good state schools for graphic design?

[i<3 design]

Hi everyone,

I'm new here and I'm kind of obssessively reading all these posts trying to soak up as much info as possible. A little about myself, I'm a career-changer. I originally have a BA in English, and earned an elementary teaching credential which is really not working for me at the moment with budget cuts. I have always loved art and finally decided to invest myself in it, after putting in on hold. I'm at community college right now and was thinking of transferring to a school with a good graphic design program.

My teacher is encouraging me to apply to Cal Arts, they have a 3 year MFA program which is specifically for students coming from a non-graphic design background. RISD also has a similar 3 year. They both seem like amazing schools, but the cost is totally freaking me out because I still have loans from undergrad.

Any recommendations of good cost friendly state schools that have MFA in graphic design? I think UCLA might have one, I'm not qualified to get in at the moment.

any help would be greatly appreciated!

[losemygrip]

I don't think many (if any) state schools would offer similar programs for those without a BFA.

Do you want to do graphic design, or teach? If it's the former, you should just do an undergraduate BFA in graphic design at a state school. Many of your prior credits should count, so you should be able to finish pretty easily.