Tuition is based on your residency status. Materials and supplies for studio-based classes range from $100 to $150 per class. Detailed supply lists will be included in each course syllabus posted in Blackboard and discussed on the first day of class. Some of the supplies for a class may be used in other art courses, thus lowering the overall cost of studio art courses.
Yes. Students who already have a four-year bachelor's degree may pursue the AFA in Visual Arts at Wake Tech.
The AFA is an associate degree program that is meant to be like the first two years of a university visual art program and geared toward a transfer into a Bachelor of Fine Arts program.
When you submit your transcript for review at Wake Tech, courses that are equivalent to the AFA curriculum may receive transfer credit. Students find out which courses transfer after enrolling. Students who are not enrolled at Wake Tech can find out about transfer credit through TES
To get an AFA degree, students will need to complete 25% of their 60 to 61 required credits at Wake Tech. This means that a maximum of 45 to 46 credit hours could transfer towards the AFA degree.
The North Carolina Community College System and the UNC System have a Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for seamless transfer for students who begin visual arts studies at a community college and then transfer to a Bachelor of Fine Arts visual arts program at a UNC institution.
The following UNC schools accept the AFA degree coursework (60 credit hours) based upon successful admission to the visual arts program and earning "C" or above on all courses:
Wake Tech also has transfer agreements with North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, as well as the Savannah College of Art and Design and North Carolina Wesleyan College.
Fore more information, check the Transfer Resources page, including options to search by degree or by university.