<p>Just want to add the fishbowl.</p>
<p>NC/Arts is in the "Triad" area and is one of the fastest growing areas in the US. It is not "Urban" if you are looking for a concrete mountain range of tall buildings - like Manhattan. It is rather like a continous well-developed suburb - maybe more like Long Island. Admittedly, Purchase has closer proximity to Manhatten than NC/Arts.</p>
<p>Both are good schools for grad training - I would check out each school's faculty and how often they are actually available to teach and more importantly, mentor as an important measure to compare the two.</p>