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The Art Center Design College Tucson

Overview of The Art Center Design College Tucson

The main campus of The Art Center Design College Tucson is in Tucson, AZ (a large city). The school is a private, for-profit school. The Art Center Design College Tucson offers degrees up to the Bachelor's degree.

Areas of Study

The school students most commonly major in a field related to design.

The Art Center Design College Tucson Selectivity

The Art Center Design College Tucson does not accept everyone who applies. In 2007-2008, SAT verbal scores of half of students were 438 to 550. Three-fourths of students accepted in 2007-2008 had SAT math scores of 355 or more.

Student Body

In 2007-2008, The Art Center Design College Tucson had 311 enrolled students.

Student Life

Many students are part-timers.

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting The Art Center Design College Tucson

The Art Center Design College Tucson
2525 N Country Club Rd
Tucson, AZ 85716
General Phone: (520) 325-0123
http://www.theartcenter.edu

The Art Center Design College Tucson Programs and Degrees (2008-2009)

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Design23interior design, design and visual communication
Media9animation and special effects
Fine Arts1fine arts studies
Photography and Commercial Art0commercial art, photography
Architecture and Planning0landscape architecture

Number of programs and degrees for The Art Center Design College Tucson in 2008-2009:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Bachelor's degree306
Associate's degree33
Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years01

Student Body

In 2007-2008, The Art Center Design College Tucson had a total enrollment of 311 students (306 full-time equivalent).

Students in the Freshman Class:

GroupPercent
Men58%
Women42%
Full-Time72%
Part-Time28%

Students By Class:

GroupPercent
Undergraduate100%

Racial Diversity:
RacePercent
White50%
Black2%
Hispanic29%
Asian4%
Unknown15%

Students by Age:

AgePercent
18-1913%
20-2139%
22-2423%
25-295%
30-343%
35-392%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence:
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
Arizona98%
New York2%

The Art Center Design College Tucson Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2007):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time56 %
Part-Time50 %

The Art Center Design College Tucson Room and Board (2007)

The school does not offer campus housing.

(Please refer to our profile of Tucson, Arizona for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other Arizona Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

The Art Center Design College Tucson Admissions and Selectivity

Acceptances:

GroupApplicantsAcceptedPercent
Accepted
EnrolledPercent of
Accepted Enrolled
Total584476%4091%
Men302377%23100%
Women282175%1781%

Standardized Test Scores:

Test25th Percentile75th Percetile
SAT Verbal438550
SAT Math355535
ACT Verbal1622
ACT Math1418
ACT Composite1622

Application Requirements:

ItemRequirement
GPArequired
Class Ranknot required
High School Recordrequired
College Prep Programnot required
Recommendationsnot required
Formal Demonstration of Competencerequired
Standardized Tests (SAT and/or ACT)required
Percent of Applicants Submitting SAT27%
Percent of Applicants Submitting ACT59%
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)not required
Other Standardized Testsnot required

The Art Center Design College Tucson Expenses and Financial Aid (2008-2009)

Expenses and Financial Aid:

ExpenseAmount
In-state tuition and fees$ 26,765
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 26,765
Books and supplies$ 3,500

Financial Aid:
The Art Center Design College Tucson participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 2491500)

The Art Center Design College Tucson Degree Programs (2007)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)

DESIGN
Design and Visual Communications, General
Interior Design

FINE ARTS
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other

MEDIA
Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART
Commercial and Advertising Art
Photography

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The Art Center Design College Tucson Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets The Art Center Design College Tucson Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
% of degrees in design
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%The Art Center Design College Tucson % of degrees in design
% of freshmen enrolled part-time
(vs. all colleges)
Top 7%The Art Center Design College Tucson % of freshmen enrolled part-time
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Offers credit for life experience
Grants credits for AP courses
Offers weekend classes
Career counseling
Career services
Student employment services
Remedial classes for students
Offers part-time study
On-campus library

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