Columbus College of Art and Design Top Questions

The thing about my school is studying in a field I am passionate about. I love art. I love making art. And I love leaerning and studying in a field I am passionate about.

The students. Hands down the students. Although there are a few outliers, the student body is incredibly friendly and willing to help other students. They give advice, they give and take criticism, and they're willing to tell you the harder truths of what's flawed in a piece you've made. These students make for a good environment and a creative, collabrative atmosphere. I've never felt like an outcast because they're willing to include everyone.

It is a very small and friendly community, one I prefer way more over a larger university like OSU. The community knows each other, you see the same people around campus and you're never afraid to start conversation with somebody even if they're a complete stranger. Everybody is very supportive and encouraging and I sense not a lot of hostility between acquantences.

I think that CCAD's location and the facilities are fantastic. Downtown Columbus is an urban city just like New York or L.A., just on a smaller scale. I feel it is a good middle ground for those who plan to move forward to a much larger place. I am a fashion deign student and I think that our facilities, tables, sewing machines, etc. are awesome.

The best thing that I consider at CCAD is the accomodation you are given for your hard work. What I mean by that is, the professors who see you pushing yourself and working hard provide you with additional opportunities and feedback, allowing you to further grow as both an artist and as a person. Additionally, the friendships that are gained are hardly superficial, as they allow students to give feedback to one another, and even help them in their careers in the future.

The overall environment is very accepting to everyone and anyone and is willing to tend to the creative needs of it's students. Everyone here is willing and ready to create at this school, and it is wonderful to see how excited they are to help and inspire everyone else around them, too. I became instantly inspired to draw and jump right into the art scene full-time once I met a lot of the students here at CCAD. Everyone here only wants you to better yourself and continue to make art.

The students have a lot in common with one another, but still maintain their individuality. The students and faculty are passionate about their studies and interests, which brings them together while maintaining a diversity in the student body as a whole.

The faculty is by far the most valuable aspect to this school, which in my opinion should be the number one selling point to picking a college. In my experience, with the exception of literally a few teachers, the professors are deeply concerned with the well-being of their students. They go above and beyond what is to be expected in order to help the students with their life during and after college. Many students here develop personal relationships with at least one faculty member due to the small size of the school.

I believe that the best thing about my school is the creative atmosphere that it has. With so many artistically talented and creative individuals, it opens up my mind to how I can grow as an individual and as an artist.

We are all aspiring young artists who thrive on each other by helping out the best we can giving advice were it needs so we can make it out in the art world. We get inspiried by the slightest of things and by the people around us. It's a small school of 300 and most of us know each other and are really close. Most of us came from either being very outgoing and forward or that shy person in the corner. We accept everyone and all those inbetween.