Be boldly creative at CCAD
Undergraduate Degrees at CCAD
Design Your Future
Columbus College of Art & Design is one of the nation’s top art & design colleges. We’ve been leading the way in educating a diverse group of talented students for more than 140 years.
From Game Art & Design to Fashion Design, Fine Art to Comics, CCAD has the programs that match your creative passions. You’ll gain the skills you need to launch your career in one of many growing creative industries and you’ll learn by working side-by-side with professors who are all professionals in those fields.
When you join CCAD, you’ll join a community of creatives—professors, students, and staff—who are here for you and excited to help you along your creative journey so you can turn your professional dreams into reality.
Be the Best You Can Be Creating the Things You Love.
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CCAD At A Glance
Your college education is a major investment in you—your work, your passions, and your vision for the future.
Majors at CCAD
Students who pursue degrees are preparing to shape culture and business at the highest level in the midst of a thriving artistic community in Columbus, Ohio.
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Animation
Dive right into cutting-edge animation techniques and learn 2D, 3D, and experimental styles, as well as game art, motion graphics, digital modeling, virtual reality, and more.
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Comics & Narrative Practice
Create comics as you learn how to tell stories, develop your own style, and craft original characters using words and images.
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Fashion Design
Contribute to some of the largest, most creative fashion brands in the world—and build your own collections—while learning and working in the No. 3 fashion design city in the U.S.
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Film & Video
Whether your interest is in filmmaking, documentaries, fine arts, commercials, or music videos, you’ll learn to do it here, as you explore the filmmaking process, from pre-production through post-production and distribution.
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Fine Arts
Grow your creative practice in a range of media, including drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, and painting as you develop new techniques and learn art theory.
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Game Art & Design
Learn everything game-making, from basic coding to playable models, as you create digital and physical game-ready assets and explore trends in AR (augmented reality) and VR (virtual reality) technologies.
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Graphic Design
Develop the skills and understanding to influence decision makers and propel social movements through distinctive branding and design solutions.
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Illustration
Communicate ideas clearly through pictures as you master the latest tech, learn from industry leaders, and create distinctive works that tell stories through books, motion graphics, or fabric patterns.
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Interior Architecture & Design
Impact the way people interact with environments as you research, plan, problem solve, and design interior spaces using real-life assignments that put user needs at the center.
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Photography
Explore researching, shooting, and presenting photographic images as you learn the craft and language of image-making and refine your vision using the latest digital tools as well as traditional techniques and processes.
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Product Design
Discover problems and create solutions as you reimagine and execute a range of items, from boats to water bottles, working closely with corporate and nonprofit organizations in need of innovative minds like yours.
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Whether you're a first-timer, transfer, or graduate student, you'll find the information you need to successfully apply to CCAD. And that's the first step to unlocking your professional creative dreams.
