Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design

The Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design (RMCAD) is a for-profit art and design school in Lakewood, a suburb of Denver, Colorado, USA. The college was founded in 1963 by Philip J. Steele, an artist and teacher.

RMCAD is an institution offering campus and online undergraduate and graduate degrees, fully accredited, with majors in 3D Animation, Animation, Art Education, Commercial Photography, Fashion Design, Fine Arts, Game Art, Graphic Design, Interior Design and Illustration. Graduate degrees include a Master of Arts in Education, Leadership and Emerging Technologies and a Master of Arts in Design Strategy and Innovation.

RMCAD is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA). In addition, RMCAD is also an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. The on-campus professional Interior Design BFA program and the online BFA interior design program (August 2016)are fully accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation CIDA.

RMCAD's campus contains eighteen historical buildings built in a variety of 20th-century architectural styles. The campus is the former site of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS), included in the National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Colorado.