about meca
Located in the heart of the Portland Arts District, Maine College of Art offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts, a Master of Fine Arts in Studio Arts, a Post-Baccalaureate in Art Education as well as Continuing Studies for adults and youths, including a Pre-College intensive for high school students.
MECA delivers a demanding and enlivening education in visual art and design within an intimate learning community. We teach each student how to transform aspirations and values into a creative practice that serves as the foundation for a lifelong pursuit of personal and professional goals.
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
- 9:1 student to faculty ratio
- Average major class size: 10
- More than 350 undergraduate and graduate students
- 10 majors, 3 minors and post-baccalaureate 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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