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About SCAD

Facts

Founded

In 1978 by Richard G. Rowan, Paula Wallace, May L. Poetter and Paul E. Poetter

Type of institution

Independent, nonprofit, tax-exempt, accredited

President

Paula Wallace

Mascot

Art the Bee

Colors

Gold and black

Degrees offered

Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Master of Arts
Master of Fine Arts
Master of Architecture
Master of Urban Design
Master of Arts in Teaching Art
Master of Arts in Teaching Drama

Majors

The top five majors in Fall 2011 were graphic design, animation, illustration, photography, and fashion.

Minors

In Fall 2011, the minors with highest enrollment were photography, graphic design, concept art for games, creative writing, and business management and entrepreneurship.

Other programs

Athletics

Visit the SCAD Savannah athletics web site or the SCAD Atlanta athletics website.

Intercollegiate sports		Intramural programs
Men's	Women's	volleyball
cross country	cross country	beach volleyball
equestrian	equestrian	basketball
golf	golf	soccer
lacrosse	lacrosse	flag football
soccer	soccer	softball
swimming	swimming	and more...
tennis	tennis

Housing and dining services

Savannah
11 residence halls
Two guest houses
Nine dining options via diners, dining halls, snack bars
One convenience store

Atlanta
Two residence halls
One dining hall

Hong Kong
One residence hall
Many on-site dining options ranging from restaurants to supermarkets

Lacoste
One residence hall
One dining room

Enrollment

More than 11,000 students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries. Approximately 14 percent of the student body is international.

Tuition

2011-12 academic year

undergraduate: $30,510 (HK$236,700)
graduate: $30,960 (HK$239,400)

Faculty and staff

SCAD employs more than 1,500 full and part-time employees. Of more than 720 full and part-time faculty, 75 percent hold terminal degrees.

Auxiliary services

Design Press Books
Ex Libris bookstore
Gryphon

shopSCAD
SCAD Atlanta bookstore
Working Class Studio

Exhibition space

Learn more about the eight galleries in Savannah, the four galleries in Atlanta, the two galleries in Lacoste, and the gallery in Hong Kong.
SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah; special collections include the Earle W. Newton Collection of British and American Art, the Shirrel Rhoades Photographic Collection and the Walter O. Evans Collection of African American Art.

The Savannah College of Art and Design libraries are focal points for information, learning, inspiration and research. The libraries contribute to every aspect of academic and intellectual life at SCAD by providing a broad range of services to students, faculty and staff.

SCAD Savannah: Jen Library

books, periodicals, multimedia resources
special collections of rare books, student theses and unique items
Visual Resources Center, including approximately 335,000 slides and approximately 30,000 digital images
Writing Center

SCAD Atlanta: ACA Library

More than 40,000 volumes
More than 370 periodicals
nearly 100,000 slides
Media center

SCAD Hong Kong Library

5,600 volumes and 100 periodical subscriptions

SCAD Lacoste Library

The library is housed in a former boulangerie.

Student media

Student media sponsors student-run, online news sources and radio stations in Atlanta and Savannah.

Historic preservation

SCAD has been a leader in restoring and adaptively reusing many of Savannah's architectural treasures, and has earned recognition from the Historic Savannah Foundation, the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, the Art Deco Societies of America, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the International Downtown Association, the Victorian Society in America and the American Institute of Architects, among others.

Service to the community

Faculty, staff and students have donated design and artistic talent and countless hours of volunteer support to organizations such as the Beach Institute African-American Cultural Center, William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, Joel Chandler Harris Home (also known as the Wren's Nest), Center for Pupperty Arts, United Way of the Coastal Empire, American Cancer Society and many others.

Recognition

Naughty Dog recognizes Liu and Lenz
Philip Liu, M.F.A. visual effects student and SCAD alumnus (B.A., digital media, 2011) and Joseph Lenz, M.A. visual effects student and SCAD alumnus (B.F.A., visual effects, 2011) were recognized by the game company Naughty Dog for game art created submitted to a Fan Art Competition based on their upcoming game "The Last of Us." This project was created in an independent study with Luis Cataldi, chair of the SCAD interactive design and game development. See full game art.
Craig Stevens receives educator prize
SCAD professor Craig Stevens, a photographer, printmaker and educator, has received the inaugural $5,000 Susan Carr Educator Prize from the American Society of Media Photographers. Stevens has taught photography at SCAD for 25 years.
C&R Press publishes Chris Bundy book
"Baby You're a Rich Man," a book by writing professor Chris Bundy, has been published by C&R Press. The book, illustrated by SCAD alumnus Max Currie (B.F.A., sequential art, 2012), follows the story of Ken Richman, a down-on-his-luck, B-level variety star on Japanese television who is forced to go into hiding when he becomes the target of an escaped prisoner. "Baby You're a Rich Man" will be released in May.
Absher was named Liz Claiborne Design Scholar
B.F.A. fashion student Katherine Absher was named the 2013 Liz Claiborne Design Scholar by the Council of Fashion Designers of America. The prestigious $25,000 award is presented each year to the student who best addresses through fashion the lifestyle and needs of women, as judged by a panel of fashion industry experts.