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Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City Art Institute
4415 Warwick Blvd
Kansas City, MO 64111-1874

Official telephone: (816) 472-4852
Website: https://www.kcai.edu/
Screen last updated on: September 2025
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 78%
Student:Faculty ratio: 10:1
Total faculty: 29 men, 32 women
Full-time faculty: 29 men, 32 women
Part-time faculty: 85
Graduation rate: 58% within six years

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, internships
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Creative Writing
  • Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts
  • Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
  • Game and Interactive Media Design
  • Graphic Design
  • Illustration
  • Industrial and Product Design
  • Painting
  • Photography
  • Printmaking
  • Sculpture

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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