NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Address: 200 Waughtown St. PO Box 12189 Winston-Salem, NC 27117-2189 Phone: 910-770-3291 Fax: 910-770-3375 Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools The North Carolina School of the Arts was established in 1963 by the General Assembly as a residential public institution for training in the performing arts. It merged into the University of North Carolina in 1972. Currently, the school trains exceptionally talented students at the college and high school levels for professional careers in the performing arts. Students are admitted by audition to the programs of the Schools of Dance, Design and Production, Drama, and Music. The arts and academic curricula culminate in a high school diploma with arts concentration in dance, music, and visual art; the arts diploma at the college level in dance, design and production, drama, and music; baccalaureate degrees in dance, design and production, drama, film, and music; and master's degrees in design and production and music. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chancellor: Alex C. Ewing 910-770-3200 Vice Chancellors: William A. Pruitt, Arts and Academic Programs 770-3261 Joseph L. Dickson, Administration and Finance 770-3301 William A. Porter, Development and Public Relations 770-3330 William R.Donohue, Student Life 770-3275 Thomas C. Brown, Special Assistant to the Chancellor 770-3200 1996-1997 BOARD OF TRUSTEES: appt term exp. phone J. Scott Cramer BOG 97 910-770-5919 Winston-Salem John W. Davis III BOG 99 910-724-6921 Winston-Salem, Chairman William A. Davis,II "Bill" GOV 97 910-721-3624 Winston-Salem Lynn B. Eisenberg GOV 97 910-724-9942 Winston-Salem Jacob H. Froelich,Jr. BOG 97 910-889-4111 High Point, President Dr. Robert V. Fulk,Jr. BOG 99 910-762-8754 Wilmington Dr. Calvert B. Jeffers,Jr. GOV 99 910-725-7525 Winston-Salem Thomas S. Kenan, III BOG 97 919-967-0618/8221 Chapel Hill Wade M. Smith BOG 99 919-821-4711 Raleigh Hellena H. Tidwell BOG 97 704-372-9667 Charlotte Carolyn Cone Weaver BOG 99 910-484-1205 Fayetteville Jackson D. Wilson, Jr. GOV 99 910-744-5000 Winston-Salem Ex-officio members: Honorable Betty Ray McCain (non-voting) 919-733-4867 Secretary, Department of Cultural Resources Gerhardt Zimmerman (non-voting) 919-733-2750 Conductor, North Carolina Symphony Barclay Stiff (ex officio) President, NCSA Student Government Association 1997-98 Honorary Trustees: (non-voting) Mrs. Dan K. Moore Raleigh 848-7416 Dr. James H. Semans Durham 493-5591 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996-97 FACTS: Calendar: 3 terms (fall, winter, and spring), August to May Housing: 8 residence halls: 6 college, 2 high school. Enrollment: Total: 1,002 High School: 270 College: 732 Undergraduate: 672 Graduate: 60 Gender Distribution: Female: 476 (47%) Male: 526 (53%) Ethnic Distribution (Available for College and higher levels ONLY): White: 606 (82.8%) Black: 57 (7.8%) Native American: 2 (.3%) Other Races: 67 (9.1%) Geographic Origin: NC residents: 538 (54%) Home County: 131 Adjacent Counties: 61 Other NC Counties: 312 Out-of-State: 464 (46%) Average SAT for incoming freshmen: 1107 Tuition and Fees High School In-state: $62 Out-of-state: $5,043 Undergraduate and Graduate In-state: $1,359 Out-of-state: $9,570 Degrees Conferred 1995-96: Bachelor's: 74 Master's: 12 Total Faculty: 116 With Doctorate or First Professional: 11 (9.5%) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SOURCE: Ann Roark, administrative assistant to the chancellor and/or Tom Brown, special assistant to the chancellor. Phone: 910-770-3201 Addresses for the Board of Trustees and additional biographical information on the school are available in the vertical files located in NRD. For a full list of the administration and board of directors, see the school bulletin in the NRD stacks. Also see the NRD stacks for more detailed statistics in the Statistical Abstract of Higher Education in North Carolina 1996-97: LC175.N8 S7 1997. LAST UPDATED: June 4, 1998 ljames@nando.com