By GENE TRAINOR

FORT WORTH — The city will be home to a new art school next spring.

The Art Institute of Fort Worth, a branch of The Art Institute of Dallas, will open April 5 at 7000 Calmont Ave. near Ridgmar mall. The school, which will occupy about 20,000 square feet, will offer bachelor’s degrees in photography; Web design and interactive media; advertising design; fashion and retail management; graphic design; and interior design. It will also offer associate’s degrees in graphic design and in Web design and interactive media.

Students at the year-round school can get their bachelor’s degree in three years for $92,000 for the entire program or $474 per credit hour, said Chad Williams, Fort Worth campus director. That figure, $23,000 a year if spread over four years, includes books and supplies.

Students can earn an associate’s degree in 20 months at a total cost of $55,778, Williams said.

By comparison, tuition at Texas Christian University will cost $28,250 this year, plus an estimated $1,000 for books and supplies. At the University of Texas at Arlington, tuition will total $8,186, plus about $1,000 for books.

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