Programs feature writers-in-residence, artists-in-residence, and artist-scholars such as
Richard Russo,
Andrew Blauvelt,
Susan Cooper,
Gregory Maguire,
Holly Black and
Meredith Davis, who give lectures, readings, and workshops. Around a hundred different authors, designers, filmmakers, composers, artists, and scholars teach at Vermont College of Fine Arts in a part-time capacity and all have terminal degrees in their field. The MFA in Film program was established in 2013. In 2014, the residential MFA in Writing and Publishing began, and the Graduate Studies in Art & Design Education Program was established in 2015. The newest program is the International MFA in Creative Writing & Literary Translation, which enrolled its first students in 2018.
Multiple-residency structure VCFA has a unique curricular structure that provides adaptability for students through independent, guided study followed by a robust, immersive, in-person experience as a capstone for each term. Students earn their graduate degrees through self-designed study paths, flexible scheduling, and personalized attention through one-on-one guidance with a faculty mentor. The on-campus residencies at the end of each term consist of workshops, lectures, readings, panel discussions, student-teacher conferences and critiques, exhibitions, performances, and presentations of works in progress or completed." == Presidents ==