Bachelor in Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects (Bachelor's)

At College for Creative Studies, tuition is Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $38,500 per year for full-time undergraduate students..

This programme prepares students for careers in animation production, character design, and visual storytelling. It focuses on the technical and creative aspects of animation across film, television, games, and advertising. Students engage in hands-on learning through courses and mentorship with industry professionals. The curriculum allows specialization in areas such as character acting, storyboarding, and visual development.

Focus areas include visual development, traditional animation, CG, stop motion, storyboarding, character acting.

The Animation emphasis is part of a larger BFA in Entertainment Arts. Students complete 120 credits, with 30 credits dedicated to the Animation track, including coursework in production pipeline, character performance, and narrative design.

Graduates work as animators, character designers, story artists, and visual development artists in film, television, gaming, and advertising studios.

Applicants must submit a portfolio, high school transcript, and official college transcripts if applicable. A minimum GPA of 2.5 is required for transfer students. International applicants must provide English proficiency scores.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. on-campus, full-time, four years. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 93% of applicants.

Entertainment Arts gives CCS a clear focus in digital production. The department has expanded its development capacity with a large render farm and has released new student games on Steam. The college also offers study in industrial design, illustration, and color and materials. Graduate Color & Materials students contributed to a new eyewear collection for Detroit-based brand GODNII.

CCS’s creative community includes alumni working across design, entertainment, animation, and fine art. Industrial Design alumnus Jason Mayden has worked at Nike. Entertainment Arts alumnus Dave Hardin is a character animator at DreamWorks. Illustration alumnus Mario Moore has shown work in established galleries, with pieces in the permanent collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts. Student exhibitions provide another public setting for creative work.

Detroit is part of the student experience through CCS projects and collaborations. The CCS x DET series follows students as they explore the city, while partnerships connect students with Detroit companies and brands. The college also offers online and part-time graduate academic programs. Its Apple Foundation Program provides free coding courses for Detroiters, extending CCS’s creative and technical work beyond its degree programs. International students considering CCS should review how the available program format fits their intended study plans and campus experience.