The Perpich Center for Arts Education (PCAE) is an agency of the State of Minnesota that works to improve arts education for Minnesota students and educators through programs and partnerships centered in the arts. A 33-acre (130,000 m2) campus in Golden Valley houses the Center's three main components: the Professional Development and Research Group (PDR), Arts High School (AHS) and the PCAE Library. PCAE serves as a resource for arts education in Minnesota.
The Arts High School is a tuition-free public high school delivering a comprehensive education centered in the arts. The school is open to all 11th and 12th grade students who are Minnesota residents. Students apply and audition in their 10th or 11th grade year, in one of six areas:theatre, dance, media arts, visual arts, literary arts, or music. With enrollment limited to 310 students, AHS offers the benefit of learning in a small community while allowing students to take advantage of arts resources in the Twin Cities. Students living in the Twin Cities area often commute each morning, while those from the greater Minnesota area live in dorms on campus.
The Perpich Center successfully navigated a challenging legislative session during the recession of 2009, during which Governor Tim Pawlenty proposed that the Center be converted to a charter school. The Center remains an agency of the State of Minnesota.
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