Share Tweet Share Share Email Short Description Dr. Ralph Opacic, the founder of Orange County School of The Arts, created a legacy of intergenerational brilliance in the performing arts. Those who experienced learning directly from Dr.
Opacic when he was an instructor at OCSA shared how much it impacted their career. In an interview with the alumni from OCSA, we learn that Dr. Opacic’s impact is not only limited to the professional lives of OCSA graduates.
Lessons from Dr. Opacic carries on to their personal life, in how they raise young artists and prepare them for their future careers. In 1987, Dr.
Ralph Opacic established the Orange County School of The Arts (OCSA, pronounced “oh-shuh”) in Santa Ana, California. Within this institution of learning and creativity, he set up a culture of distinction and innovation regarding training multiple generations of performing artists. The school now averages well over 2,000 enrolled students with an average GPA ranging from 3.
3 to 3.8 . OCSA brings together the best of both the academic and professional worlds of the performing arts, teaching students how to excel in their fields of choice.
From dance and graphic arts to culinary skills and creative writing, OCSA caters to anyone who has a penchant for hard work and a drive for mastery. Many of those who learned directly from Dr. Opacic during his time as an instructor have solidified their careers and are raising young artists of their own.
A sampling of them have volunteered .