Awards seem to be a recurring theme at the Blanche Macdonald Centre. With an Emmy award-winning Make-up Director and several Emmy and Gemini nominated instructors and graduates, the college has established an impressive reputation.

The Blanche Macdonald Centre for Applied Design has been established since 1960. Given that the Make-up program is continuously updated and upgraded, the College is adamant about ensuring that our training remains progressive and industry responsive. Spanning ten comprehensive training levels from fundamentals to special make-up effects, the program goes beyond the basic tools and techniques required when working in this dynamic medium. Our interactive classroom experience and educational approach have a reality-based context. By challenging students to continually work on a rotating range of faces, integrating professional photo sessions, teaching students how to design a complementary make-up "croquis" for a design collection or "break-down" a script for a character study, students develop much needed adaptability and versatility.