Creating Change
Artists and designers create beautiful things but, mostly, they create change. CCS alumni are changing the world by applying the skills they’ve learned to the most pressing problems of our times. From documenting history in the making to helping keep front-line workers safe, our alumni reenvision and redefine what it means to be creative in the 21st century.
Dominic Batoha
30+
films in the comic universe that CCS alumni have contributed concept designs, storyboards, CGI, production designs and more
15
water bottles are recycled for every one pair of glasses designed by CCS alumnus Evan Sparrow at Genusee Eyewear
50K
sleeping bag coats designed by alumna Veronika Scott, Founder and CEO at The Empowerment Plan, distributed to homeless people worldwide
21+
international outdoor companies
employ CCS alumni in creative positions
550
companies came to visit the
CCS campus for recruitment
Design That Impacts
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Ed Natividad -
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Veronika Scott -
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Jenny Risher -
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Damarcus Holbrook -
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Ashlee Rezin Garcia
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Michael Maher -
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Sarah Bromley -
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Chris Houghton -
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Matthew Dale
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Graduates’ work has been exhibited at the Guggenheim, MoMA and worldwide
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CCS Alumni have created ads featured during the Super Bowl, Oscars and Olympics
HANDS-ON CAREER
EXPERIENCE
At CCS, it’s important that we provide our students with a holistic, well-rounded experience. Through our experiential learning initiatives, our students receive real-world, hands-on career opportunities before they graduate.
These opportunities come in many forms:
Internships, residencies and fellowships
Global experiences such as study abroad and exchange programs
Entrepreneurship classes
Educational partnerships with external stakeholders like industry and/or community such as sponsored projects and service learning projects
Research such as MFA thesis or BFA capstone projects
54
rankings labeling CCS as one of the top art and design schools in the nation including Money’s “One of America’s Best Colleges”
$28M
CCS institutional funding in scholarships and grants to help ease the burden of tuition
271
companies engaged with CCS in 2022/2023
103
students secured for-credit Internships for the 22-23 academic year
178+
sponsored research projects took place between 2017–2022
10+
annual industry events highlighting student work