CCS provides students a rigorous and innovative education aligned with industry requirements. Our graduates are innovators, problem solvers and futurists who are prepared for a career, not just a job.
What’s Happening at CCS
City Walls Artists Selected for the New Detroit Artists Apprentice Program (DAAP) includes Three CCS Alums
City Walls Artists Selected for the New Detroit Artists Apprentice Program (DAAP) includes Three CCS Alums.Read More
CCS Students Named GD USA Students to Watch
"'Humans bring empathy, intuition, taste, and cultural understanding to the design process… These qualities require human insight, which no algorithm can replicate.' This piercing insight from self-described “seasoned” creative leader Wade Devers summarizes beautifully and comprehensively the message of our 2025 ‘People To Watch’ honorees." –Graphic Design USARead More
Camille Guellec (’22 Craft & Material Studies)
Camille Guellec fell in love with the art of rug design during her time at CCS. Drawn to the hands-on creativity of tufting, she built her own tufting frame with help from faculty and friends in the Fiber & Textiles program creating a tool for not just herself, but future students to use to explore the craft. Through her minor in Fashion Accessories Design, she gained the skills to land herself a job crafting bags for an iconic design house before finding her way back to where it all began.Read More
Earl Lucas (’97 Industrial Design – Transportation) & Ralph Gilles (’92 Industrial Design – Transportation) Featured in PhillyTrib Article on Inventions in Physics, Auto and Aerospace Technology
"Inventions by African Americans into the 21st century include everything from toys to physics to aerospace technology." –The Philadelphia TribuneRead More
