Acting Classes in North Carolina
My Acting School lists 30 acting schools and studios in North Carolina, each one checked against its own website, in 5 cities with several to compare and 15 more towns. 30 North Carolina colleges awarded degrees or certificates in theater, acting, directing or musical theater in 2024; they are listed below.
Cities in North Carolina
Acting classes in Charlotte
5 schools and studios, including Acting Out Studio Southpark and Dingle Drama Repertory Company.
Acting classes in Asheville
3 schools and studios, including Asheville School of Improv and Misfit Improv & Acting School.
Acting classes in Cornelius
3 schools and studios, including Acting Out Studio Cornelius and Grand Central Academy of Performing Arts.
Acting classes in Raleigh
2 schools and studios, including Actors Training Ground and Leela Improv Theatre.
Acting classes in Wilmington
2 schools and studios, including Actors Arsenal and Insight Actors Studio.
More towns in North Carolina
- Apex: Ishanya Performing Arts Academy
- Black Mountain: BMCA Improv School
- Cameron: Encore Performing Arts Studio - Cameron
- Clyde: MusicWorks Studio of Performing Arts
- Concord: Drama Kids of Cabarrus County & Mecklenburg County
- Denver: DARA Studio of Acting
- Durham: Studio A Acting Company
- Fayetteville: HanMarie's Performing Arts & Events
- Kernersville: Drama Kids International
- Matthews: Matthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts
- Mint Hill: Amaranth Acting Studio
- Wake Forest: Field of Dreams Performing Arts
- Winston-Salem: Acting Out at UNCSA
- Wrightsville Beach: Performance Club Studio Theatre for Young Actors
- Yadkinville: Willingham Performing Arts Academy
Colleges with theater and acting degrees in North Carolina
From the U.S. Department of Education's 2024 completions data: each college below awarded at least one degree or certificate in the programs shown. Sorted by how many it awarded.
| College | City | Programs | Degrees |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro | Theater | Bachelor, Master |
| East Carolina University | Greenville | Theater | Bachelor |
| Western Carolina University | Cullowhee | Theater | Bachelor |
| Appalachian State University | Boone | Theater | Bachelor |
| University of North Carolina School of the Arts | Winston Salem | Theater | Bachelor |
| Elon University | Elon | Acting, Drama, other, Musical theater | Bachelor |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | Theater | Bachelor, Master |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte | Theater | Bachelor |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | Wilmington | Theater | Bachelor |
| North Carolina A & T State University | Greensboro | Theater | Bachelor |
| Mars Hill University | Mars Hill | Musical theater, Theater | Bachelor |
| High Point University | High Point | Theater | Bachelor |
| Meredith College | Raleigh | Drama, other, Theater | Bachelor |
| Brevard College | Brevard | Theater | Bachelor |
| Greensboro College | Greensboro | Acting, Directing, Drama, other | Bachelor |
| William Peace University | Raleigh | Musical theater | Bachelor |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Pembroke | Theater | Bachelor |
| University of North Carolina Asheville | Asheville | Theater | Bachelor |
| North Carolina Wesleyan University | Rocky Mount | Theater | Bachelor |
| Barton College | Wilson | Theater | Bachelor |
| Duke University | Durham | Theater | Bachelor |
| Fayetteville State University | Fayetteville | Drama, other | Bachelor |
| Gardner-Webb University | Boiling Springs | Drama, other | Bachelor |
| Campbell University | Buies Creek | Theater | Bachelor |
| Catawba College | Salisbury | Musical theater | Bachelor |
| Davidson College | Davidson | Theater | Bachelor |
| Guilford College | Greensboro | Theater | Bachelor |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University | Hickory | Theater | Bachelor |
| Methodist University | Fayetteville | Theater | Bachelor |
| Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem | Theater | Bachelor |
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Listings include data from Overture Maps Foundation (CDLA Permissive 2.0), with contributions from Meta, Microsoft, Foursquare and others. College programs: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS 2024.
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