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![Congratulations Alejandro Vargas (APA Dance-Class of 2020) for becoming a company member of Lyon Opera Ballet in France!!!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727920777/ucvtsorg/pehi2ljbt0cdoofqvb0j/AV_LyonOperaBallet_image.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727920777/ucvtsorg/pehi2ljbt0cdoofqvb0j/AV_LyonOperaBallet_image.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1727920777/ucvtsorg/pehi2ljbt0cdoofqvb0j/AV_LyonOperaBallet_image.jpg","width":800}])
Alejandro received his BFA in Dance from Juilliard in May 2024. His final semester was spent performing in the Broadway show Illinoise.
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APA Mission
The Academy for Performing Arts is an innovative four year high school, immersing students in honors’ level academics while training in a pre-professional artistic setting within majors such as theatre, dance, or technical theatre. The Academy fosters the discipline, integrity and passion necessary for students to succeed at the post-secondary level and as members of the performing arts community. The culmination of the program allows the students to complete their senior year by taking college-level courses and receiving college credit at Kean University.
By The Numbers
200
Business and Industry Connections
More than 200 students are placed in internships with local business and industries each year.
2000
Union County Students
UCVTS enrolls more than 2,000 students each year from every municipality in Union County
100%
AP / College Level Courses
100% of our full-time students either take Advanced Placement coursework or take college level, credit bearing coursework before graduating.
100%
Graduation Rate
UCVTS holds a 100% graduation rate for students.
14:1
Students to Teacher
The UCVTS Students to Teachers ratio is 14:1.