Southwest University of Visual Arts - Tucson

Expensive

The financial aid staff does anything they can to help students out but most of the money comes from loans. The further along we the students get the more we look at the cost of supplies that isnt listed and the quality of education we are getting. Most students will obviously have problems with some aspect of a class but sometimes those aren't addressed and the quality of education we are paying for is decreased. My advice is to get as many scholarships as you can and learn how to deal with people who get on your nerves.

It All Comes Down to You...Most the Time

For some students the classes are inflexible, have kept them back, have been failed for reasons not up to them, or seem unrelated to their major. For others its a smooth ride to graduation. It seems to be half and half at this point. The teachers are well trained in art and some are interchangeable between majors. There are some teachers who make students wonder if they should switch schools just to get the education they were promised but that's just a handful out of the instructional staff. Tutoring is very beneficial and flexible. There is plenty of work time to get portfolio quality work done if you do your best.

Needs Work

The 24hr computer lab needs to be updated soon, Printing at the bookstore can be a struggle so knowing the quirks of the printer and having the time to print is key; Or just go to a kinkos/fedex because the quality will be much better there.The network goes down often enough to be a nuisance. Wifi needs to be updated soon. Having your own computer (and/or laptop) and programs is most the time the key to success since the computers available to us aren't that reliable.