Virginia Marti College Of Art And Design

Location and Contact Information

11724 Detroit Avenue
Lakewood, OH 44107
USA
Main Tel: (216) 221-8584
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Virginia Marti College of Art and Design, also known as VMCAD, is located in Lakewood, Ohio. VMCAD, a family-owned college since its inception in 1996, offers associate’s degrees to students in study areas including graphic design, fashion design, interior design and digital media, among others. VMCAD also offers students study programs abroad in places like Rome, Florence, Milan and Paris.

Virginia Marti College of Art and Design offers students several career support services such as cover letter writing and resume preparation. Career advice and counseling is also provided. The institute offers students attractive internship opportunities and organizes networking seminars for on-campus recruitment. The college is home to several foreign students and female candidates comprise around 77% of total enrollment.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in media, photography and commercial art, design, and business and management.
  • High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
  • High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Quarter.
  • Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Weekend study is an option.
  • Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 16,050
Books and supplies$ 1,500

Financial Aid

Virginia Marti College Of Art And Design participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 88% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant60%$6,768
Institutional Grant  
Federal Grant60%$3,870
Pell Grant60%$3,711
Other Federal Grant51%$186
State or Local Grant49%$3,519

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan74%$8,950
Federal Loan74%$8,950
Other Loan  

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

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

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Cabrini CollegeRadnor, PA3,580
2Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, PA3,784
3Rochester CollegeRochester Hills, MI901
4Lindenwood UniversitySaint Charles, MO10,074
5Mount Saint Mary CollegeNewburgh, NY2,629
6Emmanuel CollegeBoston, MA2,412
7Carroll UniversityWaukesha, WI3,318
8Drury UniversitySpringfield, MO5,260
9Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, NJ5,847
10Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, MI18,175

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Associate785

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

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

Students

Student enrollment was 271 in 2009-2010 (262 full-time equivalent).

About 27% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 73% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 65% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men70%
Women76%
All74%

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (18 awarded)

  • Fashion Merchandising

DESIGN (27 awarded)

  • Fashion/Apparel Design
  • Interior Design

MEDIA (16 awarded)

  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (17 awarded)

  • Commercial and Advertising Art