According to US News and World Report, the top three programs for Photography are at Yale, School of the Art Institute of Chicago and tied for third place are Rhode Island School of Design and Rochester Institute of Technology.
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There are a lot of really exceptional photography programs out there. Some top colleges are the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and Washington University in St. Louis, Missorui.
There are several schools photography schools in Sacramento, CA. Most colleges and universities also have colleges of arts that can teach photography.
A lot of colleges include photography courses in their arts based major programs. You can also look into technical schools which have programs specific to photography.
Yes, photography classes are being offered at colleges and universities. I suppose it depends on what kind of school it is and if you go there or not.
According to US News rankings, the University of Cincinnati is not among the top schools for photography in the nation. http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-fine-arts-schools/photography-rankings
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Whistling Woods International
Brooks Institute of Photography is the top rated photography school in America. You can find information on this and other local schools at the following link: http://blogs.photopreneur.com/top-photography-schools-in-the-usa-to-learn-photography.
well to do photography in most colleges you need a minimum of 5 GCSE's, but in a few others you may not.
Usually private art colleges such as MICA.
University of Arizona
Photography schools exist all over the United States. Many local universities are a good starting point in the search. Us News lists the top 20 photography schools at their website.