<p>The time is coming...applying for an MFA. I work mostly in creative functional ceramics. I'm thinking about the University of Hawaii at Manoa, mostly because I'd like to live there eventually. </p>
<p>However, I'd like to know about other programs. Does anyone have any suggestions? Some things I'm looking for are a wheel based program (or opportunities for that) and I'd like some Salt fire facilities but that seems to be a rarity. </p>
<p>THANKS!</p>
<p>According to US News and World Report, the number one graduate ceramic program is at Alfred University in New York. The link below is to a list of their ceramic facilities including three salt kilns. All accepted students receive full tuition plus a stipend.</p>
<p>[School</a> of Art and Design at Alfred University](<a href=“http://art.alfred.edu/facilities/ceramics.html]School”>http://art.alfred.edu/facilities/ceramics.html)</p>
<p>As unsoccer-mom noted, Alfred’s MFA program is ranked By USNWR as the #1 graduate program in ceramics. The other top-ranked programs are:</p>
<ol>
<li>Cranbrook</li>
<li>RISD</li>
<li>CalArts</li>
<li>U of Washington</li>
<li>Ohio State</li>
</ol>
<p>You might want to check out these schools as well.</p>
<p>oh trust me i’m well versed in the ways of alfred 
problem is it’s like getting into harvard…times 20…million</p>
<p>i actually have studied at risd because i go to brown, and i don’t really want to go to grad school there. </p>
<p>the others i didn’t know about though. thank you. calarts/uw of particular interest. keep 'em comin :)</p>
<p>[Page</a> 1](<a href=“http://www.claysoulpottery.com%5DPage”>http://www.claysoulpottery.com) if you are curious</p>
<p>University of New Mexico has the facilities you are looking for:</p>
<p>“The ceramic facility includes a car kiln, large gas and electric kilns, slab rollers, spray booth, soldner clay mixers and easy access to two slip mixers, a soda kiln, experimental kiln, saggar, raku and pit firing area.”</p>
<p>Likely, not as difficult to get into.</p>
<p>i’ll check it out, thanks</p>
<p>does anybody know if university of hawaii, manoa, carries any prestige?</p>