DELAWARE COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN B-7

600 North Market St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
Tel: (302)622-8000; Admissions: (302)622-8000; Fax: (302)622-8870; E-mail: thaman@dcad.edu; Web Site: http://www.dcad.edu/

Description: Independent, 2-year, coed. Administratively affiliated with Corcoran College of Art and Design. Awards transfer associate and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1997. Setting: 1-acre urban campus. Endowment: $63,000. Educational spending 2002-03: $4163 per student. Total enrollment: 160. 267 applied, 56% were admitted. Full-time: 141 students, 51% women, 49% men. Part-time: 19 students, 63% women, 37% men. Students come from 14 states and territories, 3 other countries, 38% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 8% Hispanic, 12% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 14% 25 or older, 11% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs. Off campus study at regional galleries and museums. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements: Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, early decision, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2 high school GPA, interview, portfolio. Required for some: recommendations. Placement: SAT I or ACT recommended. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadlines: 3/15, 10/15 for early decision. Notification: continuous until 8/15.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $25. Tuition: $12,800 full-time, $535 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $330 full-time, $205 per term part-time. College room only: $4980. Room charges vary according to housing facility.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. 101 college housing spaces available; 62 were occupied in 2002-03. Freshmen given priority for college housing. Information Resource Center with 8,000 books, 76 serials, 375 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $87,000. 62 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.