NSCAD University

NSCAD University
MottoHead, Heart, and Hand
TypePublic
Established1887 (1887)
Endowment$8.18 million (2020)[1]
PresidentPeggy Shannon
ProvostAnn Barbara Graff
DeanMartine Durier-Copp
Academic staff
85 (regular staff)
Students820 (2021)[2]
Undergraduates740 (2021)[2]
Postgraduates80 (2021)[2]
Location, ,
Canada

44°38′58.02″N 63°34′26.23″W / 44.6494500°N 63.5739528°W / 44.6494500; -63.5739528
CampusUrban
ColoursPurple   and green  
AffiliationsUACC, CBIE, AICAD
Websitenscad.ca

NSCAD University, also known as the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD), is a public art university in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The university is a co-educational institution that offers bachelor's and master's degrees. The university also provides continuing education services through its School of Extended Studies.

The institution was founded by Anna Leonowens in 1887 as the Victoria School of Art and Design. The school was later renamed the Nova Scotia College of Art in 1925. In 1969, the institution was renamed the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and began to offer undergraduate degrees, becoming the first degree-granting art school in the country. The institution adopted its current name in 2003.

  1. ^ "Financial Statements Year for NSCAD University" (PDF). nscad.ca. NSCAD University. 2021. p. 9.
  2. ^ a b c "Enrolment by university". www.univcan.ca. Universities Canada. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

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