Montserrat College Of Art

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Montserrat College of Art, a private, four-year institute located in Beverley, Massachusetts, is a residential art school that was established in the late sixties. Initially, the institute was known as Montserrat School of Visual Arts but it was renamed in 1980. The 19th century Hardie Building serves as the center of the campus. The institute grants bachelor’s degree in subjects which include animation and interactive media, graphic design and illustration.

Montserrat College of Art is home to organizations like the Student Voice. The college offers field trips as well as seasonal and part-time on-campus employment opportunities. The college boasts of a number of notable alumni who include Sigrid Olsen, fashion designer; Carlos Dorrien, sculptor and Giles Laroche, children’s book illustrator.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in fine arts, photography and commercial art, and design.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High female/male ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Schools of art, music, and design.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 278 in 2009-2010 (281 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 97% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Montserrat College Of Art provides on-campus housing for 212 of its 281 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

DESIGN (16 awarded)

• Graphic Design
• Illustration

FINE ARTS (15 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts
• Painting
• Sculpture

MEDIA (0 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (10 awarded)

• Photography
• Printmaking