Maine College of Art & Design
 The Porteous Building, a 1904beaux artsstyle building. | |
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| Type | Privateart school |
| Established | 1882 |
| Accreditation | NECHE |
Academic affiliation | AICAD |
| Endowment | $15.4 million (2021)[1] |
| President | Laura Freid[2] |
Academic staff | 26 Full-time 65 Part-time[3] |
Administrative staff | 84 |
| Students | 511[4] |
| Undergraduates | 458 |
| Postgraduates | 53 |
| Address | ,,, United States 43°39′20″N70°15′39″W/ 43.655670°N 70.260730°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | meca |
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Maine College of Art & Design(MECA&D) is aprivateart schoolinPortland, Maine.Founded in 1882, Maine College of Art & Design is the oldest arts educational institution inMaine.Roughly 32% of MECA&D students are from Maine.[4]The college isaccreditedby theNew England Commission of Higher Education.[5]In August 2021, the instititution formerly namedMaine College of Artchanged its name toMaine College of Art & Designto reflect the school's emphasis on design.[6]
Campus[edit]
Maine College of Art & Design’s central academic building resides on Congress Street. This building, thePorteous Building,was renovated in the late 1990s to suit the school’s needs.[7]With 125,000 square feet (11,600 m2) of space, this former department store is now a six-floor vertical campus. The school also has space in 380 Cumberland on Cumberland Avenue, including drawing studios, academic classrooms, and MFA studios.
Organization and administration[edit]
MECA&D is a member of theAssociation of Independent Colleges of Art and Design(AICAD),[3]a consortium of thirty-six art schools in the United States.
Academics[edit]
MECA&D offersBachelor of Fine Arts(BFA),Master of Fine Artsin Studio Art (MFA), andMaster of Artsin Teaching (MAT) degrees. MECA&D acquired theSalt Institute for Documentary Studiesin 2016.[8]It offers the a Graduate Certificate in Documentary Studies and continuing studies programs.
References[edit]
- ^"Maine College of Art".IPEDS Data Center.Retrieved12 September2023.
- ^"Office of the President".Maine College of Art.Retrieved20 June2020.
- ^ab"Mane College of Art".AICAD.Retrieved22 June2020.
- ^ab"By the #'s".Maine College of Art.Retrieved20 June2020.
- ^"Maine College of Art".NECHE.Retrieved26 June2020.
- ^Bousquet, Carol (24 August 2021)."Maine College Of Art Announces Name Change And Planned Expansion".Maine Public.
- ^"Porteous Building".Greater Portland Landmarks.Retrieved2017-01-19.
- ^"Maine College of Art Announces Acquisition of Salt Institute of Documentary Studies".Maine College of Art.Retrieved2020-03-29.
External links[edit]
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