Paris College of Art has a dual mission:
To provide the highest international standard of art and design education taught within an American pedagogical paradigm, while being influenced and informed by our French and European environment;
To open up French educational opportunities to the world and international education to the French.
This dual mission is accomplished through the different components of Paris College of Art:
> Ecole Parsons à Paris is a four-year degree-granting (B.F.A. and B.B.A.) institution of higher education providing classes exclusively in English and according to the U.S. educational model – the mascot of the school is the Fighting Artists ®;
> Atelier of Art is a bilingual (English-French) non-degree granting program that prepares students to apply for art schools in Europe or the U.S. by teaching them key skills and allowing them to develop a strong portfolio;
> Focusing on direct matriculation and optimal academic and personal support, the Center for University Programs Abroad provides a high quality study-abroad immersion experience in Paris to linguistically advanced, highly motivated students from US colleges and universities.
