Kendall College of Art and Design

Kendall College of Art and Design
Type Art and Design school
Established 1928 (1928)
Parent institution
 Ferris State University
Students 1,459
Location Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
42°57′56.9″N 85°40′06.5″W / 42.965806°N 85.668472°W / 42.965806; -85.668472Coordinates: 42°57′56.9″N 85°40′06.5″W / 42.965806°N 85.668472°W / 42.965806; -85.668472
Website www.kcad.edu

Kendall College of Art and Design (KCAD) is a NASAD-certified college of art and design located in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. As a part of Ferris State University, KCAD is also certified by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

As a college within Ferris State University, Kendall College of Art and Design prepares students for leadership in the visual arts, design, art history, and art education; provides innovative, collaborative education that fosters intellectual growth and individual creativity; and promotes the ethical and civic responsibilities of artists and designers, locally and globally. [1]

Enrollment

There were 1,459 students enrolled at KCAD for the Fall 2013 semester.[2]

Undergraduate programs

KCAD's undergraduate programs are designed around traditional and emerging opportunities in the professional world. They emphasize the work patterns, technologies, tools, and techniques that will prepare graduates for a seamless transition to their lives as working artists and designers.[3]

  • Art Education (BFA)
  • Art History: Studio (BS)
  • Art History: Academic (BS)
  • Collaborative Design (BFA)
  • Digital Art and Design (BFA)
  • Drawing (BFA)
  • Fashion Studies (BFA)
  • Furniture Design (BFA)
  • Graphic Design (BFA)
  • Illustration (BFA)
  • Industrial Design (BFA)
  • Interior Design (BFA)
  • Medical Illustration (BFA)
  • Metals/Jewelry Design (BFA)
  • Painting (BFA)
  • Photography (BFA)
  • Printmaking (BFA)
  • Sculpture/Functional Art (BFA)

Graduate programs

Graduate students at KCAD develop through a process of guided exploration. Examining the traditional and progressive, the intuitive and intellectual, the individual and collaborative, the expressive and technical, the theoretical and the practical, students find a vision that's truly their own.[4]

  • Architecture (MArch)
  • Art Education (MA)
  • Certificate in Design and Innovation Management (MBA)
  • Drawing (MFA)
  • Painting (MFA)
  • Photography (MFA)
  • Printmaking (MFA)
  • Visual and Critical Studies (MA)
  • Design (MA)

Dual Enrollment programs

Dual enrollment courses are college courses that are taught by an adjunct or full-time professor at Kendall College of Art and Design or in a high school setting. Courses can be used for both high school and college credit. Students must meet legislated dual enrollment guidelines to enroll for dual enrollment. Some dual enrollment courses may be offered at a high school location. Below is a list of expected off-campus locations for the Spring 2018 semester. [5]

  • Allendale
  • Byron Center
  • Coopersville
  • Davison
  • Delton-Kellogg
  • Design Street Plainwell
  • East Lansing
  • Grand Blanc
  • Grand Ledge
  • Lake Orion
  • Northview
  • Troy
  • Vassar
  • Waterford-Kettering

References

  1. ↑ "KCAD "About Us"". Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Ferris State University Fact Book 2013–2014" (PDF). p. 47. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "KCAD "Programs"". Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "KCAD "Programs"". Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "KCAD "Dual Enrollment"". Retrieved 28 September 2018.
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