The school offered ten majors in art fields taught by professionals of those industries.

Founded in 1952, the New England Institute of Art was originally called the Norm Prescott School of Broadcasting.

Northeast Company Inc. bought the school in 1988; at that time the curriculum was only a diploma in Radio and Television Broadcasting.

By September 1995 the school was granted the authority to offer Associates of Science degrees in Broadcasting and Recording Arts.

An associate degree in Graphic Design became available in June 2000, and in 2001 the school changed its name once again to The New England Institute of Art and Communications.