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The Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) is a private fine arts and design college in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. Established in 1909, the art school grants bachelor of fine arts degrees and graduate degrees including the master of fine arts (MFA) and master of arts (MA) degrees. It has an enrollment of about 500 students. PNCA actively participates in Portland's cultural life through a public program of exhibitions, lectures, and internationally recognized visual artists, designers, and creative thinkers. Dr. Donald Tuski serves as the school's president.The college has eleven Bachelor of Fine Arts majors including: Animated Arts, Graphic Design, General Fine Art, Illustration, Intermedia, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Video and Sound, and Creative Writing, and one minor in Art and Ecology. The college also offers graduate programs including: a mentor-based MFA in Visual Studies, a Low-Residency MFA in Visual Studies, an MA in Critical Studies, an MFA in Collaborative Design, an MFA in Print Media, a Post-Baccalaureate residency, and an MFA in Applied Craft and Design, offered jointly with Oregon College of Art and Craft as well as a dual-degree MA/MFA option. PNCA also provides continuing education in art and design to the local community.