Why CCS

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.

Project Credit: Imani Brown
Dominic Batoha
Numbers That Matter

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

WOW

Graduates’ work has been exhibited at 
the Guggenheim, MoMA and worldwide

COOL

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

Fast Facts

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

Facilities