It is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.

[6] For one year, William J. Bakrow served as interim president of Montserrat College of Art.

[8] The school has study abroad programs for its students in Niigata, Japan, Ballyvaughan, Ireland, and Mallorca, Spain.

[9] Additionally, the school offers continuing education courses and workshops in such subjects as painting and photography.

Past exhibitions have featured artists such as Clint Baclawski, Hunter Cole, Jess T. Dugan, Sally Heller, Yun-Fei Ji, Valeri Larko, Derek Lerner, Vanessa Platacis, Cynthia von Buhler, Leigh Wiener, and David H. Wells.