The Community for Accredited Online Schools (AccreditedSchoolsOnline.org), a leader in higher education information and resources, has identified the Best Art Schools in the nation for 2016-2017. The lists compare a variety of data points for both two and four year colleges and universities, ranking the top 50 schools with the most affordable and most impressive collections of both campus and online art program options.
'Art is such a broad field of study, it can be hard to know which schools offer the highest quality and biggest variety of learning options for fine arts students,' said Doug Jones, CEO and Founder of the Community for Accredited Online Schools. 'After analyzing numerous data points related to cost, student support and services, we were able to pinpoint the postsecondary schools that provide the best fine arts education in the U.S.'
Schools must meet specific base requirements to make the exclusive top 50 lists. All institutions need to be accredited and carry public or private not-for-profit status to qualify. Rankings are determined by an in-depth assessment of more than a dozen qualitative and quantitative data points to determine their overall value.
The following two year schools are listed as the Best Art Schools for 2016-2017:
- American River College
- Casper College
- Central Wyoming College
- Chabot College
- Chaffey College
- Chandler-Gilbert Community College
- College of San Mateo
- College of Southern Idaho
- Collin College
- Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus
- Estrella Mountain Community College
- Fresno City College
- Fullerton College
- GateWay Community College
- Glendale Community College
- Haywood Community College
- Hinds Community College
- Kilgore College
- Lansing Community College
- Long Beach City College
- Mesa Community College
- Metropolitan Community College
- Monterey Peninsula College
- Mt. San Antonio College
- North Idaho College
- Northeast Community College
- Northeast Mississippi Community College
- Northwest College
- Ohlone College
- Owens Community College
- Pasadena City College
- Phoenix College
- Saddleback College
- San Diego Mesa College
- San Jacinto College
- Santa Ana College
- Santa Fe Community College
- Santa Rosa Junior College
- Scottsdale Community College
- Sinclair College
- Terra State Community College
- Truckee Meadows Community College
- Tulsa Community College
- Washtenaw Community College
- West Valley College
- Western Iowa Tech Community College
- Western Texas College
- Western Wyoming Community College
- Yavapai College
The following four year schools are listed as the Best Art Schools for 2016-2017:
- Andrews University
- Aquinas College
- Art Academy of Cincinnati
- Bethany College
- Brenau University
- Brigham Young University - Hawaii
- Brigham Young University - Provo
- Carson-Newman University
- Cleveland Institute of Art
- Coker College
- Columbia College - Chicago
- Converse College
- CUNY Hunter College
- Curtis Institute of Music
- Hardin-Simmons University
- Jacksonville University
- Lindenwood University
- Louisiana College
- Madonna University
- Marlboro College
- Maryland Institute College of Art
- Marymount Manhattan College
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design
- Mississippi College
- Northern Arizona University
- Ohio University - Main Campus
- Oklahoma City University
- Palm Beach Atlantic University
- Purdue University - Main Campus
- Roosevelt University
- Shenandoah University
- SUNY at Fredonia
- SUNY at Purchase College
- SUNY Buffalo State
- SUNY College at Potsdam
- Temple University
- The Juilliard School
- The New School
- The University of the Arts
- University at Buffalo
- University of Central Oklahoma
- University of Hartford
- University of Idaho
- University of Iowa
- University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- University of Missouri - Kansas City
- University of Northern Iowa
- Villa Maria College
- Viterbo University
- Webster University
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