This educational program focuses on the techniques, aesthetics, and creative processes for designing and fashioning objects in one or more of the handcraft or folk art traditions, and that prepares students to create in any of these media.
The accredited schools, colleges, and universities listed below offer majors and degree programs in Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry.
Bridgewater State College
131 Summer Street, Bridgewater, MA 2325
| Phone Number: | (508) 531-1000 |
| Website: | www.bridgew.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: |
1-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 12,588 (9,594 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 23 to 1 |
California College of the Arts
5212 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94618-1487
| Phone Number: | (510) 594-3600 |
| Website: | www.cca.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: |
Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 1,774 (1,415 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 4 to 1 |
Coast Career Institute
1354 S Hill St, Los Angeles, CA 90015-3040
| Phone Number: | (213) 747-6289 |
| School Type: | 2-year private for-profit |
| Awards Offered: |
1-year certificate 4-year certificate |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 145 (145 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 17 to 1 |
College for Creative Studies
201 E Kirby, Detroit, MI 48202
| Phone Number: | (313) 664-7400 |
| Website: | www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: |
Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 1,444 (1,439 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 7 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu/hs/admissions |
| Financial Aid: | www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu/hs/admissions… |
| Online Application: | www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu/apply_now |
College of the Albemarle
1208 N Road St, Elizabeth City, NC 27906-2327
| Phone Number: | 2(523) 350-8210 |
| Website: | www.albemarle.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: |
1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Distant town |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 3,928 (3,928 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 14 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.albemarle.edu |
| Financial Aid: | www.albemarle.edu |
| Online Application: | www.albemarle.edu |
Eastern Maine Community College
354 Hogan Rd, Bangor, ME 4401
| Phone Number: | (207) 974-4600 |
| Website: | www.emcc.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: |
2-year certificate Associate’s degree 4-year certificate |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 2,631 (2,631 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 49 to 1 |
Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg
1 HACC Dr., Harrisburg, PA 17110-2999
| Phone Number: | (717) 780-2300 |
| Website: | www.hacc.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: |
1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 28,145 (28,145 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 20 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.hacc.edu/StudentServices/Admissions/index.cfm |
| Financial Aid: | http://www.hacc.edu/Paying/ |
| Online Application: | hacc.edu/StudentServices/Admissions/index.cfm |
Hazard Community and Technical College
One Community College Drive, Hazard, KY 41701-2402
| Phone Number: | (606) 487-3503 |
| Website: | www.hazard.kctcs.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: |
1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Rural fringe community |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 5,399 (5,399 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 27 to 1 |
Hocking College
3301 Hocking Parkway, Nelsonville, OH 45764
| Phone Number: | (740) 753-3591 |
| Website: | www.hocking.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: |
1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate’s degree 4-year certificate |
| Campus setting: | Rural fringe community |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 9,558 (9,558 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 28 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www2.hocking.edu/enrollment-information/index.htm |
| Financial Aid: | www.hocking.edu/admissions/costFinancialAid/def… |
| Online Application: | www2.hocking.edu/calls_to_action/apply/index.htm |
Ilisagvik College
Narl Facility, Barrow, AK 99723
| Phone Number: | (907) 852-3333 |
| Website: | www.ilisagvik.cc |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: |
1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Rural fringe community |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 757 (757 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 22 to 1 |
InfoTech Career College
16900 Lakewood Blvd Ste 209, Bellflower, CA 90706
| Phone Number: | (562) 804-1239 |
| Website: | www.infotechinst.com/ |
| School Type: | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 291 (291 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 25 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.infotechinst.com/Admissions.htm |
Kent State University Kent Campus
Kent, OH 44242-0001
| Phone Number: | (330) 672-3000 |
| Website: | www.kent.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: |
1-year certificate 2-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 27,839 (21,046 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 18 to 1 |
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
15200 Kutztown Rd, Kutztown, PA 19530-0730
| Phone Number: | (610) 683-4000 |
| Website: | www.kutztown.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: |
Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Finge town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 11,731 (10,172 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 24 to 1 |
Maine College of Art
522 Congress St., Portland, ME 04101-3494
| Phone Number: | (207) 775-3052 |
| Website: | www.meca.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: |
Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 402 (349 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 8 to 1 |
| Admissions: | http://meca.edu/admissions |
| Financial Aid: | http://meca.edu/financial-aid |
| Online Application: | www.meca.edu/academicprograms/Admissions/AppFor… |
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
621 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115-5882
| Phone Number: | (617) 879-7000 |
| Website: | www.massart.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: |
1-year certificate 2-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 3,288 (3,087 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 11 to 1 |
| Admissions: | massart.edu/Admissions.html |
| Financial Aid: | massart.edu/Admissions/Financial_Aid.html |
| Online Application: | massart.edu/Admissions/Undergraduate_Students/A… |
Montgomery Community College
1011 Page St, Troy, NC 27371
| Phone Number: | 911E12 |
| Website: | www.montgomery.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: |
1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate’s degree 4-year certificate |
| Campus setting: | Rural fringe community |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 1,886 (1,886 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 16 to 1 |
Northern Michigan University
1401 Presque Isle Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855
| Phone Number: | (906) 227-1000 |
| Website: | www.nmu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: |
1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate |
| Campus setting: | Rural fringe community |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 11,186 (9,880 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 24 to 1 |
| Admissions: | webb.nmu.edu/Admissions/ |
| Financial Aid: | webb.nmu.edu/FinancialAid/ |
| Online Application: | webb.nmu.edu/Admissions/SiteSections/Apply/Appl… |
Northwest Indian College
2522 Kwina Rd, Bellingham, WA 98226-9217
| Phone Number: | (360) 676-2772 |
| Website: | www.nwic.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: |
1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate’s degree 4-year certificate Bachelor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Rural fringe community |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 1,361 (1,361 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 21 to 1 |
Oregon College of Art and Craft
8245 SW Barnes Rd, Portland, OR 97225
| Phone Number: | (503) 297-5544 |
| Website: | www.ocac.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: |
4-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 152 (134 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 5 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.ocac.edu |
| Financial Aid: | www.ocac.edu |
| Online Application: | www.ocac.edu |
Piedmont Technical College
620 North Emerald Road, Greenwood, SC 29646
| Phone Number: | (864) 941-8324 |
| Website: | www.ptc.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: |
1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Distant town |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 7,587 (7,587 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 25 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.ptc.edu/admissions |
| Financial Aid: | www.ptc.edu/admissions/fininfo |
| Online Application: | http://www.ptc.edu/admissions/new-students |
The University of the Arts
320 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19102-4901
| Phone Number: | (215) 717-6000 |
| Website: | www.uarts.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: |
2-year certificate 4-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 2,527 (2,294 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 6 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.uarts.edu/admission/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.uarts.edu/admission/tuitionandfinaid.html |
| Online Application: | http://www.uarts.edu/apply-now |
University of Baltimore
Charles at Mount Royal, Baltimore, MD 21201
| Phone Number: | (410) 837-4200 |
| Website: | www.ubalt.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: |
Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 6,971 (3,259 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 19 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.ubalt.edu/template.cfm?page=55 |
| Financial Aid: | www.ubalt.edu/template.cfm?page=68 |
| Online Application: | www.ubalt.edu/template.cfm?page=61 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
601 E John Street, Champaign, IL 61820-5711
| Phone Number: | (217) 333-1000 |
| Website: | www.illinois.edu/ |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: |
4-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 46,585 (32,620 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 19 to 1 |
Virginia Commonwealth University
910 W Franklin St, Richmond, VA 23284-2512
| Phone Number: | (804) 828-0100 |
| Website: | www.vcu.edu/ |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: |
4-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Midsize city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 36,682 (25,167 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.vcu.edu/admissions/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.vcu.edu/enroll/finaid/ |
| Online Application: | www.vcu.edu/ugrad/apply/index.html |