Associate Of Art Degree?
Q: I'm interested in talking about art colleges. It's a shame this place
has been spammed so much.
Anyway, I was interested in talking to people about post bacca o
major in something at art school. I read in Art Center's catalogue that a
lot of students there already have BAs or have transferred from other
schools. My school is very liberal arts and the closest I can come to
majoring in anything practical is visual arts (studio art). Still, I get
the sense that it's gallery oriented versus graphic design and
illustration oriented.
Are there any stories of loan woes? That's the biggest roadblock
for me. I'm poor already and post graduation will be in debt a couple
thousand dollars. I've thought about skipping out on art school altogether
and just going into the real world, but I've heard places like ArtCenter
are really intense and are good for making contacts. Is the financial aid
decent? How do people cope with the money issues?
A:In truth it doesn't matter so much what you study before you go to Art
Center, they have their own program and will "re-instruct" you in
their image. This isn't a bad thing, cause their program is the
strongest (MOHO) in the nation. I attended the Kansas City Art
Institute for a year, and let me tell you everything at Art Center is
so much more advance!
I read the thread on Art Center. I went to the School of the Art Institute
of Chicago, for my undergrad degree. I also was a transfer student. You
can get an associates degree from a number of community colleges, and then
get your BFA from an art school. I think it adds diversity to your
knowledge bank,