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Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Overview

Located in Lakewood, Colorado, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design is a private for-profit institution. The location of RMCAD is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Known For?

232 Undergraduate Awards
  • RMCAD has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 10 to 1.
  • The highest award offered at RMCAD is the master's degree.
  • For the 2017-2018 academic year, 23% of the faculty were full-time.

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Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at RMCAD.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#3 Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#17 Most Popular Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#29 Most Popular Communications Technology/Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#40 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#195 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards RMCAD has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Illustration College Factual
#5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Game & Interactive Media Design College Factual
#10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fashion Design College Factual
#64 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts College Factual

Where Is Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design?

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Contact details for RMCAD are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1600 Pierce St, Lakewood, CO 80214
Phone: 303-753-6046
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rocky-Mountain-College-of-Art-Design-RMCAD/332804308434
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RMCAD

How Do I Get Into RMCAD?

You can apply to RMCAD online at: www.rmcad.edu/apply

Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design?

69% Take Out Loans
14.8% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At RMCAD, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $10,133 a year. That adds up to $40,532 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at RMCAD is 14.8%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Undergraduate Student Diversity

961 Full-Time Undergraduates
71% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,631 undergraduate students at RMCAD, with 961 being full-time and 670 being part-time.

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There are also 12 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 961 full-time undergraduates at RMCAD, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 44
Black or African American 66
Hispanic or Latino 134
White 579
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 138

Geographic Diversity

Colorado students aren't the only ones who study at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 11 countries are represented at RMCAD. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Mexico, and Canada.

Online Learning at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design

1,008 Took All Classes Online
1,643 Took At Least One Class Online
24.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 9 bachelor’s degree and 1 master’s degree programs available online at RMCAD. In 2019-2020, 1,643 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at RMCAD has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 24th most popular in Colorado for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of RMCAD

The following table shows how RMCAD is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Communications Technologies & Support #1 #1
Graphic Communications #1 #1
Design & Applied Arts #4 #1
Fine & Studio Arts #10 #4
Computer Software & Applications #22 #16
Visual & Performing Arts #55 #16

Online Affordability Rankings of RMCAD Rankings

The following table shows how RMCAD is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Design & Applied Arts #1 #1
Communications Technologies & Support #4 #4
Visual & Performing Arts #4 #4
Graphic Communications #4 #4
Teacher Education Subject Specific #15 #15
Computer Software & Applications #17 #17
Instructional Media Design #36 #36
Computer & Information Sciences #60 #57

Online Growth Rankings of RMCAD

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design was 24.5%. This is the #670 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at RMCAD regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of RMCAD majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Communications Technologies & Support 23%
Computer & Information Sciences 23%
Computer Software & Applications 23%
Design & Applied Arts 17%
Graphic Communications 23%
Visual & Performing Arts 20%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at RMCAD ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at RMCAD.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Graphic Communications #12
Communications Technologies & Support #20
Design & Applied Arts #52
Computer Software & Applications #75
Instructional Media Design #77
Visual & Performing Arts #103
Teacher Education Subject Specific #126
Computer & Information Sciences #400
Education #434

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s TOTAL
Design & Applied Arts 118 118
Computer Software & Applications 57 57
Graphic Communications 43 43
Fine & Studio Arts 10 10
Teacher Education Subject Specific 4 4
Instructional Media Design 0 0
TOTAL 232 232

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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