The Savannah College of Art and Design

Thank you President Wallace for giving me the opportunity to grow and become the best I can be by immersing myself with your cutting edge tools, extraordinary professors, unbelievably talented students and the vast contacts of who’s who that I would have NEVER been able to meet without SCAD…..**Your Dream**…..That has now made mine come true. IF you can DREAM it, You can make it come to fruition @ SCAD…////!!!!nI am HONORED to call myself a SCAD Alumni

SCAD is, in a word, perfect. It is an honor and a privilege to be able to have spent 4 years of my life there. Savannah and the school itself are the opposite of depressing. If you want 4 years of fun and have them result in an actual high-paying career, go to SCAD!

I’m a SCAD alumni that studied at both the Savannah and Hong Kong campuses. Savannah’s definitely got the bulk of the resources and experienced professors as compared to Atlanta and Hong Kong (can’t say exactly for Lacoste). Generally if a prospective student is considering all of the campuses I encourage Savannah, since the alumni/student success administrative team is much larger there.nnSCAD is very much what you make it, you need to work hard and utilize all the resources here to forge a career later on. A lot of students don’t access everything or don’t look to even utilize it, especially the CLC courses which can help propel you into internships (and into jobs). There is some bias when it comes to particular majors and sometimes bias towards the top 5-10% of talent here. Campus tours show prospective students the beautiful new freshman dorms but don’t show the mess that can be the upperclassmen dorms. It was frustrating when during finals an available computer in Monty (necessary for specialized software only in that building) is nowhere to be found yet the freshman dorms get a new pool.nnIf any prospective students are considering SCAD, my biggest advice is to make use of EVERYTHING this school makes available to you. Work hard, do well, and you’ll join a network of incredibly talented bees. Many people pick this school and do the bare minimum and wonder why they’re having a tough time in an already tough creative industry.nnPro’s: Many dedicated staff, a massive creative pool of talent, wonderful people, easy access to the international campuses, state of the art equipment, design challenges and CLC courses, readily available interview and job prep, and a network of SCAD bees that will support you in the industry.nnCon’s: Poor upperclassmen housing, broad curriculum (if you’re looking for a specialized career path it’s tough to focus in on it sometimes), large workload, poor distribution of computers/software, some professors haven’t been active in their industry for many years, parking can be tough, and of course expensive.

This school was the best decision I have made for myself. For the first time, I feel good about myself in what I’m creating.

I studied Graphic Design and Painting at SCAD many years ago when it was a smaller school. Although I did enjoy the fine arts environment and made some lasting friendships there—I do not think the school did a great job of providing its students with real world skills that would actually pay off in the market place. My recommendation to prospective students is to talk with industry professionals that are doing the work you eventually want to do and get a feel for the job itself and also the salary it will pay. The high price of this school does not provide a good ROI (return on investment) for it’s students.nnAfter I moved to Atlanta and attended a different art school I got the skills I needed to have a productive career, I stayed busy and could not only pay my bills but do much more. I would strongly recommend taking a look at the practical side of the education you are looking for and diligently explore your options.