Other name | RCAD |
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Former names | The School of Fine and Applied Art of the John and Mable Ringling Art Museum,[1] Ringling School of Art and Design (RSAD) |
Type | Private art school |
Established | March 31, 1931 |
Founder | Ludd M. Spivey |
Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
Academic affiliation | National Association of Schools of Art and Design |
Endowment | $49.5 million (2020)[2] |
President | Larry R. Thompson[3] |
Academic staff | 182 |
Students | 1,663[4] |
Location | , , United States 27°21′38″N 82°32′53″W / 27.3606697°N 82.5480817°W |
Campus | Urban 48 acres (19 ha) |
Mascot | Remy the Armadillo |
Website | www |
Ringling College of Art and Design (RCAD; stylized as Ringling College of Art + Design) is a private art and design school in Sarasota, Florida.[5] It was founded by Ludd M. Spivey as an art school in 1931 as a remote branch of Southern College before their separation in 1933.