About

Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design helps students succeed in all their goals.  Located in Denver, Colorado, RMCAD maintains a small-campus atmosphere, while cultivating big-city opportunities.  Degree programs are customizable to your individual pursuits.  Professional instructors share their industry experience to ensure that your degree is marketable.  And the school’s mission places global awareness at the forefront of your studies.  

Individual Attention and Artistic Freedom.  Some nationwide institutes call themselves “art schools,” but art – by definition – isn’t mass-produced or pre-packaged.  *Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design* fosters creativity and individual aesthetics.  The average RMCAD class is no bigger than 13 students, so personal attention is always freely available.

Animation students can choose between a drawing concentration (2D) or an advanced software concentration (3D).  Art education majors can specialize in painting, illustration, or sculpture.  Fine arts majors can elect a series of independent paths – including photography.  In short, all students are nurtured in RMCAD’s uniquely supportive environment.  

Informed Creativity and Career Preparation.  Careers in the art world are highly competitive.  Breaking in requires experience, networking, and a great education.  Rocky Mountain emphasizes “deep learning” as the cumulative effect of its curriculum, and instruction in high-tech competencies like digital sculpture lends marketable substance to students’ innate style.

Thanks to their world class portfolios and their exciting internships, RMCAD graduates stand apart from other art school students.  Maybe that’s why the school’s overall career placement rate exceeds 80%.  

Financial Support. Scholarships are available for those who qualify, so be sure to request information now to learn how you can receive scholarship funds up to $3,800 each semester! 

8 Programs Offered at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design

Bachelor's Degree

Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services
  • — Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects

 

Education
  • — Art Teacher Education

 

Visual and Performing Arts
  • — Fine/Studio Arts
  • — Graphic Design
  • — Illustration
  • — Interior Design
  • — Painting
  • — Sculpture