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MCAD Unpacked: Tours for NACAC Professionals

Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:00 a.m.—Fri, Oct 9, 2026, 3:00 p.m.
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MCAD Unpacked: Tours for NACAC Professionals

Tour Times:

  • Monday, October 5, 10:00–11:30 a.m. & 1:30–3:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday, October 6, 10:00–11:30 a.m. & 1:30–3:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday, October 7, 10:00–11:30 a.m. & 1:30–3:00 p.m.
  • Thursday, October 8, 10:00–11:30 a.m. & 1:30–3:00 p.m.
  • Friday, October 9, 10:00–11:30 a.m. & 1:30–3:00 p.m.

RSVP Required

Calling all college counselors and admissions professionals! Join us for MCAD Unpacked: A Tour for NACAC Professionals, an exclusive campus experience designed to give you the insider knowledge you need to confidently advise creative students.

Step inside our cutting-edge facilities, from digital fabrication labs and painting studios to our renowned design studios, and get a firsthand look at where creativity meets career. This tour goes beyond the building. It is built around the questions your students and their parents ask most:

  • What does a competitive portfolio look like?
  • What are MCAD's most popular majors, and what makes them unique?
  • What does the first-year experience look like inside and outside the classroom?

Engage directly with MCAD's admissions staff and faculty to learn how we support first-year students, award merit scholarships, and prepare creative thinkers for thriving careers in design, fine arts, and media. Walk away equipped with real-world answers to help your students find their perfect college fit.

MCAD's campus is conveniently located just minutes from downtown Minneapolis. Come see for yourself what makes our community of makers and innovators so unique!

Parking and Check-In:

Parking is available at the campus parking lot located at 2572 2nd Ave S, alongside free street parking nearby. Upon arrival, follow the event signage to the Main Building and check in at the Welcome Desk, located on the First Floor in the Main Gallery. More info here.

Looking for more information about the event? Contact our admissions team at admissions@mcad.edu.

MCAD is a proud member of the Minnesota Private College Council. NACAC attendees are also invited to join the NACAC 2026 MPCC Lunch on Friday, October 9 during the conference break. Learn more and register here.

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Land Acknowledgement

The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) acknowledges it is located on traditional, ancestral, and contemporary lands of Indigenous people. This is the ancestral homeland of the Dakota and Ojibwe people, who were forcibly exiled from the land because of aggressive and persistent settler colonialism. We recognize that this place has a complex and layered history. As a community dedicated to creativity, MCAD is committed to ongoing efforts to support and advocate for American Indian Nations and peoples.


Nondiscrimination Policy

MCAD admits students of any race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, or marital status to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, or marital status in the administration of its educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school-administered programs.