Media Arts and Communications Academy (or MACA) is a charter school

Charter school

Charter schools are primary or secondary schools that receive public money but are not subject to some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter...

 located in McMinnville, Oregon

McMinnville, Oregon

McMinnville is the county seat and largest city of Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. According to Oregon Geographic Names, it was named by its founder, William T. Newby , an early immigrant on the Oregon Trail, for his hometown of McMinnville, Tennessee...

, United States

United States

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. MACA is a small, tech focused, college preparatory high school option for McMinnville School District

McMinnville School District

McMinnville School District is a public school district in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States that serves the cities of McMinnville and Lafayette.-Demographics:...

 students.

History

Media Arts and Communications Academy opened in 2007 as a part of Oregon

Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...

's Small School Initiative.

In March 2011, due to lack of funding, the McMinnville School District officially decided to make MACA a "pathway school" and merge it with McMinnville High School. The move is said to save the district around $350,000.

Academics

In June 2010 MACA graduated its first high school class, in which 27 students received a high school diploma

High school diploma

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Athletics

Students from the Media Arts and Communications Academy compete as a part of McMinnville High School

McMinnville High School

McMinnville High School is a public high school located in McMinnville, Oregon, United States.-History:Prior to 1876, high school students in the McMinnville attended school at McMinnville College. From 1876 to 1910, McMinnville offered a two-year high school education through the Cook School...

athletics.