Paris College of Art

The Paris College of Art was founded as Parsons Paris in 1981, and in the decades since, the school's name has changed to École Parsons à Paris, then to L'Association Franco-Américaine de Design, and finally, in 2010, to the Paris College of Art. In 2014, the Paris College of Art and Parsons School of Design at the New School formally split into two separate educational institutions.

Today, Paris College of Art (PCA) offers BFA, MA, and MFA degrees in more than a dozen art and design disciplines, including fine arts, interior design, photography, design for social impact, and fashion design. At the core of the school's curriculum is a commitment to international educational standards and a multi-national student body. Though the majority of PCA's students hail from European nations or the United States, its community includes individuals from other parts of the globe. In addition, the college prioritizes highly personalized educational tracts; the average class size is 12 students, and the student-to-faculty ratio is 2.4 to 1. PCA partners with some of Paris's most prominent cultural institutions, including the American Library in Paris and the Bibliothèque des Arts Décoratifs, to offer students the hands-on experience necessary to round out their academic experience.