Living on Campus
Everything you need as a person and a creative.
It’s all here for you.
Life on campus includes more than unique places to live and interesting food options. It offers a wide range of student services designed to help you, as well as organizations and events to inspire you, and galleries to motivate you.
At CCAD, life in a residence hall or campus apartment is about more than just shelter and nourishment. It’s about connecting students to campus and each other. Living on campus means shared meals, spontaneous collaboration, and friendships that start in the hallway and last far beyond graduation. It’s a built-in creative community where inspiration is always close, and support is never far away.
Schottenstein Residence Hall
Schottenstein Residence Hall is where your first year at CCAD begins. Home exclusively to first-year students, it features shared double rooms connected by semi-private bathrooms, creating a comfortable balance of independence and community. With a fitness center, accessible accommodations, and studios just steps away, it's designed to help you settle in, make connections, and focus on creating. Dedicated community spaces throughout the building make it easy to meet other artists and designers from day one.
Design Square Apartments
Design Square Apartments offers apartment-style living for returning students who want more independence without leaving campus. Private bedrooms, shared living spaces, full kitchens, floor-to-ceiling windows, and direct indoor access to the dining hall and the Ampersand supply store make it easy to live, work, and create on your own terms. Residents also enjoy a fitness center, laundry facilities, elevator access, and a downtown location that keeps campus resources close while offering a more independent living experience.
What you need. Within reach.
"Campus services" doesn’t say enough—CCAD delivers the support, security, and convenience students need to thrive.
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Safety & Security Services
Your safety and security are a top priority. CCAD’s campus security team is available 24/7, offering security escorts, emergency response, mental health first aid, overnight residence hall coverage, and more.
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Packard Library
Packard Library is a learning hub that provides students with access to extensive creative collections, research tools, expert librarians, and IT professionals who offer responsive customer service in a welcoming, friendly environment.
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Dining Around Campus
CCAD’s campus offers students fresh options and flexible meal plans—including FLEX dollars usable across campus. The Dining Hall in DSA has a hot bar, salad bar, and vegetarian options, while Crane Café serves handcrafted drinks and fresh bites.
Looking for something but don’t know quite where to go? Check out Resources and Directories.
CREATIVE SPACES IN EVERY DIRECTION
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Galleries
A key component of campus life is the opportunity to simply experience art where you live. Which is remarkably easy in the student galleries that distinguish CCAD.
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Makerspaces
CCAD students have access to on-campus supplies from the Ampersand supply store and to best-in-class technology and tools in dedicated makerspaces, enabling them to turn their ideas into reality.
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Center for Creative Collaboration
Open now, this innovation hub houses labs, collaborative studios, and shared spaces—creating a creative home base for all commuter and residential students.
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Now that you’ve seen the highlights, go ahead, take a deeper dive.
