NSCAD University
Public institution · Nova Scotia
About
NSCAD University, also known as the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD), is a public art university in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The university is a co-educational institution that offers bachelor's and master's degrees. The university also provides continuing education services through its School of Extended Studies. The institution was founded by Anna Leonowens in 1887 as the Victoria School of Art and Design. The school was later renamed the Nova Scotia College of Art in 1925. In 1969, the institution was renamed the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and began to offer undergraduate degrees, becoming the first degree-granting art school in the country. The institution adopted its current name in 2003.
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On the register
- DLI number
- O19021269652
- Type
- Public
- Post-graduation work permit
- Programmes eligible for a post-graduation work permit
- Master's and doctoral degrees
- Offered; no provincial attestation letter needed for these
- Founded
- 1887
- Students
- 1,028
- Also known as
- NSCAD University (Nova Scotia College of Art and Design)
Designated learning institutions list, IRCC, 2 October 2026.