There are advantages and disadvantages to having an off-campus course. The disadvantages are probably obvious: isolation, lack of direct instruction, etc. The advantages are: working from home, doing it on your own time and mostly not being influenced by other students imagery/work. You are forced to work independently and on your own.

The program involves a significant time commitment. In my opinion it would be impossible to do the program as outlined while working full time or working part time and caring for young children simultaneously. However, the instructors are very understanding and flexible, so that if someone want to take longer to complete the program or just take some courses, that is usually permitted. A friend of mine in Twine, who signed up for the course one year after I did, has found it impossible to complete the full second year course load while working as a realtor. The program director has been very flexible in allowing her to take some missed courses at another time.

The cost of the program depends upon the hours enrolled. A full load is approx. $1500.00 US per academic year. This isn't cheap, but it is not as much as US art schools would be either.

If you are interested contact Cathy Hoffman at the above email address. Also, keep in mind that the academic year runs from early February to mid-November. This is because of the fact that their summer occurs during our winter.