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What should I be looking for when it comes to art colleges?
Is there anything I should avoid or go for in these cases? #Spring25
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Kim’s Answer
Hi Mackenzie,
Do you have some particular area or areas of interest? If so, I'd look for schools that have support for those disciplines--especially in faculty. Who teaches there? What are their backgrounds and accomplishments?
You might want to check out this recent blog post, which rates the 100 top art schools and colleges in the US, and provides interesting information like costs and acceptance rates. Note we can't link here, so you'll have to swap out the .com in the URL I provided.
https://empowerly(dot-com)/majors/arts/the-best-art-schools-in-the-us/
Hope this helps!
Do you have some particular area or areas of interest? If so, I'd look for schools that have support for those disciplines--especially in faculty. Who teaches there? What are their backgrounds and accomplishments?
You might want to check out this recent blog post, which rates the 100 top art schools and colleges in the US, and provides interesting information like costs and acceptance rates. Note we can't link here, so you'll have to swap out the .com in the URL I provided.
https://empowerly(dot-com)/majors/arts/the-best-art-schools-in-the-us/
Hope this helps!
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Leah’s Answer
Hi, Mackenzie!
There are a few things that I'd advise you look at when you're looking at different art colleges. I am a graphic designer, and I went to private (but not art specific) college, but I can still provide a little bit of insight into a few bullet points to keep in mind:
- Take a look at your budget. Sure, pretty much everyone wants to go to the really large and expensive art school, but is that feasible for you? It wasn't for me. I did a lot of research into the scholarships and financial aid the different college would provide me. Additionally, I started off at community college, got some cheap credits there, and then transferred to university to save a bunch of money.
- Talk to the faculty of the art department or the specific focus skill you're looking to pursue, such as sculpture. If you don't know, that's okay too. I'd consider what you know you enjoy doing, what you'd like to try to do, and also what is going to provide a sustainable career path for you when you graduate. These colleges should be willing to discuss this with you if they have oost-graduation placement and offer internship and work experience opportunities, which are absolutely crucial.
- Sometimes it was easier for me to make my college decisions based on what I knew I didn't want as opposed to what I wanted, so if that is easier for you, start there. For example, I knew that I didn't want to leave my home state, and I knew that I didn't want a huge campus, which I learned after touring a public state university. Knowing those things right there eliminated thousands of colleges from my options. Some things you're not going to learn until you get to college, and that's okay, because that's what you're there for. Also remember that it's always okay to change your mind, too. Transferring is always an option if you don't like the campus that you land at, and switching majors because you don't love what you're doing in your classes is okay, too.
You've got this! Hope this helps.
There are a few things that I'd advise you look at when you're looking at different art colleges. I am a graphic designer, and I went to private (but not art specific) college, but I can still provide a little bit of insight into a few bullet points to keep in mind:
- Take a look at your budget. Sure, pretty much everyone wants to go to the really large and expensive art school, but is that feasible for you? It wasn't for me. I did a lot of research into the scholarships and financial aid the different college would provide me. Additionally, I started off at community college, got some cheap credits there, and then transferred to university to save a bunch of money.
- Talk to the faculty of the art department or the specific focus skill you're looking to pursue, such as sculpture. If you don't know, that's okay too. I'd consider what you know you enjoy doing, what you'd like to try to do, and also what is going to provide a sustainable career path for you when you graduate. These colleges should be willing to discuss this with you if they have oost-graduation placement and offer internship and work experience opportunities, which are absolutely crucial.
- Sometimes it was easier for me to make my college decisions based on what I knew I didn't want as opposed to what I wanted, so if that is easier for you, start there. For example, I knew that I didn't want to leave my home state, and I knew that I didn't want a huge campus, which I learned after touring a public state university. Knowing those things right there eliminated thousands of colleges from my options. Some things you're not going to learn until you get to college, and that's okay, because that's what you're there for. Also remember that it's always okay to change your mind, too. Transferring is always an option if you don't like the campus that you land at, and switching majors because you don't love what you're doing in your classes is okay, too.
You've got this! Hope this helps.