LeRoy E. Hoffberger绘画学院是该国仅有的仅专注于绘画的研究生课程之一，这使一批积极进取的画家有机会在支持的社区中找到自己的声音。通过与导演，驻场批评家，来访的艺术家和同伴对话的频繁批评和研讨会，学生可以培养批判性思考和维持严格实践的能力。当学生将他们的画作定位在当代艺术世界中时，前往主要艺术中心的旅行是必不可少的。最初是一所绘画研究生院，学生逐渐找到了自己独特的表现形式。学生需要高水平的能力和承诺才能在LE Hoffberger绘画学院取得成功。该计划的重点是应对批评的独立工作。每个学生
MICA's Painting Department is ranked as one of the best in the country, providing our majors with many opportunities and greater visibility for their achievements.<br>Painting at MICA is distinguished by both tradition and rebellion. The program celebrates the development of strong painting and drawing skills, an exploration of old and new forms (representational and abstract, 2D, and 3D), and an appreciation of independent, personal expression and risk-taking. Painting majors are consistently accepted into the country's top ten fine arts graduate programs, including those at MICA, Yale, Columbia, ISD, and the Cranbrook Academy.