The National College of Arts – A Federally Chartered Institute, is the oldest art school in Pakistan and the second oldest in [[South Asia]]. {{As of|2016|post=,}} The college is [[Rankings of universities in Pakistan|ranked as Pakistan's top art school]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hec.gov.pk/english/universities/Documents/Ranking_Doc%20(2015).pdf|title=5th Ranking of Pakistani Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/18086/hec-university-rankings-why-not-indus-valley-iba-or-nca/|title=HEC University rankings: Why not Indus Valley, IBA or NCA?|access-date=2017-01-11}}</ref> ItThe Lahore Campus consists of over 7001400 students and over 500 students at the Rawalpindi Campus.<ref>{{Citecite web |title=The Student - National College of Arts |url=httphttps://www.nca.edu.pk/Student|title=NCAstudent Lahore-The Student|websitepublisher=www.nca.edu.pk |access-date=2017-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113091133/http://www.nca.edu.pk/Student|archive-date=1331 JanuaryAugust 2017|url-status=dead2024}}</ref> The college runs faculty and student exchange programs with the [[UNSW Art & Design|School of Fine Arts]], [[University of New South Wales]], [[École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts]] and the [[Instituto Superior de Arte]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nca.edu.pk/foreign-linkage|title=NCA Lahore-Foreign Linkage|website=nca.edu.pk|access-date=2017-01-11}}</ref> It also hosts the [[UNESCO|UNESCO Chair]] in architecture.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unesco.org/en/university-twinning-and-networking/access-by-region/asia-and-the-pacific/pakistan/unesco-chair-in-the-conservation-and-management-of-historic-towns-and-urban-centers-839/|title=UNESCO Chair in the Conservation and Management of Historic Towns and Urban Centers (839) {{!}} {{!}} UNESCO|website=unesco.org|access-date=2017-01-11}}</ref>
