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Northwest College of Art & Design

Tacoma, WA · City · 139 students
4
Year
Private For-profit
City
Small (<3k)
Accredited by Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
About

Located in the vibrant theater district of Tacoma, Washington, the Northwest College of Art & Design (NCAD) is best known for its career-focused, immersive creative education centered around its single, highly customizable Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communication. Within this versatile degree, students can choose dual concentrations in high-demand fields like Graphic Design, Illustration, Entertainment Art, and Motion Design, allowing them to graduate with a highly diverse, multi-disciplinary portfolio. The campus culture is exceptionally close-knit and collaborative, offering an intimate, studio-like environment where students receive personalized, mentorship-style instruction from faculty who are active industry professionals. What truly sets NCAD apart is this intensive integration of professional business, self-marketing, and entrepreneurship training directly into the artistic curriculum, ensuring graduates are uniquely prepared to launch successful creative careers immediately upon graduation.


Wikipedia:Northwest College of Art & Design (NCAD) is a private for-profit college in Tacoma, Washington that focuses on the visual arts. The college offer the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Student enrollment is usually "under 125" in a given academic year. The college is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges.

Location
Tacoma, WA, 98402 · City campus
Nearest airport from college
SEA · Seattle
15 mi away
Cost
Cost of attendance
$30,038
Avg net price
$16,418
Tuition
$18,100
Books & supplies
$800/yr
Average net price by family income
$0–30k
$12,977
$30–48k
$11,857
$48–75k
$17,146
$75–110k
$24,031
$110k+
$29,101
Admissions
Admit rate
66%
Test policy
Not required

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Essay Requirements

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Outcomes
Graduation rate
48%
4-yr on-time completion
46%
1st-yr retention
77%
Transfer-out rate
0%
8-year outcomes
Graduated
47%
Transferred
0%
Still enrolled
0%
Dropped out / unknown
53%
Median earnings (6yr)
$27,505
Median earnings (10yr)
$31,167
Median debt
$30,750
Monthly loan payment
$326
Debt range (25th–75th)
$18,438$32,250
Student Body
Men 32%Women 68%
34
:
1
Student : Faculty ratio
Students   Faculty
Pell grant recipients
51%
Median family income
$49,729
Avg age at entry
20.0
Part-time students
4%
Race & ethnicity
White
58%
Hispanic
19%
Black
10%
Asian
4%
AI/AN
6%
NH/PI
1%
Unknown
1%
Programs & Earnings
Bachelor's degrees by annual completions · 4yr national median earnings
Median earnings for graduates across all programs
6 years after entry
$27,505
10 years after entry
$31,167
Design and Applied Arts17
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Institutional
Classification
Special Focus (Law)
Undergraduate profile
Four-year, inclusive admissions
Instructional spend/student
$3,861
Federal loan rate
48%

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