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The Art Center Design College-Albuquerque

The Art Center Design College Albuquerque is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Commonly abbreviated as TACDC, the main campus of the college is located at Tucson, Arizona. Established in 1983, TACDC offers students bachelor’s degree programs. Prospective students can choose their desired program from a number of courses in the field of art and design. The college offers courses such as illustration, interior design, graphic design, animation and photography.

TACDC Albuquerque has an active student life with a number of student associations. Students can join clubs such as the Animation Club (AC2), the Advertising Club (AD Club) and the Interior Design Club (IIDA). The student and career services department at TACDC Albuquerque offer students academic and career counseling as well as job placement assistance. Deserving students can take advantage of institutional scholarship programs such as the Board of Trustees Scholarship and the Need Based Scholarship.

Campus Location

5000 Marble NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
USA
Main Tel: (505) 254-7575
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in design and photography and commercial art.
  • Numerous part-time students.

Other important characteristics:

  • Library on-campus
  • Weekend study option
  • Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor226
Associate102
1-2 year certificate 1

Students

Student enrollment was 298 in 2007-2008 (318 full-time equivalent).

About 29% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 71% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 65% are full-time and 35% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 26,765
Books and supplies$ 3,500

Financial Aid: The Art Center Design College-Albuquerque participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

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Housing and Meals

On-campus housing is not available.

Admissions (2008-2009)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men83%
Women80%
All81%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal401-510
Math394-509

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (0 awarded)

  • Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)

DESIGN (24 awarded)

  • Design and Visual Communications
  • Interior Design

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

  • Fine Arts and Art Studies

MEDIA (6 awarded)

  • Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (2 awarded)

  • Commercial and Advertising Art
  • Photography

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at The Art Center Design College-Albuquerque with government-defined occupation categories.)

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