What to Support
For more than a century, the College for Creative Studies has been a hub for art and design in a city where innovation has always driven progress. Your support changes lives and helps educate the next generation of creative problem solvers who have an impact on the communities in which they live and work.
Alumni Scholarship
The Alumni Scholarship Fund was established in 1983 with a gift from married alumni who met when they attended a course together at CCS. Today, thanks to gifts like yours, the scholarship continues to grow and benefit our students by giving them the freedom to spend more time pursuing their art and design education at CCS.
Annual Fund for Excellence
The Annual Fund for Excellence provides critical funding for student scholarships and awards, new technologies in creative learning environments, and critical art programming benefiting more than 4,000 Detroit youth.
Your generosity helps CCS educate and develop the very best creative leaders in their fields and, in turn, strengthen the world around us.
Community Arts Partnerships
The Community Arts Partnerships (CAP) program of the College for Creative Studies reaches out to the Detroit community by providing free art and design classes and resources to youth and their families. The CAP approach to community arts education is based on a visual arts curriculum inspired by art making, team teaching, and team learning. Programs are individually crafted with the host organization. Learn More
Experiential Learning
Experiential learning is an educational approach whereby students learn by engaging in direct application of skills, theories and models. It is the process of learning by doing. By engaging students in hands-on experiences and reflection, they are better able to connect theories and knowledge learned in the classroom to real-world situations.
Your contribution will help us provide more curriculum-based experiential learning opportunities embedded in academic programs, where students can apply the knowledge they are learning through educational projects, partnerships, and placements. Experiential learning outside of the classroom allows students to apply their knowledge and skills through internships, on-campus jobs, campus involvement, exhibitions, artistic installations, volunteer opportunities, and other types of practical experience. Learn More
Academic Programs
You can make a gift to any of CCS’s excellent educational programs.
Scholarships
By making a gift to support scholarships, you are helping to alleviate the financial burden on our students, giving them the freedom to spend more time pursuing their art and design education at CCS. Existing Scholarships
Student and Campus Impact Fund
The Student and Campus Impact Fund helps meet the immediate and evolving needs of our students. CCS is committed to preparing, supporting, and inspiring our students to confidently fulfill their creative potential and make a positive impact in a challenging world.
Student Wellness
Your investment in student wellness at CCS has an immediate impact on our campus and a lasting effect on the lives of students who benefit from enhanced year-round counseling and wellness services.
