College for Creative Studies Overview

College for Creative Studies is a private not-for-profit institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The location of CCS is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is College for Creative Studies Known For?

• Students at CCS may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 10 to 1.
• The master's degree is the highest award offered at CCS.
• In a recent academic period100% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from CCS with a bachelor's degree make about $44,860 a year. That's 10% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is College for Creative Studies?

Contact details for CCS are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	201 E Kirby, Detroit, MI 48202
Phone:	313-664-7400
Website:	www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu

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How Do I Get Into CCS?

You can apply to CCS online at: https://www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for CCS

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into CCS?

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to CCS. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 49%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 27% of accepted students are men and 73% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 47%, and the acceptance rate for women is 50%.

Can I Afford College for Creative Studies?

The overall average net price of CCS is $43,124. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At CCS, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $7,801 a year. That adds up to $31,204 over four years for those students.

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College for Creative Studies Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,462 undergraduate students at CCS, with 1,192 being full-time and 270 being part-time.

There are also 50 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,192 full-time undergraduates at CCS, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of College for Creative Studies students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	58
Black or African American	143
Hispanic or Latino	84
White	673
International Students	78
Other Races/Ethnicities	156

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at College for Creative Studies. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 23 countries are represented at CCS. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, China, and India.

College for Creative Studies Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Design & Applied Arts	0	73	10	83
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	0	62	7	69
Graphic Communications	0	53	0	53
Computer Software & Applications	0	27	0	27
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	18	0	18
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry	0	10	0	10
Fine & Studio Arts	0	8	0	8
Human Computer Interaction	0	0	7	7
Teacher Education Subject Specific	6	0	0	6
Systems Theory	0	0	3	3
TOTAL	6	251	27	284

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Stanthejeep under License

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