Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design

RMCAD was established in January 1963 by Philip J. Steele, an artist and educator, who purchased the Art for All Studios school from Dorothea Seeley Shulenburg. Steele renamed the school "Rocky Mountain School of Art"Stajich, S. (1980). RMSA: One Man’s Contribution. Life on Capitol Hill, 6(2). February 6, 1980.

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as a proprietorship and later incorporated the school on September 11, 1972.[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SQYw6ti5O79YcmSUNywIQszA-IqCxmAM/view?usp=drive%20link Colorado Secretary of State Business Entity Database]

The college relocated several times as it increased enrollment. In 2003, the college moved from its three-building Denver location to its current in the suburb of Lakewood.

In 2010, Bill Heavener, Ed Haddock, and Jon Phelp who own Full Sail University purchased a controlling share of the college from the Steele family, and began an initiative to restructure the college and curriculum.{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Corey|title=Upheavals Lead To Uncertainty At Colorado Art School|url=https://www.cpr.org/news/story/upheavals-lead-uncertainty-colorado-art-school/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426052652/https://www.cpr.org/news/story/upheavals-lead-uncertainty-colorado-art-school/|archive-date=2019-04-26}} In 2014, amidst a turnover of a significant number of key faculty, RMCAD rescheduled its in-person campus courses to align with the scheduling of online classes, and to cut costs moved most liberal arts courses online.{{cite web|last=Vaccarelli|first=Joe|title=Students stirred over structural changes at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design|date=15 October 2013|url=http://www.denverpost.com/denver/ci_24316174/structural-changes-rocky-mountain-college-art-design|publisher=The Denver Post}}

RMCAD is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC){{cite web|title=HLC Statement of Accreditation Status|url=https://www.hlcommission.org/component/directory/?Action=ShowBasic&Itemid=&instid=2154|publisher=Higher Learning Commission}} and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.{{cite web|title=NASAD Accredited Institutions|url=https://nasad.arts-accredit.org/directory-lists/accredited-institutions/search/?id=I1236|publisher=NASAD}} The Interior Design program is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation.{{cite web|title=Summary of Accreditation Findings|url=https://accredit-id.org/2010/06/rocky-mountain-college-of-art-and-design/|website=Council for Interior Design Accreditation}}

The approximately 1,400 undergraduate students represent a student body of 66% female, 34% male, 41% minority, and international students. Seventy-nine percent of students are out-of-state.{{cite web|title=Students at Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design|url=https://www.niche.com/colleges/rocky-mountain-college-of-art--and--design/students/|publisher=Niche.com}}

The average age of on-campus students is 23 and the average online student is 30.{{cite web|title=Big Future – Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design|url=https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-university-search/rocky-mountain-college-of-art-design|website=CollegeBoard|publisher=College Summary}}

Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design campus comprises {{cvt|23|acre}}.{{cite web|title=Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design Ranking|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rocky-mountain-college-of-art-7649/|publisher=U.S. News & World Report}}

Currently, the campus has 17 structures, 11 of which are devoted to classrooms, common areas, and other support spaces, including four galleries and studio spaces. The campus is the former site of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, included in the National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Colorado,{{cite web|last1=Newton|first1=Joel|title=JCRS and the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society|url=http://ngazette.com/index.php/40-latest-issue-1/love-your-nehttps://www.amazon.com/This-RMCAD-Historic-JCRS-Campus/dp/B086G8GYR9ighborhood/1913-jcrs-and-the-jewish-consumptives-relief-society|website=Neighborhood Gazette}} although the Full Sail owners and RMCAD President Brent Fitch have deconstructed historical aspects of the campus, and is located in the 40 West Arts District{{cite web|title=40West Arts District Destinations|url=http://www.40westarts.org/Destinations#!/|publisher=40 West Arts District}} close to Casa Bonita.

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