The Art Institute of Washington--Northern Virginia is a college of visual and practical arts located in Dulles. This school is a branch of the Art Institute of Atlanta. The school is accredited by the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Bachelor of arts programs include advertising, fashion and retail management. Bachelor of fine arts programs include interior design, media arts and animations, graphic design, photographic imaging and web design and interactive media. The institute also offers an associate's degree program in graphic design and web design and interactive media.
The Boston University Center for Digital and Imaging Arts is located in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. The school is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. The school offers training in digital media creative fields such as photography, animation, film-making, graphic design and audio production. Certificate programs include 3D animation, audio production, graphic and web design, digital film-making, photography and web development. There are 18,000 square feet of studios on the campus, all having the latest updates in software, hardware and equipment.
The Westwood College School of Design's Arlington Ballston Campus is located in Arlington. The school is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) and the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). Three-year bachelor of arts programs include animation, computer-aided design and architectural drafting, game art, graphic design and multimedia, interior design, visual communications and web design and multimedia. The campus is located a few miles from downtown Washington, D.C.
Corcoran College of Art & Design is located in Washington, D.C. The school is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Undergraduate programs include fine art, photography, photojournalism, graphic design, digital media design and interior design. Graduate programs include art and the book, interior design, exhibition design and new media photojournalism. The college also offers degrees in art education. The Corcoran Gallery of art boasts one of the best art collections in the world, with over 17,000 works of art.