The Arts and Design Division seeks to educate the total artist. An art curriculum based on a liberal arts core provides a foundation in the visual arts, new ways of seeing, and a grounding in fundamental art techniques. Course are designed to promote:

• the awareness, appreciation and responsiveness to all forms of art, traditional as well as emerging art forms
• the development of a unique creative expression that reflects one's individual experience, perceptions, concepts
• critical judgment to understand the various styles of esthetic taste
• the ability to use the language of art as a means of communication

Art faculty are practicing artists and the ratio of faculty to students, overall, is about 1:10, translating into more individual attention. The division offers programs in:

Adaptive Art Education
Art Education (curriculum)
Art Therapy
Fashion
Fine Art (curriculum)
Graphic Design
Interior Design