Good, affordable illustration BFA

Atlartmom
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:51:30 +0000

My daughter and I have spent the past year looking at illustration programs. She applied to 4 schools (SCAD, Otis, SVA, CIA (Cleveland)). She was accepted at all, but even with considerable grants, the cost of attendence is ridiculous ($30-$40K a year), completely out of reach for us. Does anyone know of a good BFA program for illustration that is not so expensive? Like, no more than $15-20 cost of attendence per year (after grants and scholarships)? We live in Georgia, and there are no state schools with an illustration major. She’s interested in concept art and storyboarding for film and games, and graphic novels (she’d like to write as well as draw). CalState looks less expensive and I think being in California would be a plus for her, but is it even possible for an out-of-state student to be admitted to CalState? Right now she’s considering beginning a BFA in drawing and painting at Georgia State and then transferring in junior year. Anyone else done this, and what was the result?
Thanks!