College for Creative Studies (CCS) is a private

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. It enrolls more than 1,400 students and focuses on arts education. The college is also active in offering art education to children through its Community Arts Partnerships program and its Henry Ford Academy: School for Creative Studies.

Academics

The college is authorized by the Michigan Education Department to grant bachelor's and master's degrees, and by the

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and the

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. The college offers Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in 13 majors and the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree.

Notable faculty

* Susan Aaron-Taylor - section chairperson of the Fiber Design Department and Professor of the Crafts Department * John Carroll

Notable alumni

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- Italian-born artist, sculptor and modern furniture designer *

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- automobile designer, General Motors Director of Design *

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- American film designer and artist *Stephen Dinehart – designer * Wendy Froud - doll-artist, sculptor and puppet-maker * Ralph Gilles - president and CEO of the Street and Racing Technology/Motorsports and Senior Vice President of Design at Chrysler Group LLC of Stellantis * Tyree Guyton - noted artist behind the Heidelberg Project * Rosemary Hornak - American folk artist; art collector; philanthropist; and the sister of founding Photorealist and Hyperrealist artist, Ian Hornak. * Chris Houghton, co-creator of ''

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'' *

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- Chief Designer at Genesis USA * David Lyon - designer, Pocketsquare Design worked for

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* Paul Mobley – photographer and owner of Paul Mobley Studio *

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- automobile designer and director for General Motors * Joel Piaskowski – director of design, Ford Motor Company * Renée Radell - artist * Mary Lynn Rajskub- known for playing Chloe O'brian in the Fox action-thriller '' 24'' * Patrick Schiavone - vice president, design, North America region for

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- co-founder of

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- illustrator and writer noted for his

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trading stickers, illustrations for '' Sick'' magazine and '' National Lampoon'', and his writing for ''

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References

External links

Official website
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