At a Crossroads in Your Transfer Pathway?
Let Us Help Clear the Road.
Transferring can be confusing, but we can guide you toward completing a four-year degree in your dream field as an artist or designer ... or both.
CCS is more than a college; it is where your creative spirit can soar and where access to solid jobs in the creative economy is a reality.
Why Transfer Your Creative Energy to CCS?
Our aim is to ensure you graduate with the building blocks necessary to make a living doing what you love. You will graduate with the skills, knowledge and ability to innovate and be prepared to make an impact in whatever creative endeavor you choose.
Internships and Career Services
Focused on the Creative Sector
Internships are a significant part of your professional growth and are very often the entryway to a job. Our Office of Career Development works to maintain and expand its company connections so that the best internships and job opportunities are available to our students. There is also an online hiring website where potential employers can find you and your work, and where you can seek out opportunities that match your goals.
Experiential Learning and Sponsored Research Projects
Our sponsored studios are unique, credit-bearing experiences for students to work in a design-oriented, client-based environment where you learn professional skills by “doing.” These projects are integrated into your courses — which means you are building job connections without even stepping out of the classroom. Visit collegeforcreativestudies.edu/careers-and-alumni/career-services/research-projects to learn more.
Alumni
Our alumni stay connected to CCS by using our job board and attending recruitment events to find current students and recent graduates for internships and jobs at their companies and studios.
Phi Theta Kappa has named the College for Creative Studies to its 2023 Transfer Honor Roll. This is the fifth consecutive year PTK has recognized CCS — making us the only college in Michigan and only college of art and design to earn this distinction.
*Includes educational partnerships, industry day visits, portfolio reviews, internships.
178+ sponsored research projects (students working directly with industry artists and designers) took place between 2017—2022
Twelve undergraduate majors and a Visual Arts Teacher Certification program. You can also enhance your studies by choosing a minor in any of our studio specialties or select Sustainability and Social Responsibility, Art Therapy, Creative Writing or Entrepreneurial Studies.
Unique Interdisciplinary Art + Design is a program designed with you in mind. Our newest offering was built to provide the kind of crosscutting and collaborative skill sets you need for today’s creative sector while also allowing maximum flexibility for transfer to CCS!
1 in 3 undergraduate students are transfer students Ford Campus Housing
103 for-credit internships that students secured for the 2022/2023 academic year
Median pay by occupation
3D Modelers: $71,640
Communication Designers: $97,270
Craft & Fine Artists: $52,340
Fashion Designers: $75,810
Industrial Designers: $71,640
Interior Designers: $57,060
Multimedia Artists
& Animators: $77,700
UX Designers: $77,200
VFX Artists: $77,700
Vis Dev Illustrators: $52,340
$28,411 the average scholarship/ grant package (money from all sources that is not repaid) projected for incoming students in 2023/2024
We’ll Help You Make an Informed Decision
Our transfer team and admissions staff will ensure you get answers to questions that are comprehensive and that consider your specific situation.
Getting Started
Request a transfer consultation by filling out the form through the QR code on the right. If you include transcript(s) at this step, you can get a Transfer Credit Evaluation. These transcripts can even be used toward your application requirements if you decide to apply.
Transfer Credit Evaluation
At CCS, you can learn
Advertising Design
Animation
Art Education
Car Exterior/Interior Design
Ceramics
Concept Design
Copywriting
150+ sponsored research projects (studentsworking directly with industry artists and designers) took place between 2017—2022
Fashion Accessories Design
Fashion Design
Fiber & Textiles
Film
Fine Art
Game Design
Glass
Graphic Design
Illustration
Installation
Interaction Design
Interdisciplinary Art + Design
Interior Design
Metalsmithing & Jewelry
Mobility Design
Motion Design
Painting
Photography
Printmaking
Product Design
Sculpture
Transportation Design
Vehicle Design
Video/Digital Media
Visual Development
When we have all your latest transcripts we will prepare your Transfer Credit Evaluation (TCE). Keep in mind that we may request some examples of work from specific art courses you’ve completed, so be sure to hold onto them or take photos! Your TCE will provide you with a clear understanding of your pathway toward a CCS degree.
Scholarship and Cost
Completing the application process will allow us to give you answers about your cost to attend. Transfer applicants are automatically reviewed for generous merit and transfer-specific scholarships. If you have a FAFSA on file, we’ll also mail out your total aid package detailing all awards, grants and aid so you can have an accurate picture of what your out-of-pocket cost will be. File the FAFSA online at studentaid.gov. Use CCS School Code: 006671.
Ready to Apply Now?
Complete our free online application
This easy form can be completed in 5 10 minutes. No essay or recommendations required. Apply: creativestudies.force.com
Show us your work
Either show us your work in person or upload 5 – 12 pieces to ccs.slideroom.com. There is a $10 upload fee.
Artwork requirements vary by major. Find details on what to submit on our website, collegeforcreativestudies.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/portfolio-requirements, or contact your admissions counselor.
Submit
your transcript(s)
Submit official or unofficial college transcripts. Request electronic documents through parchment.com, studentclearinghouse.org/transcriptservices or your college’s registrar.
Visit and Explore In Person or Online
We offer a variety of options to explore CCS so you can choose what works best for you. Meet with faculty and advisors, tour campus and housing options, attend presentations, and get in-depth info on our academic offerings and the careers they’ll lead you to.
Get event details and make a plan to visit at collegeforcreativestudies.edu/visit.
Our alumni are employed by companies, galleries, museums and studios where you want to work, and they know the quality of a CCS education
“Transferring to CCS was easier than I expected. It felt good knowing that after four years of putting off applying and talking to other illustration alumni about how much I wanted to come here, I was finally doing something about it.”
271 companies engaged* with CCS to recruit students in the 2022/2023 academic school year, 61+ were international companies