Vermont College of Fine Arts

Devoted exclusively to fine arts education, Vermont College of Fine Arts offers writers, teachers and artists a transformative and progressive educational experience through its eight acclaimed MFA programs (seven of which are low-residency) and a unique MA graduate program in Art & Design Education. Anchored on its historic campus in Montpelier, Vermont, VCFA is a global community of artists redefining what it means to be an arts college. We offer Master of Fine Arts degrees in Film, Graphic Design, Music Composition, Visual Art, Writing, Writing for Children & Young Adults, Writing & Publishing, and an International MFA in Creative Writing & Literary Translation. VCFA's rigorous educational model, based on individualized apprenticeship and one-on-one mentoring with nationally recognized faculty, propels you into unexplored artistic territory. Whatever your choice of study, you’ll emerge with a dynamic new vision of yourself, your work and the world around you. Our mission: To measure our success by our ability to foster the excellence of emerging and established practitioners. We believe that the arts are central to the human experience and have the ability not only to reflect reality, but also to create it.