Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Established	1886
Type	Private
President	Michael O'Keefe
Faculty	100
Undergraduates	750
Location	Minneapolis, USA
Campus	Urban
Website	www.mcad.edu

Minneapolis College of Art and Design is a four-year and post-graduate college specializing in the visual arts. Founded in 1886, the College was originally called the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts and the first class contained 28 students, 26 of which were women. Located in the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, MCAD takes in roughly 750 fine arts and design students to engage in areas such as figure drawing, still life, design, sculpture, typography and art history. MCAD also has a comic arts program.

Academics

The College offers an equivalent of three degree programs.

Bachelor of Fine Arts The BFA program offers majors in Advertising Design, Animation, Comic Art, Drawing, Filmmaking, Studio Fine Arts, Furniture Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Web And Multimedia Environments, Painting, Photography, Print, Paper, Book, and Sculpture.

Bachelor of Science The BS program, focuses more on uniting the art world with the business world. Students enrolled in the BS program take classes composed of two thirds business and one third studio art. The program offers majors in Visualization and Virtual Experience, Entrepreneurship and Porject Management, Print and Web Communications and Branding, Marketing and Public Relations.

Master of Fine Arts The MFA program is similar in structure to the BFA program and shares much of the same majors. It's based on a mentor-based approach in which students select a mentor from a list of MCAD Faculty and professional area artists, work one-on-one with their mentors discussing their goals as an artist, and develop strategies in studio art and liberal studies seminars to meet to the best of their needs .

• An average of 700 students attend the college, with approximately 50 percent enrolled in design, 25 percent in media arts and 25 percent in fine arts.

MCAD offers certificate programs for students who wish to concentrate in an area but are not seeking a degree. Currently, the College has two certificate programs: post-baccalaureate certificate and a certificate in sustainable design online.

The post-baccalaureate program is a focused, intensive course of study for those who have completed a significant amount of work in studio art or design. Such students can use a post-baccalaureate certificate to qualify for certain occupations or to strengthen their portfolio if they are considering pursuing graduate studies. Applications are open to individuals who have received a bachelor’s degree.

Campus

The College's campus is located on 2501 Stevens Avenue, just south of the Minneapolis downtown area. MCAD is also housed next to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the Children's Theatre Company.

• MCAD offers it's student apartments for on-campus livng.
  • 122 Units
  • 10 efficiencies
  • 63 one-bedrooms
  • 40 two-bedrooms
  • 9 three-bathrooms
• 43 percent are furnished
  • All housing units together can hold an amount of 285 students

Enrollment

• Total undergrads: 722
• Degree-seeking undergrads: 691
• First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 140
• Graduate enrollment: 44

Notable faculty, staff, students, and alumni

According to the college, some MCAD alums are responsible for the first design of the iPod shuffle. Five alums have appeared on HGTV and design work has shown up in local retailers such as Target. MCAD graduates work in television, film, and advertising.

Notable current and historic faculty, staff, students, and alumni have included:

• Esther Bubley
• Dorit Cypis ^{[citation needed]}
• Barbara Ess (visiting artist) ^{[citation needed]}
• Mary GrandPré
• Robert Koehler
• Mark Mallman
• George Morrison
• Charles Schultz
• Wanda Gag

Trivia

• MCAD is one of the few major art institutions to offer a major in Comic Art.

External links

• Minneapolis College of Art and Design

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