Art and Design Schools
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International Academy of Design & Technology |
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The Art Institute Online |
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Westwood College |
Featured Art & Design Articles
Pros and Cons of "Big City" Art Schools
Location is a critical factor when choosing an art school. Understand the advantages and disadvantages of going to art schools in cities like New York and Los Angeles. Read more »
How to Prepare Your Portfolio for College Admissions
For most university art programs and private art schools, your portfolio will play a determining factor in your admission. But the portfolio needn't be scary or an obstacle to getting into the college of your choice as long as it is approached in a thoughtful and serious manner. Read more »
Alternative Careers for Artists
To help you think outside the web design box, here are four alternate jobs that require an artistic eye. Read more »
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- The Art Institute Online
- Academy of Art University - Online
- Full Sail University - Online
- International Academy of Design & Technology - Online
- DeVry University - Online
- American InterContinental University - Online
- Westwood College - Online
- ITT Technical Institute - Online
- Brown Mackie College - Birmingham
- The Art Institute of Phoenix - Phoenix
- The Art Institute of Tucson - Tucson
- Brown Mackie College - Tucson
- Collins College - Tempe
- Academy of Art University - San Francisco
- The Art Institute of California - Hollywood, Inland Empire, Los Angeles, Orange County, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Sunnyvale
- International Academy of Design & Technology - Sacramento
- Brooks Institute - Santa Barbara
- Westwood College - Inland Empire, Los Angeles, South Bay
- Design Institute of San Diego - San Diego
- Interior Designers Institute - Newport Beach
- Carrington College California - Emeryville, San Jose
- Columbia College Hollywood - Tarzana
- ITT Technical Institute - Torrance
- Institute of Technology - Clovis, Modesto
- The Art Institute of Colorado - Denver
- Westwood College - Denver North, Denver South
- Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs, Denver, Denver North
- Porter and Chester Institute - Branford, CT, Enfield, CT, Rocky Hill, CT, Stratford, CT, Watertown, CT
- Boston University Center for Digital Imaging Arts - Washington D.C.
- Full Sail University - Winter Park
- The Art Institute of Tampa - Tampa
- The Art Institute of Jacksonville - Jacksonville
- International Academy of Design & Technology - Orlando, Tampa
- Digital Media Arts College - Boca Raton
- Keiser University - Jacksonville, Lakeland, Melbourne, Orlando, Pembroke Pines, Port St. Lucie, Tallahassee, Tampa, West Palm Beach
- Miami International University of Art & Design - Miami
- American InterContinental University - South Florida
- Brown Mackie College - Miami
- ITT Technical Institute - Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville
- South University - West Palm Beach
- The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale - Fort Lauderdale
- The Art Institute of Atlanta - Atlanta
- The Art Institute of Atlanta - Decatur
- American InterContinental University - Atlanta
- ITT Technical Institute - Duluth
- Westwood College - Atlanta Midtown, Atlanta Northlake
- Brown Mackie College - Boise
- ITT Technical Institute - Boise
- The Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago, Schaumburg, Tinley Park
- International Academy of Design & Technology - Chicago
- Harrington College of Design - Chicago
- Tribeca Flashpoint - Chicago
- Westwood College - Chicago DuPage, Chicago Loop, Chicago O'Hare Airport, Chicago River Oaks
- American Academy of Art - Chicago
- Fox College - Bedford Park
- The Art Institute of Indianapolis - Indianapolis
- Brown Mackie College - Fort Wayne
- ITT Technical Institute - Fort Wayne
- International Business College - Fort Wayne, Indianapolis
- National College - Indianapolis
- The Art Institutes International - Kansas City
- Brown Mackie College - Kansas City, Salina
- Brown Mackie College - Louisville, Northern Kentucky (Ft. Mitchell)
- Daymar College - Bellevue, Bowling Green, Louisville Fern Valley, Owensboro
- The New England Institute of Art - Boston
- Porter and Chester Institute - Canton, MA, Chicopee, MA, Westborough, MA, Woburn, MA
- Boston University Center for Digital Imaging Arts - Waltham
- ITT Technical Institute - Boston South
- The Art Institute of Michigan - Detroit
- International Academy of Design & Technology - Detroit
- ITT Technical Institute - Canton
- The Art Institutes International - Minnesota
- Brown College - Mendota Heights
- ITT Technical Institute - Eden Prairie
- Minneapolis Business College - Roseville
- Brown Mackie College - St. Louis
- Hickey College - St. Louis
- ITT Technical Institute - Arnold, Earth City, Kansas City
- The Art Institute of Las Vegas - Henderson
- International Academy of Design & Technology - Las Vegas
- ITT Technical Institute - Albuquerque
- Brown Mackie College - Albuquerque
- The Art Institute of New York City - New York
- Briarcliffe College - Bethpage, Patchogue
- The Art Institute of Charlotte - Charlotte
- The Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham - Raleigh-Durham
- King's College - Charlotte
- The Art Institute of Ohio - Cincinnati
- Virginia Marti College of Art and Design - Lakewood
- Bradford School - Columbus
- Brown Mackie College - Cincinnati, Findlay, North Canton
- ITT Technical Institute - Dayton
- National College - Dayton Area
- The Art Institute of Portland - Portland
- ITT Technical Institute - Portland
- The Art Institute of Philadelphia - Philadelphia
- The Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh
- The Art Institute of York-Pennsylvania - York
- Bradford School - Pittsburgh
- The Art Institute of Charleston - Charleston
- South University - Columbia
- The Art Institute of Tennessee - Nashville
- International Academy of Design & Technology - Nashville
- Watkins College of Art, Design and Film - Nashville
- Nossi College of Art - Nashville
- Daymar Institute - Clarksville, Murfreesboro, Nashville
- The Art Institute of Dallas - Dallas
- The Art Institute of Austin - Austin
- The Art Institute of Houston - Houston
- The Art Institute of Houston - North
- The Art Institute of Fort Worth - Fort Worth
- International Academy of Design & Technology - San Antonio
- American InterContinental University - Houston
- ITT Technical Institute - Arlington, Austin
- The Art Institute of Salt Lake City - Draper
- The Art Institute of Washington - Arlington
- The Art Institute of Washington-Northern Virginia - Sterling
- The Art Institute of Virginia Beach - Virginia Beach
- Boston University Center for Digital Imaging Arts - Washington D.C.
- Sanford-Brown College - Vienna
- Westwood College - Virginia Annandale, Virginia Arlington Ballston
- ECPI University - Manassas (Northern VA), Newport News, Virginia Beach
- ITT Technical Institute - Chantilly
- The Art Institute of Seattle - Seattle
- The Art Institute of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
- The Art Institute of Vancouver - Vancouver, British Columbia
- Vancouver Film School - Vancouver, British Columbia










