douglas Education Center
—Open admission178$27,348Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
FINE Mortuary College
—76.5%185$27,385Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
Jna Institute of Culinary Arts
—Open admission15$19,404Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts
—68.2%70$24,783Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
Louisiana Culinary Institute
—37.5%77$28,869Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
MediaTech Institute-Dallas
—Open admission217$18,873Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
MediaTech Institute-Houston
—Open admission62$16,906Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
Miami Media School
—100.0%28$29,429Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts
—42.8%251$48,620Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
San Francisco Film School
—Open admission127$32,354Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
Worsham College of Mortuary Science
—92.0%183$26,781Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
Peer group median50%76.5%181$26,781

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Explore the federal data for institutions in Theatre of Arts's comparison group.

IPEDS

Reports & documents (1)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Frequently asked questions about Theatre of Arts

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Theatre of Arts.

What is the acceptance rate at Theatre of Arts?

Theatre of Arts's acceptance rate is 100.0% (7 admitted from 7 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

What is the graduation rate at Theatre of Arts?

Theatre of Arts reports a 6-year graduation rate of 50% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Theatre of Arts?

Theatre of Arts reports a total enrollment of 10 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Theatre of Arts?

Theatre of Arts does not have a reported average net price. Net-price data was not reported in the latest federal collection.

What is the yield rate at Theatre of Arts?

Theatre of Arts's yield rate is 57.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Theatre of Arts located?

Theatre of Arts is located in Hollywood, California 90028.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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