Jordan College of the Arts
The Jordan College of the Arts (JCA) prepares students for careers as performers, art professionals, scholars, arts administrators, and teachers. As a cultural leader in Indianapolis, the Jordan College of the Arts collaborates with professional programs and companies regionally, nationally and internationally. With programs in art + design, arts administration, dance, music, and theatre, we combine nationally recognized conservatory-style programs with a curriculum rich in the liberal arts.
The Jordan College of the Arts Advantage:
- The all-inclusive arts college with comprehensive conservatory quality training within a liberal arts university
- Over 450 students representing just over 12 percent of the Butler undergraduate student body - a uniquely high concentration of artists
- Over 300 on-campus productions every year including performances in spectacular venues ranging from 140 to 2,200 seats
- Experiential learning from the start, in all aspects of production
- Interdisciplinary collaboration opportunities
- Strong local, national, and global partnerships
- Located in Indianapolis, the 12th largest city in the U.S.; an arts-rich city providing a multitude of opportunities for community engagement
Degrees
- Dance
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- BFA in Dance - Performance
- BA in Dance - Pedagogy
- BS in Dance - Arts Administration
- Art + Design
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- BA in Art + Design
- Music
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- BA in Music
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- Concentrations or emphasis in jazz studies, music composition, music history, music theory, applied music
- BM in Composition
- BM in Music Education
- BM in Performance
- BM in Piano Pedagogy
- BS in Arts Administration - Music
- MM in Music
- Theatre
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- BA in Theatre
- BS in Arts Administration - Theatre
- Arts Administration
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- BS in Arts Administration - General
- BS in Arts Administration - Music
- BS in Arts Administration - Theatre
- BS in Dance - Arts Administration
In addition to submitting an application for admission, intended JCA majors must also complete the JCA application and audition.
For more information, please visit www.butler.edu/jcfa.
