Company Profile
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
Company Overview
As an accredited, nonprofit college, MIAD provides a transformative Bachelor of Fine Arts education that prepares students of diverse backgrounds for fulfilling and financially rewarding careers. MIAD fosters innovative and entrepreneurial thinking that benefits our students and our corporate and nonprofit partners. MIAD also brings robust career pathways and college-readiness experiences to high school youth and provides cultural experiences and programming to the Greater Milwaukee community.
MIAD enrolls 920 students and employs 200+ faculty and staff. The college’s nationally ranked programs include Communication Design and Industrial (product) Design, in addition to Illustration, Interior Architecture and Design, New Studio Practice: Fine Arts and 18 academic minors. Companies that have hired MIAD interns and graduates include Delta Faucet, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, GE Healthcare, Google, Kohler Company, Kohl’s Corporation, Milwaukee Tool, NASA and Nike.
This 45-year old college is central to the development of Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward, which was named one of America’s Top 12 ArtPlaces. MIAD has been named a Top Design School by Graphic Design USA for five consecutive years. miad.edu
MIAD is proud to serve talented students of all backgrounds but recognizes our opportunity to advance equity and inclusion. Under the direction of our inaugural Director of Inclusivity and with input from community partners, MIAD developed a Three-year Equity & Inclusion Action Plan. View the plan: https://www.miad.edu/college-services/inclusivity/action
Company History
The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) was founded in 1974. It is the successor to the Layton School of Art, founded in 1920.