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7.5:1
Student-to-Faculty Ratio
81%
of students receive some form of institutional or Federal financial assistance
Programs
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Art History
Develop a deep understanding of creativity as a cultural and social force and place art and design in a cross-cultural, global framework.
Collaborative Design
Become an invaluable change agent who can leverage the power of design to meet the evolving needs of businesses and nonprofit organizations.
Digital Art and Design
Create cutting-edge experiences with animation, video, 3D art, interaction design, visual development, and sound design delivered through web, VR, and AR as well as digital and physical games.
Drawing
Sharpen your critical thinking and creative problem solving skills and develop a heightened awareness of the union of technical, formal, and conceptual components
Fashion Studies
Pursue a career in the fashion industry through immersive experiences that cultivate critical thinking and design skills while broadening your understanding of fashion retailing, sustainability, and presentation.
Graphic Design
Join an integrative learning environment where traditional design fundamentals evolve into powerful tools for communication, problem-solving, and creative strategizing.
Illustration
Become an aesthetically grounded and professionally versatile illustrator who is proficient in both traditional and emerging media.
Interior Design
Be empowered to use design thinking and creative problem solving to explore the function, aesthetic appeal, sustainability, and user experience of interior environments.
Life Sciences and Pre-Medical Illustration
Get started on a unique pathway toward a high-demand career with the potential to change lives, improve health, and enhance medical education and health care.
Painting
Immerse yourself in the medium’s rich history and vast expressive possibilities to move beyond mastery of basic techniques and traditional genres into a style and voice that is uniquely yours.
Photography
Blend fine art and commerical approaches to pursue expressive possibilities through a thoughtful balance of concept and technique, and emerge positioned to succeed in a wide variety of photography careers.
Product Design
Create objects that respond to human need, challenge convention, and elevate the lived experience.
Sculpture and Functional Art
Work with metal, wood, clay, plastic, and mixed and multi-media forms to investigate and express original ideas, becoming a versatile maker who discovers new ways of shaping space and engaging senses.
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Discover where your creativity can take you.
Master of Architecture
Our unique curriculum blends studio and immersion, research, and praxis to engage you in a deep exploration of the discipline that considers innovation, sustainability, and context as equally as aesthetics.
Master of Arts in Design
Broaden your understanding of design’s impact on culture and community through collaborative online learning experiences and research-driven coursework.
Master of Fine Arts Painting
The MFA Painting program fosters emergent research, innovation, civic awareness, and intellectual growth to encourage the pursuit of individual or collaborative creative goals and outcomes.
Advanced Studies in Design and Innovation Management Certificate
For business and creative professionals who want to get an edge in the marketplace.
Certificate in Visual and Critical Studies
Advance your research, your practice, and your career and help meet the growing need for critical analysis and cultural synthesis in today's highly visual world.
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News
Meet KCAD’s 2023 Valedictorian, Gabrielle Gentner
Milestone Met: KCAD MArch Alum Becomes the First to Launch His Own Architecture Studio
Global Designer Creates New Scholarship to Enrich Midwestern Opportunities
The Brian Rizzi Endowed Scholarship: How One KCAD Professor Helps Keep the Student Pipeline Open
KCAD Students, Alumni Flex Advertising Prowess in Local Level of 2023 American Advertising Awards
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Friday, Aug 4
Wege Prize High School Collaborative Studio 2023 Cohort Final Presentations
KCAD's Wege Prize High School Collaborative Studio is a summer workshop that immerses student participants in the solving of complex “wicked” problems through the lens of whole...
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