Associate in Fine Arts in Visual Arts

The Associate in Fine Arts in Visual Arts at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute is a 60 semester hour degree designed to develop a strong portfolio and provide academic foundations for further growth in visual arts. It also supports students who want additional training in fine arts to enhance their career or life.

The program prepares students for successful transfer into most four year institutions and focuses on gaining skills, vocabulary, and a portfolio for a Bachelor of Fine Arts program. It uses studio course options that can fulfill a requirement of 21 hours of professional program studio electives.

Students can study on the Caldwell Campus, the Watauga Campus, and through Night School (Caldwell). Studio course options include printmaking/design, painting/drawing, ceramics, sculpture, computer art, digital photography, and art history and appreciation, plus an exhibition space for student and faculty work.

Modules

• Design I 2-D
• Design II 3D
• Drawing I and II
• Computer Art I and II
• Printmaking I and II
• Painting I and II
• Digital Photography I and II
• Sculpture I
• Ceramics I and II
• Art history I and II
• Art Appreciation

• CCC&TI application
• High school transcript(s) or high school equivalency
• College transcript(s) if applicable
• CCC&TI placement tests
• Interview with admission counselor

• Studio Artist
• Cartoonists
• Ceramicists
• Cinematographer
• Illustrators
• Muralist
• Painters
• Photographers
• Printmakers
• Sculptors
• Education – Teaching privately, or in Middle Schools, High Schools, Private Schools, or College and University Fine Arts Programs.
• Visual Communication and Graphic Design – Including many opportunities in Film, Print, Graphic Design and Web Based Design.
• Commercial / Design Fields: Costume Design; Fashion Coordinator; Furniture Design; Interior Decoration; Interior Design; Jewelry Design; Marketing and Merchandising; Photography; Print; Product Design; Stage or Set Design; Textile Design; other areas in the Design field.