Resources & Directories
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Admissions
What We Do
Works with prospective students on the application and financial aid process and makes enrollment determinations.
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Advising
What We Do
Supports students in individual academic plans, schedule preparation, identifying student academic goals, and discussing academic concerns.
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Alumni Engagement
What We Do
Facilitates social and professional connections among alumni, students, and others; uplifts alumni successes; hosts a student-alum mentoring program.
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Amelita Mirolo Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts
Phone614.222.3210Email[email protected]What We Do
We revel in the discoveries that emerge when we place illustrators, photographers, 2D and 3D visual artists, and other creative minds alongside one another in our classes and in our studios. Get ready to confront your artistic habits, assumptions, and mindsets as you productively unlearn and begin to better apprehend your work and its role in the world around us. We accept applications on a rolling basis—join us on campus for an information session or see more info here.
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Ampersand Emporium
What We Do
Sells CCAD spirit wear, a selection of art and design supplies, and more.
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Animation
What We Do
Life is full of movement, and you’ll learn how to capture it in CCAD’s Animation program. Here, you’ll learn the latest in animation tools and techniques, including 2D, 3D and experimental forms (think claymation, stop-motion, or other forms of animation made with unexpected materials). That’s not all: You’ll also learn about creating motion graphics, digital modeling, and virtual reality. And you’ll make work using professional-grade tools and facilities, all with the support of our expert faculty.
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Beeler Gallery
What We Do
Showcases contemporary and experimental art and design exhibitions.
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Bursar
What We Do
Manages student accounts including billing and payments; part of Student Central.
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Business Office
What We Do
Manages college business affairs including accounting, finance, procurement, and legal matters.
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Comics & Narrative Practice
What We Do
Learn how to tell powerful stories and create characters that leap to life from the pages of your comics and graphic novels. You’ll explore that, and more, in CCAD’s Comics & Narrative Practice program, as you develop a voice and a style that’s uniquely yours—and gain industry skills and knowledge, from pitching a story to crafting publisher-ready scripts to marketing your work. You’ll elevate your skills by learning to ink, color, and letter your comics. And you’ll do it under the guidance of our Comics faculty, who work with superhero powerhouses Marvel and DC; the iconic, creator-owned Image Comics; major children’s book publishers like Random House; and indie comics legend Fantagraphics.
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Counseling & Wellness
What We Do
Provides individual and group counseling, and wellness programs.
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Creative Careers & Collaboration
What We Do
Provides student career development resources, jobs, internships and CCAD relationships with corporate and community partners.
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Development
What We Do
Manages college relationships, including those with individual donors, alumni, corporations, nonprofits, and government bodies; hosts fundraising events and activities.
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Dining Services
Email[email protected]What We Do
Includes The Market, CCAD's dining facility and catering services (both managed by AVI Food systems) and Crane Cafe.
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Disability & Access Services
Phone614.437.7391Email[email protected]HoursDisability & Access Services ia available by appointment only.,What We Do
Provides reasonable accommodations for cognitive, psychological, or physical/medical disabilities.
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Event rentals
What We Do
Manages event and space rentals on CCAD campus
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Facilities
What We Do
Provides maintenance, groundskeeping, and janitorial services. Consults on special projects and safety concerns.
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Fashion Design
What We Do
Columbus is home to the third-highest concentration of fashion designers (behind only New York and Los Angeles), putting our Fashion Design students in the heart of a thriving industry and surrounded by tons of opportunities to gain industry experience long before you graduate. Our program works closely with some of the largest and most creative fashion brands in the world as you learn to design real clothing for real people. And it all leads to our annual fashion show, a juried runway show that provides our Fashion Design seniors with the opportunity to design a collection and debut it in front of a crowd of hundreds, including industry professionals and tastemakers.
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Film & Video
What We Do
Sharpen your creative eye with real-world assignments in our Film & Video program. You’ll explore every aspect of the filmmaking process at CCAD—from pre-production through post-production and distribution—working with faculty who teach and who maintain a professional practice in the industry. Here, you’ll find a collaborative, project-based approach to cinema that will equip you to succeed at many film and video jobs.
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Financial Aid
What We Do
Provides student financial aid information, counseling, and awards financial aid.
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Fine Arts
What We Do
You’ll realize your artistic vision and take your creative journey further in our Fine Arts program. Here, you’ll learn cutting-edge art theory in the classroom as you sharpen your skills in the studio, working in a range of media and approaches like drawing, printmaking, sculpture, and painting. That’s just the start. You’ll also have the opportunity to connect with internationally renowned visiting artists who can share their approach to making, and who will give you important feedback as you develop your creative practice. You’ll learn how to give—and receive—critiques, developing the kind of critical thinking and confidence that you need to succeed in the professional world, wherever you go. Thanks to this learning in and outside of the classroom, you’ll graduate ready to succeed in whatever you want to tackle next, whether that’s entering a competitive MFA program, showing your work in gallery spaces, creating functional pieces, or traveling along any of the many career paths available to you.
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First-Year Experience
What We Do
In CCAD's First-Year Experience, you'll be introduced to the physical and digital tools you’ll use throughout your time in college. You’ll ask yourself and others meaningful questions through processes like critiques that support your growth as an artist and designer. You’ll collaborate with your classmates to deepen your problem solving skills. And you’ll take classes in liberal arts that will help sharpen your critical thinking and communication abilities.
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Game Art & Design
What We Do
Learn everything game-making - from introductory coding to how to build playable prototypes in CCAD’s Game Art & Design program. You’ll grow your skills inside in the classroom and out as you learn from expert faculty members, visiting professionals, and even your peers in student-led organizations, such as the Game Development Guild, the Battle Game Alliance, and the Tabletop/Role Play Game Club.
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Graphic Design
What We Do
Want to create designs that influence people and make a difference in the world? With a bachelor’s in Graphic Design from Columbus College of Art & Design, you can do just that. Here, you’ll develop technical skills, learn to consider design from a user’s perspective, and build your professional network as you learn in and outside of the classroom. At CCAD, you’ll take on real-world assignments with real-world clients like Airstream and Red, White & BOOM!, and you’ll take part in events such as the American Advertising Federation-sponsored event “The Pitch,” which focuses on social change projects. Plus, you can join the AdGraph Collective, a group for students who love design (and pizza), and local professional organizations, such as the Columbus Society of Communicating Arts.
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Human Resources
Phone614.222.3298Email[email protected]HoursMonday–Thursday, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.What We Do
Manages talent acquisition, employee engagement, payroll and benefits, training, internal student employment, and more.
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Illustration
What We Do
You have creative talent—and you’ll take it to the next level in our top-ranked Illustration program. Here, you’ll develop the skills you need to communicate ideas and emotions through pictures. You’ll master drawing and rendering techniques and learn how to use new tools, guided by faculty members who have active creative practices in illustration. As a CCAD student, you’ll learn how to breathe life into character designs, craft attention-grabbing motion graphics, create out-of-this-world 3D objects, and much more. You’ll graduate prepared for what you want to do next, whether that’s writing and illustrating your own books, creating eye-catching prints and posters, or contributing to the cutting-edge concepts, characters, and worlds that top entertainment companies are looking for.
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Information Technology
Phone614.222.6174Email[email protected]HoursMonday–Thursday, 8 a.m.– 6 p.m.
Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.mWhat We Do
Supports campus technology, including computers, printers, and copiers; networking; phone systems; servers; cybersecurity; academic technology; user support; hardware; and more
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Interior Architecture & Design
What We Do
The world is changing, and the way we design our environments—the spaces where we live, shop, work, and relax—matters more than ever. With CCAD’s Interior Architecture & Design program, you’ll find the facilities, tools, and faculty to help you make your design vision real. Here, you’ll learn how to design spaces that are beautiful and functional. Our program focuses on a user-centered approach, meaning we start with the needs of the people who will be using a space. From there, students research, plan, design, and problem solve through real world exercises. Our flexible curriculum means you can choose to specialize in the area that interests you the most, whether that’s retail, residential, or educational spaces, furniture design, or environmental design. And you’ll take courses focused on hand sketching, computer modeling and rendering, drafting, and communications, giving you a range of skills that will help you succeed whichever direction you choose.
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Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
To be a successful artist or designer, you will need to be adaptive. You will need to be curious. You will need to write, research, explore, and invent. For these reasons, liberal arts are essential to your education at CCAD. During your first year at CCAD, liberal arts courses focus on writing and communication skills, while upper-level courses cover a range of territory from philosophy to business practices to the natural sciences.
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Library
Phone614.222.3273Email[email protected]HoursMonday–Thursday, 8 a.m.– 8 p.m.
Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Sunday, 1–5 p.m.What We Do
Provides access to books and DVDs, research tools, and the college archives and special collections.
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Mailroom
What We Do
Sends and receives college mail and deliveries; provides printing services; intracampus correspondence; and supplies.
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Marketing & Communications
Email[email protected]HoursMonday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.What We Do
Leads external and executive communications, brand and enrollment marketing, college website, flagship social media, publications and newsletters, and is home to the Student Agency.
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Master of Professional Studies in Retail Design
Phone614.222.3210Email[email protected]What We Do
Retail is changing. Get ready to move into the future and define your path with Columbus College of Art & Design’s Master of Professional Studies in Retail Design. With CCAD's MPS program, you’ll experience a cutting-edge approach to learning with a rich mix of theory and practice in a curriculum developed and taught by retail experts. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of how customers engage with brands and make purchase decisions—from e-commerce to brick and mortar, and everything in between.
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Master of Professional Studies in User Experience (UX) Design
Phone614.222.3210Email[email protected]What We Do
While UX has traditionally been associated with software and website interface design, the true meaning of UX is far more broad. UX design can impact systems, information, environments, and much more. It’s about solving challenges, improving systems, and preparing organizations for the future. Graduates develop the knowledge and the tools that employers are looking for—and that the world needs.
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Parking Services
Email[email protected]HoursMonday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.What We Do
Manages short- and long-term parking passes and monitoring.
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Photography
What We Do
As a Photography major at CCAD, you’ll learn how to create original images with meaning as you develop your technical skills alongside your understanding of aesthetics and theory—and how to market yourself and your work. You’ll work closely with faculty who maintain professional practices, and you’ll learn from your peers via the Photography Collective, too. And as a CCAD photo student, you’ll have access to professional gear and cutting-edge digital tools, as well as traditional techniques and historical processes—a combination that’s unlike what you’ll find anywhere else. It’s also one that provides you with many career options to choose from, whether you pursue fine arts, commercial photography, start your own studio, or work for someone else.
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President’s Office
What We Do
Office of CCAD's President, Dr. Melanie Corn.
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Product Design
What We Do
Learn to identify problems—and create solutions—in our Product Design program. You’ll work closely with your classmates, faculty, and clients like Honda and Nationwide on projects that improve lives. Our designers are inventors, innovators, and game changers who are all about tackling complex challenges and making the world a better place. We help nonprofits design new goods for kids and adults in need, and we re-imagine and improve the design of all sorts of products, from shoes to boats, scooters to water bottles, and so many others.
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Professional Studies and Executive Education
What We Do
Leads professional development courses and workshops through the Institute for Creative Leadership at Work.
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Provost's Office
Phone614.222.6179HoursMonday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.What We Do
Provides leadership and oversight to undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as non-credit community education.
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Residence Life & Housing
What We Do
Manages on-campus housing and activities.
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Safety & Security
Phone614.222.6165Email[email protected]HoursMonday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
On call 24/7, via phoneWhat We Do
Provides support to campus community in a number of specialized areas, including: first aid, CPR and use of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs); active threat response; mental health first-aid; crime prevention and education; bike patrol; and community outreach.
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Student Affairs
What We Do
Student advocacy and support, extracurricular opportunities and programming, addressing student population needs.
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Student Engagement & Inclusion
What We Do
Provides support and plans activities for students, including student-led organizations and affinity groups.
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Student Records
What We Do
Manages transcript requests and replacement diplomas. Official transcripts and replacement diplomas can only be ordered online through Parchment and will be mailed via USPS. The transcript fee is $10 per transcript and $25 per replacement diploma for processing (three to five business days).
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Youth & Community Learning
What We Do
Hosts Saturday Morning Art Classes for youth and adults, College Preview for teens, and Creative Summer Workshops for children and teens.
