MAKE A POWERFUL IMPRESSION ON PEOPLE AND THE WORLD.
BFA in Graphic Design
BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN GRAPHIC DESIGN AT CCAD
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.
Our Graphic Design students win top awards in regional and national advertising and graphic design competitions, and our graduates make work that makes change around the world. Not to mention, our hometown, Columbus, is a growing design hub whose agencies actively recruit CCAD alumni.
Graphic Design Careers
Graphic Design majors often end up with one of the following roles after graduation:
- Art director
- Brand Manager
- Creative Director
- Digital Designer
- Graphic Designer
- Environmental Graphic Designer
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CCAD AT A GLANCE
We are the beautiful center of creativity in Columbus, Ohio, and beyond—where many talents and inspirations fuse together to create something new. At CCAD you'll find a community of others like you. We inspire, support, and challenge one another to be the best artists and humans we can be. Welcome home.
Ready to pursue your degree at CCAD?
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.
