The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts is a world-class educational institution that has been changing the lives of young people since 1973. Every year, this professional arts training center provides intensive instruction in creative writing, dance, media arts, music (classical, jazz, vocal), theatre arts (drama, musical theatre, theatre design) , and visual arts to students from public, private, and parochial schools across Louisiana through schoolday, after-school, weekend, and summer sessions.
The NOCCA Institute is NOCCA's nonprofit support and advocacy arm, providing numerous programs for the benefit of students, faculty, and the general public.