Maine College of Art & Design

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Maine College of Art & Design
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The Porteous Building, a 1904 beaux arts style building.
Former name
  • Maine College of Art
  • Portland School of Art
Type Private art school
Established1882;143 years ago (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
Students511 [4]
Undergraduates 458
Postgraduates 53
Address
522 Congress Street
,
Portland
,
Maine
,
United States

43°39′20″N70°15′39″W / 43.655670°N 70.260730°W / 43.655670; -70.260730
CampusUrban
Website meca.edu
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Maine College of Art & Design

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]

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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

  1. ↑ "Maine College of Art". IPEDS Data Center. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Office of the President". Maine College of Art. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Mane College of Art". AICAD. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. 1 2 "By the #'s". Maine College of Art. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Maine College of Art". NECHE. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  6. ↑ Bousquet, Carol (24 August 2021). "Maine College Of Art Announces Name Change And Planned Expansion". Maine Public.
  7. ↑ "Porteous Building". Greater Portland Landmarks. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
  8. ↑ "Maine College of Art Announces Acquisition of Salt Institute of Documentary Studies". Maine College of Art. Retrieved 2020-03-29.

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