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5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1

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I am a second year illustration student that came across this site and read all the comments. Many of which I noticed are almost 10 years old and negative. It is now 2010 and CCAD has improved a lot from what I read from 10 years ago. CCAD focus's very much on professionalism and fundamentals. The first year was very challenging in area's I had little experience in, such as 3D art. The projects were about precision and composition. The teacher I had first semester had us glueing boxes but the precise measurements was a challenge and that is what the project is about. It's fundamentals. The second semester for 3D I had a different teacher that focused on conceptual ideas in the 3D art. I found this more enriching and more thought provoking. If you find that a project is boring and mundane then you can find a way to make it more fun and the instructors respect that. For some that is what art is about.

Most of my instructors have been helpful in different ways. Some would consider them inadequate for their job just because they only hold a BFA but even they have a thing or two to teach you. Nowadays most instructors hold more than a BFA, most have a MFA.

As for job placement, CCAD now has a Career services center which provides FREE access to internship opportunities, on or off campus jobs and various workshops. I have joined many of their workshops and they are VERY helpful. I learned how to create a Creative resume, write cover letters, interview skills and various social skills. Most students that go to these workshops are Seniors which I find disappointing. I found that many lower-class man do not take advantage of this information provided. I believe that anyone can find a job in their field if they are persistent and apply everything that they are taught.

On top of the Career services Center, every week a visiting professional artist comes to speak in the auditorium about their career, techniques and advice. These are also free and should not be missed. Artists from every major has come to speak. My favorite so far has been James Gurney, the writer and artist of Dinotopia.

The workload can be very heavy but it depends on how you handle it. There are many what seem to be pointless projects but later it is realized the importance of them. A common lesson taught in many of my sophomore classes is efficiency. How fast you can finish something to your top potential. Not being a "One trick pony", and learning multiple techniques and figuring which to apply to a given assignment. Mastering various techniques and media are important. I've found that some projects are best done digitally while some with traditional media. It depends on what direction you want to take with it and your skill level with certain techniques.

In my illustration major many classes such as "Commercial Figure Drawing" and "Marketing" are focused on being professional and working with clients. While other classes such as "Illustration Methods" focus's on just technique and a variety of media. Some instructors are said to just babble on about random things in their life but I have found this is them telling us their experience and should be heard.

Coming from a family in poverty, CCAD is very expensive. I will have a considerable amount of debt but I feel I am getting my moneys worth. I take advantage of the free career workshops, visiting artists and complete all of my tasks given to me. I'm not much of a networker which is said to be a necessity in the art world but I am confidant I have what it takes to get a job in my expertise after graduation, thanks to what I have learned from my CCAD experience and my persistence.

Don't expect to be successful just because you got a BFA from CCAD. The successful will have taken everything in and apply it. CCAD gives you the skills and information, it's up to the individual on how to use it. Not everyone is cut out to be a successful artist.