Parking information
Where to park
Our campus is in the heart of downtown Columbus, so here are some intersections near our parking lots that you can plug into your GPS.
- Cleveland Avenue and E. Broad Street
- Cleveland Avenue and E. Gay Street
- N. Grant Avenue and E. Gay Street
- E. Gay Street and N. Ninth Street (spaces 6–94)
- E. Long Street and N. Washington Avenue
- E. Long Street and Cleveland
- N. Grant Avenue and E. Long Street
Unless you are visiting the Admissions Office for a visit, tour, or appointment, be sure to stop by the Safety and Security Office (in the Administration Building at 107 N. Ninth Street) to pick up a visitor parking pass.
Admissions visitors – special parking instructions
Please plan to check in and meet your Admissions representative at the Admissions Office located in the Welcome Center in Design Studios on Broad (390 E. Broad St.). The entrance to the Welcome Center is located on Cleveland Avenue, at the corner of Cleveland Avenue and Broad Street. There is a red DESIGN sign on that corner, running down the side of Design Studios on Broad. Parking is located at the north end of Design Studios on Broad and can be accessed from Cleveland Avenue. Please park in the parking spots dedicated to CCAD Admissions guests.
Alternative transportation options
There are a lot of ways to get around Columbus. If you don’t want to go by car, here are some others that work best for a short visit:
Bus. Check out our local bus schedules through the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA).
CCAD students with a current, valid ID can ride any COTA bus for free during Spring and Fall semester. During the summer session, students will be required to pay their bus fare. Be sure to have exact change on hand; the buses don’t accept debit or credit cards, nor do they give you change
Bike. Rent a bike through Columbus’s bike share program, CoGo Bike Share, which has plenty of bikes on campus and throughout the city.
Directions
Here’s our address:
Columbus College of Art & Design
390 E. Broad St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Here are a few ways to get here:
From Interstate 71 southbound (from Cleveland, Akron, Erie or Buffalo)
- Take I-71 south to the Broad Street Exit
- Turn right (west) on Broad Street
- Turn right (north) on Washington Avenue
- Turn left (west) on E. Gay Street
From Interstate 71 northbound (from Cincinnati or Louisville)
- Take I-71 north to the Broad Street exit
- Turn left (west) on Broad Street
- Turn right (north) on Washington Avenue
- Turn left (west) on E. Gay Street
From Interstate 70 eastbound (from Dayton or Indianapolis)
- Take I-70 east into the downtown area
- Merge onto Interstate 71 North
- Take the first exit from I-71, which is Broad Street
- Turn left (west) on Broad Street
- Turn right (north) on Washington Avenue
- Turn left (west) on E. Gay Street
From Interstate 70 westbound (from Wheeling or Pittsburgh)
- Take I-70 west to Interstate 71 North
- Take the first exit from I-71, which is Broad Street
- Turn left (west) on Broad Street
- Turn right (north) on Washington Avenue
- Turn left (west) on E. Gay Street
From Port Columbus International Airport
- Follow International Gateway across Stelzer Road
- Follow Signs to Interstate 670 West
- Take I-670 west to Interstate 71 South
- From I-71 South, take the Broad Street Exit
- Turn right (west) on Broad Street
- Turn right (north) on Washington Avenue
- Turn left (west) on E. Gay Street
Please plan to check in and meet your Admissions representative at the Admissions Office located in the Welcome Center in Design Studios on Broad (390 E. Broad St.). The entrance to the Welcome Center is located on Cleveland Avenue, at the corner of Cleveland Avenue and Broad Street. There is a red DESIGN sign on that corner, running down the side of Design Studios on Broad. Parking is located at the north end of Design Studios on Broad and can be accessed from Cleveland Avenue. Please park in the parking spots dedicated to CCAD Admissions guests.