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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Other  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Super Brilliant I'm in the Illustration dept. Not satisfied with education. Good artists don't necessarily make good teachers. Best class I took was in the Industrial Design department-- afterall, its a design school. Illustration classes offer projects, but no real instruction to get from point A to point B. Also, too much reliance on drawing from references. Projects geared towards giving students breadth-- including graphic design, product illustration etc. However, I wanted to be trained in my field (imagine that!) so when I graduate I can do what I want. After spending the $20+k to be here, I don't want to be told that I'll have to settle for something else like web design. They call this "diversifying" or being "multi-faceted." Computer classes in Illustration use hand-me downs from "high-end" depts like animation. With 15 students and only 11 computers in the class, seems like we're really cheated. The drawing tables are scratched up, broken, chairs are busted (while the design dept has very expensive ergo-correct chairs.) We don't even have pencil guards on our tables to keep our supplies from rolling off. Easels are "frozen" stuck so you can't even re-adjust them. Teachers are not especially creative in desiging projects-- if you've ever read a "self-help" book for artists (such as the Artist's Way) then you already have a better idea of how to explore technique and media then most of the teachers here. Most projects are based on drawing a form and coloring it in with some value-- anybody can do that. I was more interested in actually painting, expressively using the properties of the medium, not coloring book style. The graduating class is tiny-- maybe 30 or so TOTAL students each semester-- from all departments!!! They will tell you it is because of the "competitive" program, but I think its actually attrition and dissatisfaction. I know at least a handful of people including Juniors who do not plan to come back. I think if you come here for Industrial Design, you will get a good education. Perceived Campus Safety: B-, Scholastic Success: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Feb 26 2004 1st Year Male -- Class 2006    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=8668&uid=669'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Art & Design Department  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright Sky high tution and broken down equipment and not enough of it to go around, classrooms where you can't hear the instructor because of the noise coming from the class on the other side of the partition and the heating and cooling system, lack of basic supplies in the bathrooms, and the limited number of instructors who actually care about anything except their next show, and an attendance policy that makes sense only if you're in basic on Parris Island. If you're looking for a school where you can go into debt and be treated like a child then go here. If you want to get out of school without selling your soul to pay for it and be treated like an adult go across the street to Wayne State University Innovation: B, Surrounding City: D- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Oct 11 2003 2nd Year Female -- Class 2005    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=6477&uid=669'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etc  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright CCS has good and bad qualities. The facility and building are charming in certain areas, but lacking in others. This is improving as the college receives more money. (I hope) The students are mostly friendly and all are very creative. I do get the sense that not everyone is as excited to be there as I am, and that a lot of people are there in free rides from their parents - so the participation in class is dissappointing at times. The faculty has been my biggest gripe. There are a few professors who appear to be out for your best interest, and help you in certain areas with advice and feedback but then turn around and rip it apart. Also giving a lower grade than expected. Many of the classes I have had have proven to offer no formal instructions, and I have left wondering if the teachers just wanted a paycheck. The teachers seemed to be in the position to not be open in their knowledge but instead slightly bitter about the art world and pushing students down in ways that made them appear bitter about their failures. Not everyone cares about the students, and some are arrogant and rude. Though there is a strong emphasis on student attendance, this has never applied to the instructors,who come and go as they please. I am disappointed with the instructors more than anything. Individual Value: A+, Campus Maintenance: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  May 23 2003 2nd Year Female -- Class 2005    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=4881&uid=669'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save      Prev    Select Page:  1  2  3  4    Next

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