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Mission
Statement
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As
an institution preparing students for professional careers
in art, Paier College of Art, Incorporated, is committed
to a program of learning and services that provides intensive
practice in art skills; development in art expression; studies
in general education and opportunities for growth in human
values; career programs leading to Bachelor of Fine Arts
and Associate in Fine Arts degrees; concentrated study programs
leading to diploma and certificate awards; advice and counsel
to aid students in their pursuit of educational, vocational,
and personal goals; opportunities of continuing education
through part-time, evening, and summer studies; and extra-curricular
activities designed to advance student awareness of social
and cultural values.
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Student
Work
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The
College may exhibit student work and photograph it and student
activities for use in catalogs and other visual communication.
While the College takes reasonable care to protect student
work, it does not accept responsibility for its loss or
damage.
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Facilities
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The
campus is situated at the corner of Circular and Gorham
Avenues. Administrative activities, including admissions,
personnel matters, consideration and disbursement of financial
aid, maintenance of student records, and general administration,
are conducted in the business offices on campus. Also, instructional
activities in classrooms, studios, and laboratories designed
for the College's purposes are conducted in four buildings:
the library, the auditorium, the computer labs, and studio
and exhibition spaces. Maximum class size is 25 in studio
classes and 45 in lecture classes.
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Parking
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Limited
parking space is available for students on campus. On-street
parking is also available.
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Accreditation,
Approval & Memberships
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Paier
College is accredited by the Connecticut Board of Governors
of Higher Education and has been granted authority by the
Connecticut Legislature to award the degrees of Bachelor
of Fine Arts and Associate of Fine Arts. The College is
also accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career
Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT). The College
is approved for the education and training of veterans and
their eligible dependents under the provisions of Section
1775, Chapter 36, Title 38, United States Code, Veterans
Benefits. Paier College of Art, Incorporated, is authorized
under federal law to enroll non-immigrant alien students.
Paier College of Art is a member of the International Council
of Design Schools, and is an educational member of the Society
of Illustrators.
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Student
Conduct
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College is dedicated to serving as an educational setting
in which all students may develop their skills and knowledge.
To encourage this purpose, the College expects students
to respect the rights of others, to adhere to acceptable
standards of personal conduct, and to exercise freedom with
maturity and responsibility. Students are expected further
to comply with the policies and regulations described in
the Student Handbook and other official publications of
the College. Conduct inconsistent with these expectations
may result in disciplinary actions. Unacceptable behavior
includes, but is not limited to, academic dishonesty; damage
to school property; disorderly or disruptive conduct; and
the use, sale, or possession of illegal drugs, narcotics,
or dangerous weapons; consumption of alcohol on campus,
or at any school-sponsored activity; acting with disrespect
toward a member of the school staff or another student.
Possible sanctions include financial restitution, suspension,
and dismissal from the College with due concern for the
procedural rights of all students. |
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