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Cornish College of the Arts

1000 Lenora Street, Seattle, WA 98121

Website: Cornish College of the Arts

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Kerry Hall, Cornish's oldest building and the last part of Cornish remaining on Seattle's Capitol Hill.
Kerry Hall, Cornish's oldest building and the last part of Cornish remaining on Seattle's Capitol Hill.
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Cornish College of the Arts School Description

The mission of Cornish College of the Arts is to provide students aspiring to become practicing artists with an educational program of the highest possible quality, in an environment that nurtures creativity and intellectual curiosity, while preparing them to contribute to society as artists, citizens, and innovators. Cornish realizes this mission by offering baccalaureate studies in the performing and visual arts and by serving as a focal point in the community for public presentation, artistic criticism, participation, and discussion of the Arts.

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Cornish College of the Arts

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Cornish College of the Arts is a fully accredited institution in the Denny Triangle and Capitol Hill neighborhoods of Seattle, Washington, USA that offers the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance, Theater, Performance Production, Design, and Fine Art, as well as the Bachelor of Music degree.

Cornish was founded in 1914, as the Cornish School, by pianist and voice teacher Nellie Cornish, who was influenced by the pedagogical ideas of Maria Montessori, as well as Calvin Brainerd Cady's ideas on music pedagogy, and who served as the school's director for its first 25 years. Within three years it had enrolled over 600 students, and was the country's largest music school west of Chicago.

The Cornish School began its operations in rented space in the Boothe Building on Broadway and Pine Street. Initially, the school taught only children, but it soon expanded to functioning also as a normal school (roughly what would now be called a teachers' college). While music was at the heart of the curriculum, Cornish recruited opportunistically where she saw talent, and the school soon offered classes as diverse as eurhythmics, French language, painting, and dance. The school gathered a board of trustees from among Seattle's elite, who funded her school through the hard economic times during and after World War I, and raised money for a purpose-built school building. Cornish is considered one of the top art schools in the country.

Campus

Cornish's 1921 building, now known as Kerry Hall, is on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as "Cornish School"; its Denny Triangle building is also listed on the NRHP, as the "William Volker Building". The Raisbeck Performance Hall is a Seattle City Landmark under the name "Old Norway Hall".

Notable faculty

  • Guy Anderson
  • John Cage
  • Ping Chong (artist in residence)
  • William Cumming
  • Imogen Cunningham (artist-in-residence)
  • David Dorfman (dancer) (artist-in-residence)
  • Rinde Eckert (artist-in-residence)
  • Ellen Forney
  • Syvilla Fort (artist-in-residence)
  • Bill Frisell (artist-in-residence)
  • Martha Graham
  • Morris Graves
  • Lou Harrison (artist-in-residence)
  • Gary Hill
  • Alexander Koriansky
  • Ralph Lemon (artist-in-residence)
  • Raymond Maxwell
  • Peter Meremblum
  • Meredith Monk (artist-in-residence)
  • Mark Morris (artist-in-residence)
  • Julian Priester
  • Mark Tobey
  • Richard E.T. White
  • Paul Taub

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Quick Facts

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Location:
Northwest
Setting:
Large City Setting
Type:
Private
Size:
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
768
On Campus Housing:
Unavailable
Full Time Students:
100%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 23,700
Students Receiving Aid:
84%
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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 35
Selectivity:
Selective
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Cornish College of the Arts Degree Programs

Bachelor’s Degree Programs

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Certificate Programs

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Cornish College of the Arts Students & Campus Life

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 100%
Part-Time 0%
Men vs. Women
Women 69%
Men 31%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 66%
Other 23%
Hispanic 5%
Asian 3%
African-American 3%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
Out-of-State 55%
In-State 45%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Washington 45%
California 12%
Oregon 5%
Minnesota 3%
Pennsylvania 2%
Percent of Students International: 2%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: No

Cornish College of the Arts Expenses (Tuition & Fees)

Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Published Tuition and Fees:
 $ 23,700    
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 24,125    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 300    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
 $ 3,627 25%  
State and Local Grants:
 $ 4,979 13%  
Institutional Grants:
 $ 3,512 71%  
Student Loans:
 $ 3,753 67%  
Any Aid:
   84%  

Cornish College of the Arts Admissions

Acceptance Rate: 68% (Selective)

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 35.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Recommended
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Not Required
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Recommended
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Recommended

Photos

  • Kerry Hall, Cornish's oldest building and the last part of Cornish remaining on Seattle's Capitol Hill.
    Kerry Hall, Cornish's oldest building and the last part of Cornish remaining on Seattle's Capitol Hill. [source]
  • Like Kerry Hall, Cornish's main Denny Triangle building is also on the National Register of Historic Places
    Like Kerry Hall, Cornish's main Denny Triangle building is also on the National Register of Historic Places [source]
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