Andrews University's Department of Digital Media and Photography offers students the opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree in Photography, while learning the fundamentals and skills in photography, video production, and other digital media. Photography students can choose: the Fine Arts Photography program, which teaches students to become better photographers and prepares them for a freelance career; or the Commercial Photography program, which prepares students for careers in photojournalism and portrait photography. The University boasts state-of-the-art learning facilities and equipment to aid the student in gaining the most real-world experience possible. Andrews University is located in Berrien, Michigan.
Bennington College, in Vermont, offers a bachelor's degree program in Visual Arts, which includes concentrations in painting, sculpture, and photography. Photography students learn from teachers with real-world professional experience, in a hands-on learning environment tailored to make sure basic skills in this principle are learned and retained. Students also intern with a museum, gallery, artist, or other area in an annual seven-week internship to give them as much experience out of the classroom as possible.
Brooks Institute of Photography, in Santa Barbara, California, offers bachelor's and master's degree programs in photography, visual journalism, film and design. Photography students can major in Advertising, Commercial, Photo Media and Portraiture Photography. Flexible courses, using state-of-the-art technology and hands-on methods allow students to obtain the skills and experience needed to succeed in the field of professional photography. Internships with photographic companies are also available.
The College of Visual Arts, in St. Paul, Minnesota, is a private, nationally accredited college of art and design offering a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in a variety of fine art subjects, including photography. Photography students learn analog and digital photographic processes, with hands-on training using both film and digital cameras, black and white film, and color darkroom procedures. Advanced photography courses train students in the use of medium- and large-format cameras, in-studio lighting metering, and a variety of other techniques that give them the skills to excel in the photography profession.