Open College Of The Arts

I have studied with OCA since 2016 and have developed from a fairly beginner level at drawing and painting to a standard I am really proud of. I hope to graduate with the BA Hons Painting later this year, and have a solo and group show coming up. The course materials are stimulating and the regular tutor reviews help me to develop. The Painting department is very well led and the tutors are enthusiastic and knowledgeable. Contact with the other students is also available with online meetings ...

Tried to withdraw from my course and got charged for the rest of the courses I did not even take. Would not recommend and the tutors don't even help you. Seems like a scam.

I was a student on the ten week course 'Investigating Place: Journeys with Psychogeography,' which ran from October to December 2022. The course explored concepts and methods of psychogeography and how these could be applied to each student's investigation of a particular place of their own choosing. As students, we were encouraged to use any artistic method in our projects and as the course progressed, it became clear that a lot of exciting work was being produced. There were four Zoom confe...

The Open College of the Arts is best known for providing very flexible art degrees. However, if you would like to complete your degree within 4 years, I do not recommend this school. Their services are extremely slow, and I found that I would have to rely on other students for support instead. Their curriculum for some courses are being updated too, but they're releasing the units one at a time which pushes students back even further. Only a month within my course, the school announced that ...

Having completed the music degree, I highly recommend the music courses. The course material is well structured and the tutors are very engaged and supportive. There are also opportunities to get involved in creative workshops and collaborations (both online and in person), so distance learning doesn't have to be lonely!