The North Coast College
Tel:
(216) 221-8584
- Virginia Marti College is an accelerated college focused on preparing talented students for highly successful careers in art and design. If advanced training in Graphic Design, Interior Design, Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising, or Multimedia is of interest to you, visit Virginia Marti College.
School Highlights
The North Coast College serves 109 students (63% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 9:1 is lower than the state community college average of 26:1.
Minority enrollment is 56% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 34%.
School Overview
The teacher population of 12 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| The North Coast College | (OH) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | Four or more years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Private for-profit | Private, for profit |
| Total Faculty | 12 staff | 38 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Virgina Marti Veith is a woman with a legacy of clothing appreciation behind her. Virginia sought to gain the highest quality understanding of fashion design at the age of 25. Her quest took her to Paris, where she spent an entire year learning to make clothing not by pattern, but specific to body measurements. At the end of this quest, Virginia returned to Ohio and opened Virginia Marti Bridal, a home to her personalized style where she created bridal gowns. Out of this realization and this need for more advanced talent, Virginia Marti College of Art and Design began. In its first year, 1966, the school had five students enrolled in the class of Fashion Design. By 1970 the school had opened its first full-time day program, an Associate Degree Program for Fashion Design. In 1979 Fashion Merchandising was added, Interior Design in 1984 and Graphic Design in 1985. Most recently, Virginia Marti College added a Multimedia Design major to the curriculum. Virginia Marti College offers a variety of programs in Graphics- Graphic Design and Multimedia; Fashion- Fashion Merchandising and Fashion Design and Interiors- Interior Design. Students accepted to Virginia Marti College will receive the benefit of a culturally diverse atmosphere and a learning environment focused on the individual, not the masses. Our two-year programs prepare students for entry-level positions in a variety of industries. Each program centers on the needs specific to the careers that our students are seeking. Creativity and individualized thinking are the focus of all of our programs. The college is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT).
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to The North Coast College is Cuyahoga Community College District (4.5 miles away).
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Cleveland, OH 44115
(216) 771-1700 5.50202 - Bryant & Stratton College-ParmaPrivate for-profit309 students | 5.50 Mi12955 Snow Rd
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(216) 265-3151 5.50309 - 905 students | 6.30 Mi1374 E 51st St
Cleveland, OH 44103
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