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Accreditation & Memberships
Watkins College of Art, Design & Film is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS-COC) to award the Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, the Associate of Fine Arts degree, the Bachelor of Arts degree, and the Certificate in Film. Information about SACS accreditation and concerning the accreditation status of the College may be found on their website at www.sacscoc.org.
Watkins College of Art, Design & Film is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).
The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Interior Design is additionally accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA).
Watkins College of Art, Design & Film has been designated as a major cultural institution by local and state arts agencies and receives funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the Tennessee Arts Commission (TAC), and the Metro Nashville Arts Commission (MNAC). Watkins is authorized to offer undergraduate college degrees by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. Held in trust by the State of Tennessee, Watkins is also the recipient of direct state funding through periodic acts of the General Assembly of Tennessee.
Watkins has established 2+2 articulation agreements for Film, Graphic Design, and Fine Art with Columbia State Community College, and a 2+2 agreement for Graphic Design with Pelissippi State Technical Community College. The College also has an academic partnership with Fisk University that allows Fisk art majors to earn a concentration in Graphic Design, and allows any Fisk student to earn a minor in Film Studies or Interior Design.