Former name |
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Type | Private art school |
Established | 1882 |
Accreditation | NECHE |
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 , , , United States 43°39′20″N 70°15′39″W / 43.655670°N 70.260730°W |
Campus | Urban |
Website |
meca |
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]
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.
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.
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.
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