about meca
Maine College of Art is a dynamic college of art
and design where nationally recognized faculty, interdisciplinary programs, and
state-of-the-art facilities create an educational experience that gives fresh
vision to Maine's extraordinary legacy in the visual arts. Founded in 1882 and
fully accredited, MECA educates artists at all stages of their creative
careers, offering both the Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts degrees as well as
a wide range of professional institutes and continuing studies classes for
individuals of all ages.
The College gallery, the Institute of
Contemporary Art at MECA, has been hailed as one of the finest art spaces in
the Northeast for the exhibition of leading edge contemporary art.
Highlights
- 24/7 access to professional quality studio space for all students
- Individual studio spaces for all majors
- 10:1 student to faculty ratio
- Average major class size: 10
- More than 400 undergraduate and graduate students
- 11 majors, 3 minors and post-bac certificate options
- Full-time and part-time study options available
Accreditation
- National Association of Art and Design (NASAD) since 1973, last
comprehensive review 2007
- New England Association of Schools and Colleges since 1978, last
comprehensive review 2007
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