nate_mathews

John,

I am a Photography educator, what are you looking to share?

Columbia is a great school for photography. I didn't go the PJ direction but had friends who

did. The photo department is one of the largest in the midwest for undergrads and one of

the most competitive for the grad program.

Columbia offers a BA or BFA, both 4 year fully accredited programs so you will have to

complete general ed courses. NESOP looks like a 2 year program so you woud be done

earlier, but if you ever go into a different field the degree is probably worthless.

hope that helps,

Nate

I looked into NYIP a little more than 5 years ago and I was not impressed. If I were you I?d

drop out and take a night class at a community college. This way you will have face-to-

face training and immediate feedback, real college credit, plus most Community Colleges

require an instructor to have a master?s degree in the field from an accredited University. I

doubt most of the NYIP instructors have a bachelors degree more less a masters, I think

most of them grade assignments as a second job on the side. Oh, and the "certificates"

you get from them don?t mean anything to a potential employer.

Hope this helps.

Nate