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1. Arts University Bournemouth

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• Study for 1, 2 or 3 semesters at the UK’s No. 1 arts university!

• Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) is a leading university specialising in arts, performance, design, and media education. Easily accessible less than 2 hours south of London by train, AUB provides study abroad BA (Hons) courses for US / international students & professionals who wish to spend time abroad in pursuit of careers in creative arts, graphic design, interior design, textiles, fashion, makeup, animation, visual communication, event management, architecture, dance, acting, film production, photography, & more.

• Our short study abroad courses are designed for students who want to spend time learning in the UK, developing their creative skills and perhaps gaining credits towards their university degree, but do not necessarily want to spend as much as 2-3 years studying in the UK.

• Students are fully integrated with our full-time BA (Hons) degree students, and these courses can be taken for 1 term, 2 terms, or 3 terms.

• If you can't find the exact course you want, we can design a course tailored to your individual needs. You can join several groups of students on a range of different courses and also receive one-to-one tuition.

• We also provide summer study abroad programs.

"The facilities that the Arts University Bournemouth has to offer are absolutely amazing. First off, the library was one of the most resourceful places I have come across in my entire stay there."
- Orlando, USA, Animation Production

1, 2 or 3 semesters on the following degree courses:

• Architecture
• Animation Production
• Acting
• Costume with Performance Design
• Creative Events Management
• Dance
• Fashion Studies
• Film Production
• Fine Art
• Graphic Design
• Illustration
• Interior Architecture & Design
• MakeUp for Media & Performance
• Modelmaking
• Photography
• Textiles
• Visual Communication
• Visual Effects Design & Production

Further Courses:
• Portfolio Preparation Art, Design & Media (2 terms)

• Preparation for Masters (1 or 2 terms)

2. Jersey City Art School

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Jersey City Art School at the Thomas John Carlson Art Studio in downtown Jersey City is a visual art school offering classes taught by local artists, weekly figure drawing sessions and lectures by artists showing locally. The Jersey City Art School was founded in November, 2009 by Thomas John Carlson. The first classes that were offered were: Introduction to Painting and Drawing and Introduction to Stained Glass.

Following on from our initial success, we have extended our classes to include 8-week courses in drawing, painting, stained glass and figure sculpture. We also offer weekend workshops in digital photography, jewelry and printmaking, and are expanding into ceramics, basic carpentry and glassblowing.

Weekly Visual Art & Jewelry Making Courses:
- Jewelry Making with Precious Metal Clay (PMC)
- Mosaic Making
- Stained Glass
- Etching and Intaglio
- Portraiture
- Porfolio Building (for Jr High/ High Schoolers)
- Digital Photography, How to use your SLR
- Introduction to Drawing and Painting
- Figure Sculpture

3. Online Candle Making Classes for NJ & U.S. students

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• Learn how to make unique candles from the comfort of your own home or work studio in New Jersey with The Candle Academy, a leading international candle design school owned by a UK candle designer based in Jamaica.

• Home Study / Online Candle Making Classes in New Jersey, NY, nationwide or around the world include the choice of Live Seminars via Skype with Gary Simmons - one of the top candle designers in the world from the UK, or lessons via HD Video & PDF information files.

• These distance learning candle making courses for complete Beginners to Advanced artists will start you on the path to an exciting new career in candle design or a very rewarding hobby!

• These intensive candle making training courses are Hands-on and Very Visual, and follow the same techniques as our onsite programs, making it an ideal solution for people that live too far to be able to attend in Jamaica in person.

• Perhaps you would prefer to learn in person through an incredible educational program and vacation in beautiful Jamaica in the Caribbean!

• Business start-up and Hobby courses offered year-round, both onsite or online. Welcome to this very special profession!

Candle Academy Student Reviews:

"Very detailed and intensive. I was looking for the wow factor and that's exactly what I got."
G. Woodard, USA

"You have proven to us that you are only limited by your imagination."
Steve and Christian, Florida, USA

"I realized after the first hour my investment was justified."
Alex English, NBA Allstar, USA

Online Candle Making Courses:

Live Seminars via Skype
• 6 Day Complete Business Set Up Course
• 4 Day Condensed Business Set Up
• 2 Day Introductory Course

HD Video Courses
• Business Set Up Course
• Platinum Course
• Interactive Course
• Hobby Course

Year-Round Candle Making Courses in Jamaica:
One-to-one & small group classes for beginners to advanced designers.

• Candle Making Business Set Up (6 days)
• Condensed Business Setup course (4 days)
• Advanced Candle Making course (2 days)
• Candle Making Weekend Retreat Workshop (2 days, minimum 2 persons)
• Encaustic Art / Wax Painting Workshop (2-3 days)

4. Artistic Academy

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Artistic Academy in Morris Plains, New Jersey (1 hour from NYC by train), is a modern, state of the art, beauty academy providing the most advanced training in salon management, marketing, and state licensing skills. Students will perfect their technique in our Student Salon and Spa by providing beauty services on clients in all aspects of hair, skin and nails. The educational objective of all our courses is to provide the student with sufficient training to pass the State Board Exam.

On passing the State Board Exam and becoming properly licensed, students can perform all duties required under such license to secure employment at an entry level.

Cosmetology Certificate / State Licensing Programs:

- Cosmetology and Hairstyling Course
(hair, skin and nails)

- Aesthetics Course
(facials, body procedures, and make-up artistry)

- Student Teaching Course
(lesson planning and teaching strategies)

5. Art Center of Northern New Jersey

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The Art Center of Northern New Jersey in New Milford, Bergen County (20 miles from NYC), is an accredited Fine Arts School & Gallery providing teenagers and adults a nurturing environment for developing skills & enjoying the creative arts. Classes are accredited by the New Jersey department of education as continuing education credits for professional development for art teachers.

The Art Center aims to be accessible to all, including the disadvantaged & the disabled. It seeks to – Build a strong base of understanding & appreciation for the arts; provide professional-level instruction; sponsor programs for cultural advancement & personal growth; open its facilities to the community; serve all without regard to color, race, creed or socio-economic status.

Art Classes for Children, Teens & Adults of all Levels:

- Drawing And Painting
- Sculpture (Stone)
- Pastel
- Beginning Watercolor
- The Creative Process
- The Figure From Black And White To Color
- Dynamic Figure Drawing
- Portrait
- Photography: Technique And Darkroom
- Oil Painting: Still Life/Life Portrait
- Portfolio Development...

6. Aviva Spray Tanning Academy

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• Gain certification as a spray tan professional in New Jersey through online classes from Aviva Spray Tanning Academy!

• The world's first spray tanning academy, Aviva provides online spray tan certification programs which are convenient and flexible for students in Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, Elizabeth, Trenton and throughout NJ and nationwide.

• With a 100% money-back satisfaction guarantee, our web-based spray tan classes are suitable for complete beginners to advanced level beauty professionals.

• Learn from the comfort of your own home or workplace. Our online spray tan courses are 3 hours in length but can be studied at your own pace with the content available to study 24/7.

• Aviva Spray Tanning Academy also provides in-class training in a host of cities throughout the United States, including in NYC and Philadelphia PA.

• Our 1-day in-class courses are hands-on, practical-based programs, while our 3-hour online courses have been specifically developed with course content available when you want it - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

• Aviva's online spray tan courses are designed for salon professionals, estheticians, mobile spray tanning business owners, cosmetologists, hair stylists, makeup artists and complete beginners to the exciting world of professional spray tanning.

Student Review:
"The hands-on demonstration was very helpful. I learned what I was doing wrong and how not to waste product."
• Leslie McCoy, NY

Online Spray Tan Training:
Delivered through our Academy’s Virtual Learning Environment with course content available 24/7.

Sunless 101 Online Course:

• 3 hour course for beginner to intermediate level spray tanning professionals.

• This is a web-based course to study at your own pace

• An Aviva Academy Sunless Certificate will be awarded and mailed to you on completion of your online course.

In-class certification programs are also available in cities throughout the U.S, including NYC and Philadelphia PA.