Paier College Of Art

Location and Contact Information

20 Gorham Ave
Hamden, CT 06514-3902
USA
Main Tel: (203) 287-3031
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

The Paier College of Art, a private four-year art school located in Hamden, Connecticut, was established in 1946. Previously known as the Paier School of Art, the current name was adopted in 1982. The college offers certificate and bachelor’s degrees in diverse study areas including Business, English, Psychology, Art, Computers, Web design, Fine arts, Painting, Graphic Design, Advertising, Interior Design and Photography.

The Paier College of Arts has an active student life promoted by the Student Council. Financial aid is provided to deserving and qualfied students at Paier College through grants, loans, scholarships and local awards. The College Placement Office offers job opportunity listings for current students and graduates.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in art studies, architecture and planning, photography and commercial art, fine arts, and media.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Schools of art, music, and design.

Features of note:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 12,960
Books and supplies$ 2,700

Financial Aid

Paier College Of Art participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 73% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant61%$3,862
Institutional Grant  
Federal Grant33%$3,765
Pell Grant24%$2,971
Other Federal Grant30%$1,765
State or Local Grant39%$2,755

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan67%$5,419
Federal Loan67%$4,945
Other Loan6%$5,213

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Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Paier College Of Art:

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1Rocky Mountain CollegeBillings, MT661
2Lambuth UniversityJackson, TN815
3Eureka CollegeEureka, IL753
4Milligan CollegeMilligan College, TN1,018
5Culver-Stockton CollegeCanton, MO810
6Sterling CollegeSterling, KS653
7Oklahoma Panhandle State UniversityGoodwell, OK1,223
8Oklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee, OK1,769
9Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, SC4,141
10Bethany CollegeBethany, WV825

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Bachelor334
2-4 year degree51
< 1 year certificate43
Associate31
1-2 year certificate 1

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  4
Without tenure; tenure not available  6

Students

Student enrollment was 221 in 2009-2010 (98 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 81% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (11 awarded)

  • Interior Architecture

ART STUDIES (8 awarded)

  • Art/Art Studies

FINE ARTS (6 awarded)

  • Fine/Studio Arts
  • Painting

MEDIA (3 awarded)

  • Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (17 awarded)

  • Commercial and Advertising Art
  • Photography