Maryland Institute College of Art

Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
MICA Logo
Former name
Maryland Institute for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts
TypePrivate art school
Established1826 (1826)
AffiliationAICAD
Endowment$92.9 million (2020)[1]
PresidentSamuel Hoi
Academic staff
178 full-time
433 part-time
Students2,128[2]
Undergraduates1,824
Postgraduates379
Location, ,
United States
CampusUrban, 1.5 miles (2.4 km)[clarification needed]
ColorsBlue & Yellow (traditionally) Green & Brown (more recently)
Websitemica.edu

The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is a private art and design college in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1826 as the Maryland Institute for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts, it is regarded as one of the oldest art colleges in the United States.[3]

MICA is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD),[4] a consortium of US art schools. The college hosts pre-college, post-baccalaureate, continuing studies, Master of Fine Arts, and Bachelor of Fine Arts programs, as well as young peoples' studio art classes.

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Maryland Institute College of Art". AICAD. Retrieved May 13, 2024.

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search