Oakbridge Academy of Arts

1250 Greensburg Rd, New Kensington, PA 15068

http://oaa.edu/

School Description

Provided by Oakbridge Academy of Arts

The mission at the Oakbridge Academy of professional photography, is to ready students for employment immediately upon graduation. The Oakbridge Academy Of Arts offers a photography curriculum that prepares students entering areas of photography in the following positions: Photographer in a commercial art studio, industrial photography, publishing photographer, photojournalist, free-lance photographer, home portrait photography, department store photography, sales photographer and more.

Oakbridge Academy of Arts is an institution that provides a foundation on which we build futures. It builds a structure to support the shape of lives that will be an integral part of productivity and success in the world. Our Philosophy at Oakbridge is to expose and promote hands on experience of skills, material and equipment usage, techniques and procedures to equip the student with the necessary knowledge to contribute to the professional world of graphic communications, photography, and business in today's society.

The Oakbridge Academy of Arts (formerly the Art Institute of New Kensington) is an art school and a photography school that specializes in career educational opportunities and training for the student who wants to gain the working knowledge necessary to succeed in today's competitive visual arts society.

The curricula at the art school and the photography school are designed to offer students a concentrated study. Our approach to career education provides each individual with the training to actualize his or her potential for growth. The Academy works with each student on an individual basis towards their competency as a visual artist or professional photographer.

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Quick Facts

Location:
Mid-Atlantic
Setting:
Large Town Setting
Type:
For Profit
Size:
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Full Time Students:
100%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 9,200
Students Receiving Aid:
93%
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Degree Programs at Oakbridge Academy of Arts

Associate's Level Programs

  • Arts & Humanities

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    • Visual Arts See more schools with programs in Visual Arts
      • Commercial Photography
        A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences, and recording events and people, via digital, film, still and video photography. Includes instruction in specialized camera and equipment operation and maintenance, applications to commercial and industrial needs, and photography business operations.
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  • Communication & Media

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    • Commercial & Advertising Art
      A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences via illustrations and other forms of digital or printed media. Includes instruction in concept design, layout, paste-up, and techniques such as engraving, etching, silkscreen, lithography, offset, drawing and cartooning, painting, collage, and computer graphics.
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Certificate Programs at Oakbridge Academy of Arts

  • Arts & Humanities

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    • General Studies See more schools with programs in General Studies
      • General Studies
        An undifferentiated program that includes instruction in the general arts, general science, or unstructured studies.
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  • Communication & Media

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    • Commercial & Advertising Art
      A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences via illustrations and other forms of digital or printed media. Includes instruction in concept design, layout, paste-up, and techniques such as engraving, etching, silkscreen, lithography, offset, drawing and cartooning, painting, collage, and computer graphics.
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    • Design & Visual Communications
      A program in the applied visual arts that focuses on the general principles and techniques for effectively communicating ideas and information, and packaging products, in digital and other formats to business and consumer audiences, and that may prepare individuals in any of the applied art media.
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    • Design and Applied Arts
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    • Graphic Design
      A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic and computer techniques to the interpretation of technical and commercial concepts. Includes instruction in computer-assisted art and design, printmaking, concepts sketching, technical drawing, color theory, imaging, studio technique, still and life modeling, communication skills and commercial art business operations.
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    • Photography
      A program that focuses on the principles and techniques of communicating information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the creation of images on photographic film, plates, digital images and that may prepare individuals to be professional photographic artists. Includes instruction in camera and equipment operation and maintenance, film and plate developing, light and composition, films and printing media, color and special effects, photographic art, photographic history, use of computer applications to record or enhance images and applications to the photography of various subjects.
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    • Graphics & Multimedia See more schools with programs in Graphics & Multimedia
      • Web Design
        A program that prepares individuals to apply HTML, XML, Javascript, graphics applications, and other authoring tools to the design, editing, and publishing (launching) of documents, images, graphics, sound, and multimedia products on the World Wide Web. Includes instruction in Internet theory; web page standards and policies; elements of web page design; user interfaces; vector tools; special effects; interactive and multimedia components; search engines; navigation; morphing; e-commerce tools; and emerging web technologies.
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Students

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 100%
Part-Time 0%
Men vs. Women
Men 52%
Women 48%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 98%
Other 1%
African-American 1%
Hispanic 0%
Asian 0%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 95%
Out-of-State 5%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Pennsylvania 95%
Ohio 4%
Percent of Students International: 0%
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 9,200    
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 8,400    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 750    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 2,555 60%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 2,791 77%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 3,900 10%  
Student Loans:
$ 3,195 77%  
Any Aid:
  93%  

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Oakbridge Academy of Arts
New Kensington, PA 15068
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