Questions & Answers

For Students

I’m an incoming student. What are my options? Will I get my deposit back?

Pennsylvania College of Art and Design (PCA&D) and Moore College of Art & Design have agreed to accept deposited and accepted DCAD students who meet their admission requirements and complete their standard admission process. Both schools offer an Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) degree with a comparable education and time frame as DCAD.

All DCAD deposits will be refunded promptly.

Accepted and deposited students who have not yet attended DCAD are not considered “currently enrolled students.”

Do I have to apply to the designated teach-out institutions, or will I be automatically accepted?

PCA&D and Moore have agreed to streamline direct admission into one of their programs of study with a simplified application process. Both schools have agreed to accept currently enrolled DCAD students (students who successfully completed their first year at DCAD) whose GPA meets their admission requirements.

Both schools will also provide tuition assistance equal to DCAD’s tuition for at least two semesters. Housing and fees may vary.

To be admitted to any other schools you must meet their admission requirements and go through their standard application process.

What is the difference between a teach-out institution and transferring?

A teach-out is an agreement with another school to accept all of your earned credits. Accepted credits can be applied to an AFA degree comparable to what DCAD offered. The teach-out agreement also offers a comparable price and time frame to complete your AFA degree. You can pursue the same degree and major you were pursuing at DCAD.

I chose DCAD because I want a two-year degree. Why are these agreements with four-year institutions?

Both Moore and PCA&D are able to award Associate degrees. You can complete your two-year AFA degree at either and/or plan to stay to complete your bachelor’s degree.

Will my academic credits recognized at DCAD automatically transfer to the teach-out institution?

All credits earned at DCAD will be accepted by the teach-out schools. Transcripts must be requested to be transferred.

What are the requirements for students to be admitted at each of these schools?

Students who are currently enrolled at DCAD (who have successfully completed their first year at DCAD) will just need to contact the teach-out school to make arrangements for admission/transfer.

Both schools have agreed to accept you if you are in good standing at DCAD and apply through the teach-out agreement.

Students who have been accepted or deposited to DCAD will need to apply via the standard process.

Originally a women’s college, Moore now accepts only students who were assigned female at birth or who self-identify as women, trans women, nonbinary, or gender-nonconforming at the time of application.

I’m not interested in attending any of the teach-out institutions. How do I apply to transfer to a college of my choice?

You would apply just like you did to DCAD. The college of your choice’s website will have application procedures and requirements.

Will students’ financial aid packages be honored by the teach-out partners?

Yes. Your financial aid package should remain comparable.

How much do these partner schools cost?

Both schools have agreed to match the cost of DCAD’s tuition for currently enrolled DCAD students (students who have successfully completed their first year at DCAD), so cost to complete your AFA should be the same or similar as it would have been at DCAD.

Where can students and graduates access their transcripts and other academic records?

If you are a currently enrolled student, please submit a Student Information Release Form, which authorizes DCAD to share your educational records with the college/s of your choice.

Alumni can still request a transcript from DCAD.

Once DCAD closes, transcripts and other records will be housed in a single location. We are working with our accreditor and teach-out partners to finalize the location and will provide that information as soon as the location is determined.

Will students need to resubmit their FAFSA for ‘24-’25?

Students are advised to complete their FAFSA. If students have already submitted the FAFSA, you will just need to make arrangements for the FAFSA information to be transferred to the teach-out school.

When will students have to begin paying back loans originally taken out for DCAD?

The conditions of pay back vary depending on the student’s situation.

For all DCAD grads, payment will begin 6 months after the last day of the term. Essentially, only students who do not continue their education in one of the teach-out programs would be eligible for cancellation.

You may be eligible for a full discharge of your William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans, Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program loans, or Federal Perkins Loans received to attend a school if you were unable to complete your program of study because that school closed, and:

you were enrolled when your school closed;
you were on an approved leave of absence when your school closed; or
your school closed within 180 days after you withdrew.

You are not eligible for discharge of your loans if your school closes and any of the following is true:

You graduated or completed your program at the closed school.
You withdrew more than 180 days before the school closed, unless you can demonstrate an exceptional circumstance.
You’re completing or have graduated from a teach-out agreement at another school approved by the school’s accrediting agency – in this case, Moore or PCA&D.

For Alumni

Where can students and graduates access their transcripts and other academic records?

Alumni can still request a transcript from DCAD.

Will my degree from DCAD be valid?

Yes, your DCAD degree will still be valid.

Will this impact my chances of getting a job?

This should in no way impact your job prospects.