I m a SCAD alumni that studied at both the Savanna...

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.

SCAD 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.

If 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.

Pro 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.

Con 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.