Known for demanding classwork and setting the highest standards for education, the École attracted students from around the world—including the United States, where students returned to design buildings that would influence the history of architecture in America, including the Boston Public Library, 1888–1895 (McKim, ...

Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a state-funded institution in Boston with a fine arts and liberal arts focus. Known colloquially as MassArt, the college is one of the best arts schools in the North East.

Arts for Learning San Diego (A4LSD) is the oldest and largest nonprofit in San Diego County solely devoted to arts education. Affiliated with a 30-chapter national network, Young Audiences provides arts education for students preschool through high school, bringing performing, visual and literary arts into young lives.