National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation

National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation

Overview

The National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) is an accrediting agency that accredits art and design programs in the United States. It was founded in 1944 and is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as an accrediting agency for art and design programs. NASAD's Commission on Accreditation is responsible for the accreditation of art and design programs. The commission evaluates programs based on established standards and criteria to determine whether they meet or exceed the minimum standards for educational quality. NASAD's accreditation process involves a self-study by the institution seeking accreditation, followed by a site visit by a team of evaluators appointed by NASAD. The evaluators review the institution's self-study and assess whether the institution meets NASAD's standards and criteria for accreditation. The commission then makes a decision on accreditation based on the evaluators' report. NASAD accreditation is voluntary and is intended to assure students, parents and the public that an art or design program has been evaluated and meets certain standards of quality. It is also intended to encourage institutional self-examination and improvement.

General Information


Organization Name





Acronym

NASAD


Address

11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21
Reston
20190 Virginia United States

Phone

+1 (703) 437 0700

Fax

+1 (703) 437 6312

Year of Establishment

1944

Control Type

Private

Entity Type

Non-Profit

Geo Focus and Coverage

National

Recognized by

U.S. Department of Education

Affiliations and Memberships

Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA)

Number of Member Universities or Accredited Institutions

357

Members or Accredited Institutions

NASAD Accredited Institutions (June 2020) Please contact the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation for an up-to-date list of accredited institutions. 1) Academy of Art University 2) Alabama State University 3) Alfred University, New York State College of Ceramics 4) Anderson University (South Carolina) 5) Appalachian State University 6) Arcadia University 7) Arizona State University (SPPA) 8) Arkansas State University 9) Arkansas Tech University 10) Art Academy of Cincinnati 11) Art Center College of Design 12) Auburn University 13) Augusta University 14) Austin Peay State University 15) Azusa Pacific University 16) Ball State University 17) Belhaven University 18) Belmont University 19) Benedict College 20) Biola University 21) Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 22) Boise State University 23) Boston University 24) Bowling Green State University 25) Bradley University 26) Bridgewater State University 27) Brigham Young University 28) Brookhaven College 29) Broward College 30) Bucks County Community College 31) Buffalo State, State University of New York 32) California College of the Arts 33) California Institute of the Arts 34) California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 35) California State Polytechnic University, Pomona 36) California State University, Chico 37) California State University, Fresno 38) California State University, Fullerton 39) California State University, Long Beach 40) California State University, Los Angeles 41) California State University, Northridge 42) California State University, Sacramento 43) California State University, San Bernardino 44) California State University, Stanislaus 45) California University of Pennsylvania 46) Carson-Newman University 47) Casper College 48) Central Michigan University 49) Central State University 50) Chabot College 51) Champlain College (SPPA) 52) Chicago State University 53) Clarion University of Pennsylvania 54) Clemson University 55) Cleveland Institute of Art 56) Coastal Carolina University 57) Coker University 58) College for Creative Studies 59) College of DuPage 60) The College of New Jersey 61) The College of Saint Rose 62) Columbia College 63) Columbus College of Art and Design 64) Columbus State University 65) The Community College of Baltimore County 66) Community College of Rhode Island 67) Converse College 68) Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art 69) Cornish College of the Arts 70) Cranbrook Academy of Art 71) Del Mar College 72) Delaware College of Art and Design 73) Delaware County Community College 74) Delta State University 75) Dominican University of California 76) Drake University 77) Drexel University 78) East Carolina University 79) East Central College 80) East Tennessee State University 81) Eastern Illinois University 82) Eastern Michigan University 83) Edinboro University of Pennsylvania 84) Emporia State University 85) Endicott College 86) Escuela de Artes Plásticas y Diseño de Puerto Rico 87) Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising 88) Fashion Institute of Technology 89) Fayetteville State University 90) The Florence Academy of Art 91) Florida International University 92) Florida State University 93) Framingham State University 94) Francis Marion University 95) George Mason University 96) George Washington University 97) Georgia Institute of Technology (SPPA) 98) Georgia Southern University 99) Georgia State University 100) Grand Rapids Community College 101) Grand Valley State University 102) Harrisburg Area Community College 103) Hartford Art School 104) Hartwick College 105) Herron School of Art and Design 106) High Point University 107) Hope College 108) Houston Community College 109) Howard Community College 110) Howard University 111) Humboldt State University 112) Illinois State University 113) Indiana State University 114) Indiana University 115) Indiana University of Pennsylvania 116) Institute of American Indian Arts 117) Iowa State University 118) Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, Central Indiana 119) Jackson State University 120) Jacksonville State University 121) James Madison University 122) Kansas City Art Institute 123) Kansas State University 124) Kean University 125) Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University 126) Kennesaw State University 127) Kent State University 128) Kutztown University of Pennsylvania 129) La Roche University 130) Laguna College of Art and Design 131) Lamar University 132) Lander University 133) Lawrence Technological University 134) Lesley University College of Art and Design 135) Lorain County Community College 136) Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art 137) Louisiana State University 138) Louisiana Tech University 139) Maine College of Art 140) Maryland Institute College of Art 141) Maryville University of Saint Louis 142) Marywood University 143) Massachusetts College of Art and Design 144) McNeese State University 145) Messiah University 146) Metropolitan State University of Denver 147) Miami University 148) Middle Tennessee State University 149) Midwestern State University 150) Millersville University of Pennsylvania 151) Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design 152) Minneapolis College of Art and Design 153) Minnesota State University Mankato 154) Minnesota State University Moorhead 155) Mississippi State University 156) Mississippi University for Women 157) Mississippi Valley State University 158) Montana State University 159) Montana State University Billings 160) Montclair State University 161) Montserrat College of Art 162) Moore College of Art and Design 163) Morehead State University 164) Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute 165) Murray State University 166) Nazareth College 167) New England School of Art and Design at Suffolk University 168) New Hampshire Institute of Art 169) New Jersey City University 170) New Jersey Institute of Technology 171) New World School of the Arts 172) New York Academy of Art 173) New York City College of Technology 174) New York Film Academy 175) New York School of Interior Design 176) Nicholls State University 177) Normandale Community College 178) North Carolina State University (SPPA) 179) North Dakota State University 180) Northeastern Illinois University 181) Northern Illinois University 182) Northern State University 183) Northwest College 184) Northwestern State University of Louisiana 185) Ohio State University 186) Old Dominion University 187) Otis College of Art and Design 188) Pacific Northwest College of Art 189) Pacific Union College 190) Paris College of Art 191) Parsons School of Design, The New School 192) Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 193) Pennsylvania College of Art and Design 194) Pennsylvania State University 195) Photographic Center Northwest 196) Pratt Institute 197) Purchase College, State University of New York 198) Purdue University 199) Purdue University Fort Wayne 200) Queensborough Community College 201) Radford University 202) Rhode Island College 203) Rhode Island School of Design 204) Ringling College of Art and Design 205) Roberts Wesleyan College 206) Rochester Institute of Technology 207) Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design 208) Rowan University 209) Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey 210) The Sage Colleges, Sage College of Albany 211) Saint Cloud State University 212) Saint John's University 213) Saint Louis Community College at Florissant Valley 214) Saint Louis Community College at Meramec 215) Saint Louis University 216) Salem State University 217) Salve Regina University 218) Sam Houston State University 219) San Diego State University 220) San Francisco Art Institute 221) San Francisco State University 222) San José State University 223) School of the Art Institute of Chicago 224) School of Visual Arts 225) Shepherd University (West Virginia) 226) Shintaro Akatsu School of Design at University of Bridgeport 227) Siena Heights University 228) Sinclair Community College 229) Skidmore College 230) Slippery Rock University 231) Sonoma State University 232) Sotheby's Institute of Art - New York 233) South Carolina State University 234) Southeast Missouri State University 235) Southeastern Louisiana University 236) Southern Illinois University Carbondale 237) Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 238) Southern Methodist University 239) Southern Utah University 240) St. Johns River State College 241) St. Olaf College 242) State University of New York, Fredonia 243) State University of New York, New Paltz 244) State University of New York, Oswego 245) Stephen F. Austin State University 246) Studio Arts College International 247) Studio Incamminati 248) Syracuse University 249) Tennessee State University 250) Tennessee Technological University 251) Texas A&M University - Commerce 252) Texas Christian University 253) Texas Tech University 254) Thomas Jefferson University (SPPA) 255) Tufts University 256) Tyler School of Art and Architecture 257) Union University 258) University of Akron 259) University of Alabama 260) University of Alabama at Birmingham 261) University of Alabama in Huntsville 262) University of Alaska Anchorage 263) University of Arizona 264) University of Arkansas 265) University of Arkansas at Fort Smith 266) University of Arkansas at Little Rock 267) University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 268) University of Central Arkansas 269) University of Central Missouri 270) University of Central Oklahoma 271) University of Cincinnati 272) University of Connecticut 273) University of Dayton 274) University of Denver 275) University of Florida 276) University of Georgia 277) University of Idaho 278) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 279) University of Indianapolis 280) University of Kansas 281) University of Louisiana at Lafayette 282) University of Maine 283) University of Mary Hardin-Baylor 284) University of Massachusetts Amherst 285) University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 286) University of Massachusetts Lowell 287) University of Memphis 288) University of Michigan 289) University of Minnesota Duluth 290) University of Mississippi 291) University of Montana 292) University of Montevallo 293) University of Nebraska - Lincoln 294) University of Nebraska at Omaha 295) University of Nevada, Las Vegas 296) University of New Haven 297) University of New Orleans 298) University of North Alabama 299) University of North Carolina at Charlotte 300) University of North Carolina at Pembroke 301) University of North Dakota 302) University of North Florida 303) University of North Georgia 304) University of North Texas 305) University of Notre Dame (SPPA) 306) University of Oregon 307) University of Saint Francis 308) University of South Carolina 309) University of South Carolina Upstate 310) University of South Dakota 311) University of South Florida 312) University of Southern Indiana 313) University of Southern Maine 314) University of Southern Mississippi 315) University of Tampa 316) University of Tennessee 317) University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 318) University of Texas at Arlington 319) University of Texas at Austin 320) University of Texas at San Antonio 321) University of Texas Permian Basin 322) University of the Arts 323) University of Toledo 324) University of West Georgia 325) University of Wisconsin - Green Bay 326) University of Wisconsin - Madison 327) University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 328) University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point 329) University of Wisconsin - Stout 330) University of Wisconsin - Whitewater 331) Utah State University 332) Valdosta State University 333) Vermont College of Fine Arts 334) Vincennes University 335) Virginia Commonwealth University 336) Virginia State University 337) Virginia Tech (SPPA) 338) Washburn University 339) Washington University in St. Louis 340) Watkins College of Art 341) Waubonsee Community College 342) Wayne State College 343) Weber State University 344) Wentworth Institute of Technology (SPPA) 345) West Chester University of Pennsylvania 346) West Virginia University 347) Western Carolina University 348) Western Connecticut State University 349) Western Illinois University 350) Western Kentucky University 351) Western Michigan University 352) Western Washington University (SPPA) 353) Wichita State University 354) William Paterson University 355) Winthrop University 356) Woodbury University 357) Youngstown State University

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