College of the Arts, Windhoek

Short description: Art school in Windhoek, Namibia

College of the Arts

Motto in English

| Lifelong learning through the arts
Type| Arts college
Established| 1971
Rector| Angelika Schroeder

Academic staff

| 39 full-time
75 part-time (2011)[1]
Location|

Windhoek

Khomas Region

Namibia

[ ⚑ ] : 22°34′08″S 17°04′59″E﻿ / ﻿22.569°S 17.083°E﻿ / -22.569; 17.083

The College of the Arts (COTA) is an institution of arts education in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. In 2011, it employed 39 lecturers full-time and 75 on a part-time basis. The institution had 450 students studying towards a diploma, a further 650 enrolled in fee-financed courses, and 4,800 students participated in community-based programs organised by the college.[1]

College of the Arts main campus

COTA was established by people of German heritage in 1971 as a Whites-only state conservatory of music. In the mid-80s, drama and visual arts were added to the Conservatory's programs, and in 1990 it was renamed College for the Arts.[1]

The seven full-time degree programs currently offered are African Performing Arts, Visual Arts and Fashion Design, Television Production, Radio Production, New Media Design, and Music and Sound Production.[1] Tertiary programs are offered as three-year courses of studies. COTA's leitmotiv is "Lifelong learning through the arts".[2]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Cota turns 40". New Era (Art Life weekly supplement): p. 3. 29 July 2011.
2. ↑ Rothe, Andreas (2010): Media System and News Selection in Namibia. p. 91

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