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Colleges, Universities, and Other SPT Training Opportunities.
Many students want to find high quality stage combat training associated with an actor training program. Many colleges and universities, as well as theaters and private schools offer such training. It can vary from a one semester crash course, to a seven semester overview. If you are interested in finding institutions who offer this type of training, and who offer the Skills Proficiency Test, look below. You can be assured of safe, quality training, as the institutions below hire Society of American Fight Directors certified Teachers, Fight Directors, or Fight Masters.

TOP INSTITUTIONS SUPPORTING The Society of American Fight Directors Skills Proficiency Test
INSTITUTION	SPT Tests given since 1980
Columbia College, Chicago	26 (since 1988)
The University of Washington	18
The University of Illinois	17
Marymount-Fordham London Drama Academy	16
The Cornish College of The Arts, Seattle	15
The University of the Arts	14
New York University	13
The University of Michigan	12
The University of Virginia	11
Temple University	10
Webster College	10
Wright State University	9
The Legend of Daniel Boone	9
Northern Kentucky University	9
The California Institute of the Arts	8
Brandeis University	8
The Actor's Combat Training School	8
The New York Fight Ensemble	8
The Pennsylvania State University	8
The Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire	8
Louisiana Tech	8
Fights 4	7
Blue Jacket	7
The University of Houston	7
The University of Iowa	6
Ohio University	6
The College-Conservatory of Music	6
Tecumseh!	5
Niagara University	5
Carnegie Mellon University	5
The University of Alabama	5
Other schools and institutions holding Skills Proficiency Tests:
The Alabama Shakespeare Festival New Mexico State University The National Conservatory for Dramatic Arts The Lee Strasberg Institute Roosevelt University, Chicago The College of William and Mary ACT Boston University The University of Miami The North Carolina School of the Arts Brooklyn College Kutztown University Walnut Street Theater School Pace University Northwestern State University The University of Florida The University of Wisconsin The Barter Theater The Hartt School/University of Hartford The University of Arizona PRIVATE TRAINING CENTERS The Atlanta Stage Combat Studio The Actor's Gymnasium, Chicago Dueling Arts International, San Francisco Freehold Theater Studio Lab, Seattle The Los Angeles Fight Academy The Swords and Surf Workshop, Hawaii The Winter Wonderland Workshop, Chicago The National Fight Directors Training Program, Maine

	Don't forget to check out our premier Actor, Teacher and Fight Director Workshops!
The National Fight Director Training Program The Fight Directors' Workshop The Actor's Ensemble Workshop		The National Stage Combat Workshop Actor Combatant Workshop Intermediate Actor Combatant Workshop Advanced Actor Combatant Workshop Teacher Training Workshop