Interlochen Center for the Arts

Interlochen Center for the Arts is a boarding and day arts academy in Interlochen, Michigan. It serves 501 to 700 students in high school and a post-graduate year. The campus sits between two lakes in the northern Lower Peninsula, and it runs as a year-round arts conservatory with an accredited high school built in.

Students pick a major in music, theatre, dance, visual arts, creative writing, film, or comparative arts. They also take a full academic course load. That shapes the teaching job in a specific way. Faculty work with students who have already chosen an art form, so studio critiques and seminar talks run at a conservatory level.

Academic teachers plan around rehearsals, juries, and performances. Coordination with arts faculty is constant. For a teacher who likes team-taught scheduling and motivated students, this is a rare setup in a Michigan boarding school.

Interlochen is financially stable. The school reported about $91 million in revenue and $261 million in net assets in 2023, and fundraising grew over the prior year. That scale funds specialized studios, a full residential life program, and compensation that is competitive for the region. Boarding staff roles often include housing or meal benefits, which matters on a rural northern Michigan salary.

Hiring covers arts faculty in every discipline, core academic teachers, residential life staff, production and technical crews, admissions, advancement, and operations. Openings run year-round because summer camp and adult programs share the campus.