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A great photography programs for college is digital photography. This is available in schools that specializes in the arts. For example: The art institute. I hope this helps.
Before exploring photography programs, it is a good idea to think about characteristics of the college you want to attend - urban v. rural, large v. small, near to or far from home, etc. Once those have been decided, you can look through schools with good photography programs at http://www.findyourartschool.com/programs/photography/ and narrow your options.
There is a hole list of school that have a good digital photography program on the internet. You should take a look to find the best one or to find the nearest one.
If you have an interest in taking classes in photography programs, then you should be sure to check out the career services department of that college. It is important for you to understand what your job options will be when you walk out of a photography program. Some schools have very good career placement, so seek to attend these schools.
Photography schools exist all over the United States. Many local universities are a good starting point in the search. Us News lists the top 20 photography schools at their website.
An iMac does not come with photography programs already installed. There are, however, programs available to download free of charge, or to purchase. The free programs are good, but if you are a photography whiz/fanatic, you may need the purchased program.
There is always UCLA which has programs for the arts including photography. It is a very good program with reknown photographists graduating from there.
Programs like Photoshop, Gimp and the discs you get with you camera have programs on them.
According to US News rankings, the University of Cincinnati is not among the top schools for photography in the nation. http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-fine-arts-schools/photography-rankings
VM(vincent masey) good for art and very creative people
The Texas School of Profession Photography is your best option. You can email director Don Dickson for addition information. His email address is don@texasschool.org. The schools website is www.texasschool.org.
It all depends on there area that you are or how far you are willing to travel. Some of the best photography schools are the Art Institute, Academy of Art University, and International Academy of Design and technology.