LASALLE College of the arts founded in 1984, It is a non-profit private educational institution funded by the Singapore Ministry of Education and the only pure arts institution in Singapore that awards a master’s degree in art.
In 2015, Lasalle College of the Arts had become one of the two institutions get the Singapore Education Trust Certification Star Rating. This award is the highest level of award in the non-public university sector to the institutions who are managing their institutions and providing an outstanding quality of education and welfare for their students.
LASALLE offers more than 30 contemporary arts and design education programmes through its eight art and design schools. Programmes are including diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The eight art and design schools are:
Student needs to spend three years full-time to complete a diploma programme in Lasalle. Most of the diploma programmes are industry-based learning that requires students involved in either a live industry-related project or in an industry placement.
Lasalle’s three years of full-time degree programmes are straight to BA(Hons). The master degree programmes will take 1.5 – 2 years full-time to complete, most of them are also available for part-time studies, which requires three years to complete.
Depending on a student’s residential status, the tuition fees are also different. Below is the breakdown of tuition fee per year for different residential status student:
| Student Residential Status | Diploma | Undergraudate | Postgraduate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore Citizens (Subsidised) | 5,280 | 9,729 | N.A |
| Singapore Citizens (Non-Subsidised) | 19,000 | 19,000 | 30,000 - 40,000 |
| Singapore Permanent Residents (Subsidised) | 6,930 | 13,794 | N.A |
| Singapore Permanent Residents (Non-Subsidised) | 21,150 | 21,150 | 30,000 - 40,000 |
| International Students (Subsidised) | 9,780 | N.A | N.A |
| International Students (Non-Subsidised) | 23,800 | 23,800 | 33,000 - 44,000 |
| All fees listed are in Singapore Dollars inclusive of local tax (GST) and apply for the 2019 academic year | |||
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts was established in 1938, it is a private institution provides post-secondary education in arts. NAFA is the first arts institution in Singapore, it offers various diplomas and bachelor programs in fine arts.
Even though NAFA is a private institution in Singapore, but it offers publicly-funded diploma programmes. Besides, the institution also receives government funding for select degree programmes offered in partnership with reputable universities in the United Kingdom.
NAFA provides comprehensive arts and design diplomas and degree programmes through its three academic schools:
NAFA’s diploma programmes take three years (full-time) to complete. There is a compulsory internship in the third year. Students can get the relevant industry work experience and also use this opportunity to tale to the people in the art industry.
All degree programmes offered by NAFA are the one-year full-time top-up course for diploma graduates (Except Bachelor of Music (Hons) is a two-year full-time top-up course). Most of the programmes are offering an opportunity to spend at least 2-3 weeks at the partner universities in the UK. Students can expand their learning experience through mass lectures, collaborative projects, discussions and critiques with staff and students from the partner University.
Below table is the breakdown of NAFA programmes fee per year:
| Programmes | Singapore Citizens (Subsidised) | Singapore Permanent Residents (Subsidised) | International Students (Subsidised) | Non-Subsidised Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diploma | 4,600 - 7,650 | 7,150 - 9,500 | 9,900 - 10,400 | 19,200 - 20,200 |
| Bachelor Degree [except Bachelor of Music (Hons)] | 20,800 - 22,500 | |||
| Bachelor of Music (Hons) | 10,170 | 14,250 | 32,300 | |
| All fees listed are in Singapore Dollars inclusive of local tax (GST) and apply for the 2019 academic year | ||||
For diploma programmes, NAFA’s diplomas have a compulsory internship in the third year, but only selected Lasalle’s diplomas requires student involved in an industry placement or a live industry-related project.
For degree programmes, NAFA only offers one-year top-up degree programmes (except Bachelor of Music is a two-year top-up degree programme), but Lasalle offers three years degree programmes straight to BA(Hons).