PCS works hard to mainstream international students in as expeditious a way as possible but with an ever-present concern for the comfort and individual needs of the students involved. PCS emphasizes the value of regular classroom attendance, teacher instruction and group discussion. For those students who must be away from school due to professional obligations, PCS provides a guided study program designed for students who are unable to be in class. Guided study works because the student and teacher are always in contact and the assignments are mapped out ahead of time. Guided study courses are an extension of the regular curriculum and parallels classroom instruction.
Students receive assignment sheets for each academic course.
Homework and papers may be faxed, sent, or transmitted via computer disk. Arrangements are made regarding tests. For students who are working locally, weekly appointments with the faculty are required. PCS Graduates have gone on to study at Bard College, Barnard College, Berklee College of Music, Boston University, Bucknell University, Carnegie-Mellon University, Columbia University, Emerson University, Fordham University, Hampshire College, Harvard University, John Jay College, Juilliard School of Music, Lafayette College, London Academy of Music and Drama, Loyola Marymount College, Manhattan School of Music, Mannes College of Music, Middlebury College, New England Conservatory of Music, New York University, Oberlin College, Ochanomizu Institute, Peabody Conservatory of Music, Rider College, Sarah Lawrence College, Stanford University, SUNY at Albany, SUNY at Purchase, University of Michigan, University of Southern California, University of Utah, Vassar College, Westminster Choir College and Yale University.