The College of the Arts conservatory-style training programs consist of six academic departments that make up the College - the School of Art, the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music, and the Departments of Dance, Design, Theatre Arts, and Film & Electronic Arts. These departments are nationally and internationally recognized for the breadth, depth, and quality of their students, faculty, and alumni.
School of Art offers highly specialized and diversified degree and certificate programs. One of the largest publicly funded schools of art in the United States, it provides a comprehensive, hands-on education for graduate and undergraduate students looking for the very best in visual arts training. Its extensive facilities feature ore than seven separate gallery spaces dedicated to showcasing student artwork, with rotating exhibitions opening each week throughout the semesters.