Maine College Of Art

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School Location

97 Spring St
Portland, ME 041013913

General information

(207) 775-3052

Type of institution:	Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Federal Aid:	Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered:	Bachelor degrees, Certificates/Postbaccalaureate Certificates, Master's degrees
Carnegie classification:	Special Focus Institutions--Schools of art, music, and design
Number of students:	409 (-1)
2007-2008 Undergraduate application fee:	$ 40

About this School

The Maine College of Art, or MECA, is a fully accredited, degree-granting art college in the city of Portland, Maine. Established in 1882 as an educational component to the Portland Society of Art, MECA is now a vital cultural and economic force in the city of Portland. Its restoration of historic Congress Street buildings as its primary facilities helped save the downtown area from a severe economic decline, brought on by the growth of indoor shopping facilities such as the nearby Maine Mall. Prior to renaming itself Maine College of Art in the 1990s it was known as the Portland School of Fine and Applied Art and Portland School of Art. Since the 1990s, Maine College of Art has proved to be a revitalizing force in the downtown area - bringing in students from around the country and internationally, and restoring the historic Porteous building on Congress Street as its main facility. The school has also maintained the Baxter building, once home to the city's public library, housing several computer labs and its New Media, Graphic Design and Photography Majors as well as the offices of Advancement, President and graduate studies. In addition to offering Bachelor, Post-Baccalaureate in Art Education and Master of Fine Arts degrees, the school has a continuing studies program available to unenrolled adults and high school students. James Baker has been elected the 16th president of Maine College of Art and is set to begin in summer 2006. Baker is currently the Executive Director of the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Colorado. He succeeds Christine Vincent, who served for four years.

Tuition and Fees	2007-2008	2006-2007	2005-2006
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
In-State	$ 26,585	$ 25,320	$ 23,883
Out of State	$ 26,585	$ 25,320	$ 23,883
Books and Supplies	$ 2,100	$ 1,800	$ 1,800
On-Campus
Room and board	$ 7,380	$ 6,900	$ 8,826
Other Expenses	$ 1,800	$ 1,800	$ 1,800
Off Campus
Room and board	$ 6,000	$ 6,000	$ 6,000
Other Expenses	$ 2,200	$ 2,200	$ 2,200
Off Campus w/ family
Other Expenses	$ 5,620	$ 5,620	$ 5,620

Financial aid

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of Aid	Percentage of students receiving aid	Average amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship)	18%	$ 3,846
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship)	20%	$ 1,003
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship)	99%	$ 7,910
Loans to students	81%	$ 3,092

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Maine College of Art Bachelor degree Ceramic Arts and Ceramics	Maine College of Art
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by producing art works out of clay and similar materials. Includes instruction in handbuilt and wheelthrown techniques; molding; slips and glazes; trimming and decorating; firing and kiln operation; oxidation; mixed media; ceramic murals; and personal style development.

Maine College of Art Bachelor degree Crafts + Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry	Maine College of Art
A program that focuses on the aesthetics, techniques, and creative processes for designing and fashioning objects in one or more of the handcraft or folk art traditions, and that prepares individuals to create in any of these media.

Maine College of Art Bachelor degree Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other	Maine College of Art
Any instructional program in fine arts and art studies not listed in the Fine Arts and Art Studies, General category.

Maine College of Art Bachelor degree Graphic Design	Maine College of Art
A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic and computer techniques to the interpretation of technical and commercial concepts. Includes instruction in computer-assisted art and design, printmaking, concepts sketching, technical drawing, color theory, imaging, studio technique, still and life modeling, communication skills and commercial art business operations.

Maine College of Art Bachelor degree Illustration	Maine College of Art
A program that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to develop and execute interpretations of the concepts of authors and designers to specifications. Includes instruction in book illustration, fashion illustration, map illustration, rendering, exhibit preparation, textual layout, cartooning, and the use of various artistic techniques as requested by clients.

Maine College of Art Bachelor degree Intermedia + Multimedia	Maine College of Art
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions in either two or three dimensions, through simultaneous use of a variety of materials and media.

Maine College of Art Bachelor degree Metal and Jewelry Arts	Maine College of Art
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by fashioning art works from gems, other stones, and precious metals. Includes instruction in gemology; metalsmithing and finishing; stone cutting and polishing; metal and non-metal casting and molding; electroforming; metal coloring; enameling; photo etching; lapidary technique and art; design concepts; and personal style development.

Maine College of Art Bachelor degree Painting	Maine College of Art
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by the application of paints and related chemical color substances to canvases or other materials. Includes instruction in color and color mixing; surface preparation; composition; oil and acrylic media; watercolor media; painting techniques; and personal style development.

Maine College of Art Bachelor degree Photography	Maine College of Art
A program that focuses on the principles and techniques of communicating information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the creation of images on photographic film, plates, digital images and that may prepare individuals to be professional photographic artists. Includes instruction in camera and equipment operation and maintenance, film and plate developing, light and composition, films and printing media, color and special effects, photographic art, photographic history, use of computer applications to record or enhance images and applications to the photography of various subjects.

Maine College of Art Bachelor degree Printmaking	Maine College of Art
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by rendering art concepts onto surfaces and transferring images, via ink or dyes, onto paper or fabric. Includes instruction in monochrome and color printing; tonality; chemistry; equipment set-up and maintenance; techniques such as serigraphy, lithography, intaglio, woodcut, block, stencil, relief, etching, and composite; and personal style development.

Maine College of Art Bachelor degree Sculpture	Maine College of Art
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by creating three-dimensional art works. Includes instruction in the analysis of form in space; round and relief concepts; sculptural composition; modern and experimental methods; different media such as clay, plaster, wood, stone, and metal; techniques such as carving, molding, welding, casting, and modeling; and personal style development.

Maine College of Art Certificates/Postbaccalaureate Certificate Art Teacher Education	Maine College of Art
A program that prepares individuals to teach art and art appreciation programs at various educational levels.

Maine College of Art Master's degree Fine + Studio Arts, General	Maine College of Art
A program that prepares individuals to generally function as creative artists in the visual and plastic media. Includes instruction in the traditional fine arts media (drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, CAD/CAM) and/or modern media (ceramics, textiles, intermedia, photography, digital images); theory of art; color theory; composition and perspective; anatomy; the techniques and procedures for maintaining equipment and managing a studio; and art portfolio marketing.