College for Creative Studies (CCS)

The College for Creative Studies is located in Detroit’s Cultural Center and New Center areas and offers Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts degree for students with ambitions of careers in the world of fine arts and design. The College strives to give students all the tools for successful careers in the dynamic, growing creative industries. Students work in small classes and receive individual attention from superb faculty who are practicing artists, scholars and industry professionals. Undergraduates declare their majors as freshmen and take both major studio and foundation courses in their first year. Facilities are unsurpassed, ranging from a blacksmithing shop to an advanced rapid prototyping lab. Student services provide a support outside the classroom, including academic advising, mentoring, counseling, and tutoring. Students’ potential for success after college is enhanced by an effective Career Services office that assists with internships and job placement and has relations with numerous corporations that employ our graduates and sponsor projects in our studios. A strong alumni network helps students with the transition to the working world. CCS’s graduate design programs have a special business focus and are offered in collaboration with the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business.