david cawthon

Review of Nossi college of art

I attended Nossi in the late 90's for a year, beca...

I attended Nossi in the late 90's for a year, because I love artistry, enjoy it, and I'm very good at it. At that time they did not offer a Bachelor Degree. I signed my G.I. Bill and handed it over every month and took out student loan(s) also. I believe it was right at $21,000 dollars. My classes were four days a week, during the night, I worked full time and the round trip drive from the house was 144 miles. The prestige of the institution made the trip well worth it...until I figured out that none of my credit would transfer to a state college or university. My goal from the beginning was to get a Bachelors Degree. After a year of attendance I found a problem, the accreditation. I dropped out and got my Graphic Design/Visual Communications Associate Degree from a state college, starting over without any transfer credits.

Here are the facts. Nossi College of Art is a prestigious ART College. The instructors were experts at their craft. The college would do everything it could to help you meet your financial needs so you could get your degree. There are bitter students, because the prestige gave a sense that you would be walking out the door of the college into a high paying job . YOU get what you work for people, throw the privilege out the door. In hindsight, I regret not finishing out my degree at Nossi. The reason...I consider the product of what was taught to be hands on fine art training. Technology will change and you'll have to keep up with it, but what you learn at Nossi will never be out of date. At the start you believe your good at taking selfies and at the end you believe your Ed Clark. Now in comparison, my (honors) state Graphic Design Associate Degree was more technical. Like architecture style training. I never choose to work in my college training field, but rest assured I have the knowledge. There are no regrets on attending any of the colleges over the years and the years to come.

Choose to go to Nossi to understand and improve your knowledge of ART,, but most of all to "feel the prestige" like one of the masters.

In one comment it was said that when you quit, their true colors came out. I experienced this also, but I believe it was because they are passionate about what they do. Parents act this way if their child drops out of college.