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In the Graphic Design Program, this is the only program I can speak of, the faculty pick favorites. Everyone at CCA does quality work, so in the end they just judge you based on whatever they feel like. Even though I am 25, I have been treated like a child, and with little respect by the faculty.
The program sets you up with deadlines and small projects, and than in the end they throw a curve ball at you, called Thesis. In Thesis, you have to come up with your own project, even though nothing before this has prepared you for this kind of class. Talk about intimidating, you sit in front of a huge staff of graphic designers and they tell you how your work stinks if you aren't one of their beloved favorites!
On the more positive side, I would say that the faculty are very knowledgeable and even though they may not express their want for their students to do well, they try, but are elitist and too focused on how you do your work rather than what you produce.
This is not the program to be in if you are not 100% sure you want to do graphic design. The teachers really have little if no respect for many of the students, but the students certainly produce beautiful work. What I liked about CCA was the great challenge and its conceptual nature. What I didn't like about it was its elitism, favoritism, and pretentiousness. Every idea should be given a fair chance. Design shouldn't be elitist! | Surrounding City: A+, Campus Aesthetics: D- |  | | |
| | May 01 2009 | 3rd Year Female --
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| Quite Bright | I went to CCA to study for my second degree. I have a BA from a top tier University. I was hoping students, teachers, office workers, departments, would all work together towards a same goal, but was very disappointed. From the outside, the school presents well, the student work looks amazing, the staff is overall friednly. Once I actually started attending I realized how disfunctional this school really is. I really felt most of the student body was, arrogant, unfriedly, and clicky, and the teacher body was self-absorbed. I would hardly get any feedback from either students, or teachers, and only learnt to depend on skills I already had prior to attending. I would not recommend this school to second degree students or adults returning to school, perhaps young inexperienced high-school graduates can put up with the attitudes, unorganized staff, and condescending teachers, but I know I couldn't because I know it isn't the way things are normally done! In the end I decided to put my graduation on hold and attend a different school. | Campus Maintenance: A, Faculty Accessibility: D | | | |
| | Nov 03 2008 | 1st Year Female --
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| Bright | Wasted two years of my life at this school. The school's policies are confusing, faculty spiteful (with a few exceptions), generally just unpleasant. Few faculty members are forward thinking especially about photography. Many are confined to traditional conceptions about what photography can be as a medium. I only had one faculty member encourage experimentation but ever that was limited. Counselors were distant at best, and not understanding to health issues. I can remember four incidents of gun related crime (one happened to a friend of mine). I would advise anyone considering this school do otherwise. | Surrounding City: A, Scholastic Success: F | | | |
| | Jan 06 2008 | 2nd Year Male --
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