Watkins College of Art at Belmont University — Local services in Nashville-Davidson

I spent one semester here and got out as fast as I could. It was not at all what they made it out to be, I took a few pre-college programs here and even toured the school and thought it sounded so great...until I actually attended. The teachers are so ridiculous and don't seem to care about you at all, I remember I had informed one of my teachers that I was going to miss the last day of her class and I had a paper to turn in so I asked if one of my relatives could turn it in for me and the staff lost my final paper! Even when I chose to leave the school a lot of the teachers tried to convince me otherwise saying that I was making a huge mistake, even going so far as to call me cowardly. Also they'll try to scam you out of your money. When we signed up for student loans and got all my scholarships straightened out they informed us that we would not have to owe anything else out of our own pocket, which my mom thought at the time was completely wrong on their part because she had calculated it, she even asked "are you sure?" and they said yes they were sure. Well months after I had left and already paid off what little student loans I had they started harassing me with another bill of $1200!! Ridiculous! Honestly DO NOT waste your time with this school, some of my classmates also left very shortly...

As a parent of a Watkins College of Art, Design & Film student, it's my opinion that you could not select a finer college for your aspiring artist, designer or film studies student. The fine & extremely knowledgeable professor staff have both inspired & taught very effectively. Likewise, the seriousness of the treatment of art studies is notable from observing the student's work & work ethic. Similarly, general education studies are taught by inspired teachers who know what they're doing. As a sophomore at Watkins, I'd say my daughter is on the equivalent level of a senior at any supposedly competitive institution. I'm very impressed with every aspect of Watkins. And it's not only the successfully trained student and increasingly improved skills and performance we notice, it's the positive feedback that we routinely hear about engaging each student in processes and the professionalism of every class. No exceptions. I would wholeheartedly recommend Watkins College of Art, Design & Film for anyone seriously interested in any of these mediums. Very...

I am a recent graduate and loved my experience at Watkins. Does it it have it faults? Yes but what school doesn't. The teaching staff here are amazing and are so invested in you as a student. I have had teachers come in after class and office hours to help me if I was having trouble with a project. This is a fine art based photography school and photography is what I studied. Knowing this going in is really important as I am a commercial based photographer and not fine art. While it wasn't exactly what I expected I still learned a lot that has helped me in my own photography business. Being an artist about being a hard working an driven student. You don't become a good artist overnight and it is something that is not easy. If you are willing to put in the time and the effort to not only learn but also to put yourself out there you will greatly reap the benefits of this school. Watkins is a great place to be yourself and learn how to be a better artist. I highly...