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American College of the Building Arts
American College of the Building Arts (ACBA)
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In short
The American College of the Building Arts in Charleston, South Carolina, combines a liberal arts education with craft training in the traditional building trades. Students can earn a four-year Bachelor of Applied Science in one of six specialisations, architectural carpentry, blacksmithing, plaster, classical architecture and design, architectural stone and timber framing, and two-year associate degrees are offered in architectural stone, blacksmithing, carpentry and timber framing fundamentals, and plaster. According to its history page, the college was founded in 1999 as the School of the Building Arts after Hurricane Hugo damaged much of Charleston's historic ironwork, plaster and woodwork, and awarded its first degrees in 2009.
- Where
- Charleston, United States
- Founded
- 1999
- Crafts
- Fine craftsmanship · Furniture and design
- Website
- acba.edu
- info@acba.edu
- Source
- School website · checked on 25/10/2026
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