I'm in the Maryland area and i've been looking at diffrent colleges I like but....it seems really hard to find one thats less than $80,000 a year >.< ick! I'm intrested in Antonelli college in PA because it majors in photography.
Anywho...any suggestions? Columbia College is located in downtown Chicago. It is a great affordable school. >80k take a look at the link I provided. I set it up to go directly to the photography department. try this, even though it's not anywhere close to you they offer most degrees completely online as an option
http://www.academyart.edu/
I just got a packet from them in the mail today and it actually looks pretty good, can't remember exactly how much tuition is, I
think roughly $600 per credit
here are the exact links......
online photography -aa, ba, ma, and certifications
http://online.academyart.edu/photography...
tuition
http://www.academyart.edu/admissions/tui... Ringling School of Art and Design
www.rsad.edu
it's a very good school, I went there and I thought it was the most affordable for the education you get. It has photography, computer animation, illustration, graphic arts, and interior design majors there. It's strictly an art school. It's also private. I was an RA there, which made it more affordable as well, because you can eliminate the cost of Room and Board, which saves about half of your expenses. It was worth every penny! I minored in photography there. There might be better photography schools, it really depends on what line of photography you want to do. There's a really good journalism photography school in Missouri I believe. Pennsylvania Academy of Art.
Unfortunately in the area of academics, the better the school the more $$$$$$. Look into the state University. Sometimes it pays off to shoot for the highest star..... I always suggest attending a public university. Some of the best ranked art programs in the country, such as UCLA, are state universities.
You will need to decide if you want a BA or BFA degree. In the later, you will take more studio classes and lest core liberal arts classes. I found that my BA in photography at Purdue University was an advantage after graduation in preparing me for a non art related career due to more classes in math, computer applications, and the sciences; I don't regret studying art in college because it gave me great creative, design, and problem solving skills.
When selecting a photography program, I suggest finding out if it is commercial or fine arts focused, and what type of work the professors create. Apart from what type of college experience you want, the biggest factor should be quality of instructors. In something like art, were your success is some what subjective, respecting and liking your teachers can be important. Good luck! check out The College of the Mountains in Breckenridge, Colorado, they have a great photography dept. |
