SCAD’s whole mission statement is to
prepare students for careers in the arts. This is evident
in classroom settings, lectures, and extracurricular events. One of the
great things about SCAD is the placement rate after school.
For last year’s graduating class, upon graduation, over 22% of
student already had full time jobs set up in their
field of study. Six months after graduation, 88% of students
had jobs in their field of study. If you are
concerned about getting a job after graduation, one of the
best ways to help yourself is by contacting our Career
Services department. Savannah is
a city. As with any city, there is crime. You
need to keep this in mind when you are walking
around Savannah. The historic district of Savannah has a very
quaint atmosphere that can confuse people about the actual size
of Savannah. The Savannah Metropolitan Area has over 300,000 people
in it. SCAD also has a lot of different security
programs as well as in intensive orientation process that helps
students acclimate to living in a city. You do need
to take a proactive, “common sense†approach to your safety,
such as locking your doors, not leaving your valuables exposed
in your car, and not walking alone at night. This
goes for all urban campuses. SCAD has free transportation service
for students, bike registration programs, ID checks at all buildings,
in addition to numerous other safety programs.
Some people comment that the facult are
underpaid. If they're not faculty, they probably don't know the
amount faculty are paid. The reports you have heard are
probably based on the fact that our professors are not
on tenure. They are not ensured a job and have
to work very hard for it. This makes sure that
we have dedicated and enthusiastic professors. Most of the professors
work or still work in their respective industries. One of
the neatest things is going to class and slowly learning
about all the amazing things they have worked on. They
usually don’t flaunt their expertise, but you actually get to
learn from it.
Savannah is
a city. Once you're in college, you have to look
to find your own extracurricular activites. The college has great
student involvement opportunities. You do have to take the initiative
to go to the Student Center to get involved with
them. SCAD has numerous activities throughout the year for students,
like fashion shows, art festivals, movie nights, and dances. Savannah
in it's own right is a city full of events.
We have parades, concerts, a good night life, museums, as
well as more traditional things to do, like movies and
bowling. We are also 20 minutes from the beach and
within driving distance of even larger cities.
Lastly, you need to be passionate about your
work. Students have to have a GPA of 3.0 to
stay enrolled in their major classes and a 2.0 to
stay enrolled in the school. SCAD does have an attendance
policy. To me, this makes sense. If you are willing
to miss more than four classes (20% of the quarter)
you probably aren’t trying very hard.
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