Accreditation
The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) is a private, non-profit corporation chartered by the State of Wisconsin for the purpose of providing a professional education to students of the visual arts and related design fields. The college offers Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in Communication Design, Illustration, Industrial Design, Interior Architecture and Design and New Studio Practice (fine arts).
MIAD is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art & Design (NASAD), and the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), (info@hlcommission.org, 800-621-7440).
The Wisconsin State Approving Agency under Title 38, US Code, approves the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree of MIAD for the training of veterans for federal veterans’ education benefits.
Recent News
MIAD alum Michael DelGaudio Shares How Designers Shape Our Interactions with Technology During MIAD Creativity Series February 13
MIAD Industrial Design alum wins national golf club design competition
Summer 2019 Pre-College registration now open
Opening January Gallery Night: “I Contain Multitudes” exhibition at MIAD features challenges of the immigrant experience and importance of diversity through works of 10 female artists
MIAD’s Annual Sale of Student and Alumni Art & Design Work, Nov. 29 – Dec. 1