<p>You say traditional university setting, and the colleges you cited kind of made it sound like she wants a New England feel, but CU Boulder (my home state) has one of the top ceramic programs in the country. A lot of my friends go there right now, and are loving it. I visit them all the time, and Boulder is a beautiful place with a lot of places to look for inspiration. Boulder isn’t New England, but its Ceramics program is top notch. </p>
<p>They do not have a BFA specifically in Ceramics, but a BFA in Studio Arts would give her access to Ceramics classes once she declared her focus (I think that’s how the program works), and would give her a leg up if she wanted to apply for their graduate program which is ranked in the top 15 in the nation. She would take all the general art courses but definitely have her foundation in Ceramics! </p>
<p>[Ceramics:</a> A Small Program with a Large Reputation | Inside CU | University of Colorado at Boulder](<a href=“http://www.colorado.edu/insidecu/editions/2006/2-28/story2.html]Ceramics:”>http://www.colorado.edu/insidecu/editions/2006/2-28/story2.html)</p>
<p>That’s an old article but their program could have only grown. Also… they just built a new Visual Arts Complex and it’s amazing. I’ve been inside a few times and it’s easily the nicest building on campus. The classrooms are beautiful, studios are wide open, and there’s a really great gallery where all the undergraduate and graduate work is showcased. I’m into art too and I would love working in some of the spaces they provide. </p>
<p>It’s worth looking into.</p>