Organization:Maine College of Art & Design
Former name |
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| Type | Private art school |
| Established | 1882 |
Academic affiliation | AICAD |
| Endowment | $15.4 million (2021)[1] |
| President | Laura Freid[2] |
Academic staff | 26 Full-time 65 Part-time[3] |
Administrative staff | 84 |
| Students | 511[4] |
| Undergraduates | 458 |
| Postgraduates | 53 |
| Address | 522 Congress Street , Portland , Maine , United States [ ⚑ ] : 43°39′20″N 70°15′39″W / 43.655670°N 70.260730°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | meca |
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Maine College of Art & Design (MECA&D) is a private art school in Portland, Maine. Founded in 1882, Maine College of Art & Design is the oldest arts educational institution in Maine. Roughly 32% of MECA&D students are from Maine.[4] The college is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.[5] In August 2021, the instititution formerly named Maine College of Art changed its name to Maine College of Art & Design to reflect the school's emphasis on design.[6]
Campus
Maine College of Art & Design’s central academic building resides on Congress Street. This building, the Porteous Building, was renovated in the late 1990s to suit the school’s needs.[7] With 125,000 square feet (11,600 m2) of space, this former department store is now a six-floor vertical campus. The school also has space in 380 Cumberland on Cumberland Avenue, including drawing studios, academic classrooms, and MFA studios.
Organization and administration
MECA&D is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD),[3] a consortium of thirty-six art schools in the United States.
Academics
MECA&D offers Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art (MFA), and Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degrees. MECA&D acquired the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in 2016.[8] It offers the a Graduate Certificate in Documentary Studies and continuing studies programs.
References
- ↑ "Maine College of Art". https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/datacenter/Facsimile.aspx?unitid=161509.
- ↑ "Office of the President". https://www.meca.edu/about/office-of-the-president/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Mane College of Art". https://www.aicad.org/schools/maine-college-of-art/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "By the #'s". https://www.meca.edu/about/meca-at-a-glance/by-the-numbers/.
- ↑ "Maine College of Art". https://www.neche.org/institution/maine-college-of-art/.
- ↑ Bousquet, Carol (24 August 2021). "Maine College Of Art Announces Name Change And Planned Expansion" (in en). Maine Public. https://www.mainepublic.org/news/2021-08-24/maine-college-of-art-announces-name-change-and-planned-expansion.
- ↑ "Porteous Building" (in en-US). http://www.portlandlandmarks.org/meca/.
- ↑ "Maine College of Art Announces Acquisition of Salt Institute of Documentary Studies". Maine College of Art. https://www.meca.edu/article/salt/.
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