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01/30/2005 08:56:05 PM · #1 |
Hey everyone. I am on the lookout for a good college for photography to get an accredited degree from in the Northwest (Oregon, Washington, British Columbia.) I left brooks photography institute in Santa Barbara a month ago frustrated.. the school is a joke.. I was referred there by a photography who went there about 20 years ago and said it was good then.. I guess they have changed. I hate brooks photography institute and I don't want to make the same mistake of going to a bad school again!! Please let me know of schools around the PNW that anyone goes to/ has been to that offer good programs. As of right now I'm going to go to community college.. hopefuly a safe bet. I am looking into the UW and have taken a few classes there, but I have heard that the photography program isn't very good. If anyone has any advice please let me know!! thanks
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01/30/2005 09:06:11 PM · #2 |
What specifically did you hate so much about Brooks? Why do you think it is a bad school? What kind of photography do you want to do? Why limit yourself to the PNW?
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01/31/2005 07:58:39 PM · #3 |
all brooks cares about is your money. their general ed classes are pathetic, they are raising tuition 10% a year, and they aren't accredited even though they will tell you they are.
i'm not sure which area specifically i want to get into in photography yet, although I would like to shoot for an outdoor magazine and do aerial photography. Sorry, I should have told that I would go to france, switzerland, italy, or poland. possibly california.. again. do you have any suggestions?
thanks
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01/31/2005 09:17:56 PM · #4 |
Wow, this is right in my ballpark!
I am going to Whitworth next year (study other subjects that I wouldn't be able to just a photography school like Brooks), but after 1.5-2 years, I would like to switch out to a school where I could just study photography. I had my sights set on Brooks. I'm still considering it, but after hearing your experience and somebody else that had a similer experience, I don't know! My hope is that they may improve during the 2 years I'm at Whitworth and maybe switch over then.
Some Links
//www.college-finder.info/college/sub-directory/15/name/photography_schools_.html
//www.collegesurfing.com/ce/search/index.php
//www.collegeview.com/index2.html
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02/01/2005 02:37:34 AM · #5 |
| hey thanks for the info Zoomdak! btw your site is awesome. yeah i would highly suggest NOT going to brooks theyre not even accredited.. theyre only going to be more overpriced than when i went there too. |
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02/01/2005 01:02:54 PM · #6 |
I went to Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo and studied photography there. As a State University (and a highly ranked one), the Gen Ed classes are certainly no joke. The Photography Program is a concentration in the School of Art and Design and is really more commercially oriented than fine art oriented. The program is small and very popular which means that it's difficult to get into, even for state residents with exceptional portfolios. Being from out of state would not work in your favor either (unless you have established residency in CA).
I think that you should do 2 things when you evaluate a school:
1. Stick with university programs rather than photography/art schools, the Gen Ed classes will usually be more substantial and meaningful.
2. Take a look at the work of current students and recent alumni. That should give you a good idea of the kind of work being supported there. If they aren't producing photographers whose work you like, chances are you will not like it there.
As far as university programs in photography aside from Cal Poly, I know of a couple in the US. University of Illinois at Carbondale and Rochester Institute of Technology. I'm sure there are others, but it's not something I really stay current with.
Good Luck.
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02/01/2005 07:07:42 PM · #7 |
I don't guess Alabama was going to be in the top ten places you may have wanted to attend school, but if you have an open mind, the University of Montevallo is ranked one of the better public liberal arts colleges in the country and certainly the best in Alabama. They have a great BFA with a concentration in photography program as well as pretty good digital program. The concentration of this program is definatly fine art oriented. The out of state tuition to this school is probably cosiderably less then in state tuition at a public university in California. Plus if you have put together a descent portfolio this school has a fairly liberal scholarship program.
I had a full tuition acedemic scholarship to this school some years back but had to turn it down for transportation considerations.
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02/01/2005 08:02:27 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by nsbca7:
The out of state tuition to this school is probably cosiderably less then in state tuition at a public university in California. |
Cal Poly's tuition for in state is under $4K.
When I was there, it was under $1K
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02/01/2005 08:58:47 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
Originally posted by nsbca7:
The out of state tuition to this school is probably cosiderably less then in state tuition at a public university in California. |
Cal Poly's tuition for in state is under $4K.
When I was there, it was under $1K |
Per semester or full year?
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02/01/2005 09:16:04 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by nsbca7:
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
Originally posted by nsbca7:
The out of state tuition to this school is probably cosiderably less then in state tuition at a public university in California. |
Cal Poly's tuition for in state is under $4K.
When I was there, it was under $1K |
Per semester or full year? |
Annual, they're on quarters. When I went, it was roughly $325/quarter up to 18 credits (why anyone would want to take that many classes I dunno).
California has always had some of the lowest in-state tuition rates in the nation. Everything else there is hugely expensive though.
When I went to school in Michigan, I was apalled at how high the tuition was even for residents.
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02/01/2005 09:30:43 PM · #11 |
That's about the same rates as we have here. Yearly tuition is about $4,400.
So why do I always hear people from California crying about how much it costs to go to a university out there?
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02/01/2005 09:40:18 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by nsbca7:
That's about the same rates as we have here. Yearly tuition is about $4,400.
So why do I always hear people from California crying about how much it costs to go to a university out there? |
Maybe they're going to schools like USC or Pepperdine, those are private and cost some serious $$$.
Plus, room and board can be arm and a leg.
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02/01/2005 09:44:20 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
Maybe they're going to schools like USC or Pepperdine, those are private and cost some serious $$$.
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Well they cost $$$ money anywhere.
Out of state tuition only applies the first two semesters in Alabama. Once you have been here that long you are legally considered a resident.
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02/01/2005 09:53:58 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by nsbca7:
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
Maybe they're going to schools like USC or Pepperdine, those are private and cost some serious $$$.
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Well they cost $$$ money anywhere.
Out of state tuition only applies the first two semesters in Alabama. Once you have been here that long you are legally considered a resident. |
Residency is difficult to establish in CA. They don't have enough spots for all the in-state students whose parents have been subsidizing the university systems with their taxes, so they need to make the out-of-staters pay their share.
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