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Our Mission
The mission of The Creative Circus is to graduate the best prepared, most avidly sought after creatives in the industry.

The 411
2 Year Certificate Program Founded in 1995 Bridge Gap Between Education and Industry Top Feeder School Diverse Student Population 270+ Students Fully Accredited by C.O.E. National Advisory Board Concept and Strategy Location/Environment

How Were Different

Learn By Doing Individual Attention/Class Size Integrated, Collaborative Programs 7 Full-Time Dedicated Faculty Members 70-80 Part-Time Industry Pros Connections to the Industries We Serve Friday Forum Series Mentor Program Student Competitions

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Programs of Study Art Direction Copywriting Design Image Interactive Development Interactive Design

Art Direction Curriculum 2011

1Q Strategy - Introduces students to the basics of developing a creative strategy based on sound business principles, realistic budgets and focused demographics Type 1 - Introduction to type as symbols, individual letter forms, shape and space Intro to Design - Develop a basic understanding of design principles and vocabulary for creative visual thinking Creative Thinking - Emphasis on the daily necessity for original thinking and writing in the creative field 5Q Layout 1 - Basic awareness of spatial relationships of headlines, photos, body copy, logos, and white space. Brand Extension - Take a Brand and create a new sub-Brand in teams of 3 (DS, AD, CW) in an effort to enhance the clients opportunities for revenue Advertising Concepts 3 - The student, working with her or his partner, will begin to create some of the final forms of campaigns which will form the core of the students work for his or her final portfolio Firedrill - Students will be expected to concept and execute multiple advertising campaigns within a concise time limit. 6Q Layout 2 - The course focus is on more intricate layouts. Multi-visual, run-around typography, mixed media, multi-page layouts, brochures. Creative Team 6: Alternative Marketing - While working with a partner, the student will be exposed to the radical, innovative, unconventional and sometimes startling approaches to advertising which have come to be called guerrilla marketing Advertising Concepts 4 - Working in teams, the students will concept and execute a series of print campaigns Web Design - Introduction to concepting in the interactive environment 7Q Interdisciplinary Teams CW/DES - Collaborations between art directors, designers, writers and photographers in a creative team to create an original campaign or poster Creative Teams 7 - Working within a team, the student will develop original advertising campaigns at the highest level of excellence for common consumer products and package goods. Advertising Concepts 5 - In this final quarter of Advertising Concepts, the student will create advertising campaigns, across all media, which may be expected to represent the students talent and abilities in the job market through their final portfolio Digital 2 - Students will take an existing print ad campaign from their portfolio and expand it to a new media format 8Q Creative Teams - In this final teams course, 8th quarter students will work in teams and individually to ensure that the ads produced for their portfolio are expertly concepted and executed and are ready to present to potential employers Concepting for the Portfolio - The student will be expected to review his or her own portfolio and to work with the instructor in this class to reinforce strengths and fill gaps in what will become the students graduate portfolio All assignments in this class will be tailored to the students individual need. Graduate Portfolio Review/ Job Prep - This class will focus on the job search, final portfolio with in-depth portfolio critiques, web-site, PDF electronic portfolio and traditional portfolio preparation. The contact, the interview, salaries, salary negotiations, working with recruiters, professionalism, and presentation will be covered. There will also be some portfolio review by guest reviewers. We will address the many-faceted aspects of the job search and go over specific agency information, history and research Elective

2Q InDesign/Illustrator - Introduction to standard Adobe software Type 2 - Continues to look into applied typography and its design Color Theory 1 - Explores color as the soul of design and how these theories are applied to specific creative works Introduction to Creative Team - Introduces the student to the basic work structure in which he or she will work through the remainder of both school and professional careers. Teamed with a partner, the student will be exposed to the techniques of joint brainstorming, concept development and execution of ideas through thumbnails or comps
3Q Type 3 - Advanced course giving a detailed examination of letter forms and extensive development of multi-page and book design skills Creative Team 3 - Working with a partner of another discipline, the student will concept several print advertising campaigns during the course of this class. The objective of the course is to begin to develop professional-level samples of the students work for their final portfolio Advertising Concepts 1 - Students will develop advertising concepts to be presented weekly in class. This course will stress not only the value of the concepts but also the manner in which they are presented, including voice, vocabulary, conviction, cogency and ease Photoshop 1 - Introduction to the standard industry software for image manipulation 4Q Creative Team 4 - Working with a partner, students will be required to develop original advertising campaigns for common, workaday consumer products advancing skills learned in Creative Teams 3 Advertising Concepts 2 - Working with a partner, the student will carry forward the concepting of print advertising campaigns. The objective is to develop further professional-level samples of the students work for his or her final portfolio Branding - Explore brand identity and how to consider the logo, trademark, messaging and voice on a holistic level Trends - This seminar course will introduce students to the concepts behind using new media and trend spotting in advertising

Copywriting Curriculum 2011

1Q Strategy - Introduces students to the basics of developing a creative strategy based on sound business principles, realistic budgets and focused demographics Art Direction for Copywriters - This course will familiarize copywriters with techniques, constraints and freedoms which those who will be their career partners in the professional world Introduction to Copywriting - This introductory course will allow the copywriting student to begin to learn the rudimentary techniques of writing advertising headline and body copy, the economy of words and thought peculiar to this type of writing, and the necessity of creative thinking in written expression Creative Thinking - Emphasis on the daily necessity for original thinking and writing in the creative field 2Q InDesign/Illustrator - Introduction to standard Adobe software Developing your Voice - The professional advertising writer must have a distinctively personal style in the way she or he approaches a problem, whether conceptual or written. This course will encourage the student to overcome inhibitions and prejudices in order to allow her or him to gain experience and confidence in the value of her or his intrinsic talent and ability Writing Scripts - In this course, the student will be introduced to the basics of writing scripts, including time constraints, building the theater of the mind for the audience and basic production principles Introduction to Creative Team - Introduces the student to the basic work structure in which he or she will work through the remainder of both school and professional careers. Teamed with a partner, the student will be exposed to the techniques of joint brainstorming, concept development and execution of ideas through thumbnails or comps 3Q Trends - This seminar course will introduce students to the concepts behind using new media and trend spotting in advertising Headlines - Copywriting students will work to concept, craft and refine headlines for varied types of advertising campaigns Creative Team 3 - Working with a partner of another discipline, the student will concept several print advertising campaigns during the course of this class. The objective of the course is to begin to develop professional-level samples of the students work for their final portfolio Advertising Concepts 1 - Students will develop advertising concepts to be presented weekly in class. This course will stress not only the value of the concepts but also the manner in which they are presented, including voice, vocabulary, conviction, cogency and ease 4Q Creative Team 4 - Working with a partner, students will be required to develop original advertising campaigns for common, workaday consumer products advancing skills learned in Creative Teams 3 Advertising Concepts 2 - Working with a partner, the student will carry forward the concepting of print advertising campaigns. The objective is to develop further professional-level samples of the students work for his or her final portfolio Copy 1 - This is not about building a book; its about building the skills to build a book: style, emotion, grammar, rhythm, meaning, re-writing. In short, writing correctly Interactive Copy - A course designed to teach the writer to deal with the structure, continuity, transition and style problems associated with writing in detailed, narrative form 5Q Copycrafting 1 - The advanced copywriting student will break down and improve their copy, word by word, for possible portfolio pieces Brand Extension - Take a Brand and create a new sub-Brand in teams of 3 (DS, AD, CW) in an effort to enhance the clients opportunities for revenue Advertising Concepts 3 - The student, working with her or his partner, will begin to create some of the final forms of campaigns which will form the core of the students work for his or her final portfolio Firedrill - Students will be expected to concept and execute multiple advertising campaigns within a concise time limit. 6Q Copycrafting 2 - In this advanced level graduate quarter class, copy is perfected for the final book. Creative Team 6: Alternative Marketing - While working with a partner, the student will be exposed to the radical, innovative, unconventional and sometimes startling approaches to advertising which have come to be called guerrilla marketing Advertising Concepts 4 - Working in teams, the students will concept and execute a series of print campaigns Body Copy - This course emphasizes bringing the same creative talent to body copy that a great writer brings to their headlines 7Q Interdisciplinary Teams CW/DES - Collaborations between art directors, designers, writers and photographers in a creative team to create an original campaign or poster Creative Teams 7 - Working within a team, the student will develop original advertising campaigns at the highest level of excellence for common consumer products and package goods. Advertising Concepts 5 - In this final quarter of Advertising Concepts, the student will create advertising campaigns, across all media, which may be expected to represent the students talent and abilities in the job market through their final portfolio Digital 2 - Students will take an existing print ad campaign from their portfolio and expand it to a new media format 8Q Creative Teams - In this final teams course, 8th quarter students will work in teams and individually to ensure that the ads produced for their portfolio are expertly concepted and executed and are ready to present to potential employers Professional Development for Copywriting - This course will allow graduating Copywriters the opportunity to learn about professional best practices, self- promotion and career development Graduate Portfolio Review/ Job Prep - This class will focus on the job search, final portfolio with in-depth portfolio critiques, web-site, PDF electronic portfolio and traditional portfolio preparation. The contact, the interview, salaries, salary negotiations, working with recruiters, professionalism, and presentation will be covered. There will also be some portfolio review by guest reviewers. We will address the many-faceted aspects of the job search and go over specific agency information, history and research Elective

Design Curriculum 2011

1Q Production - Hands on course that offers student the knowledge to prepare work for print or reproduction Type 1 - Introduction to type as symbols, individual letter forms, shape and space Intro to Design - Develop a basic understanding of design principles and vocabulary for creative visual thinking Creative Thinking - Emphasis on the daily necessity for original thinking and writing in the creative field 5Q Trademarks 2 - Continuation from Trademarks 1 to develop the students skills to solve any given identity issue Publications - Introduction to magazine design by developing a publication that speaks to a specific audience Brand Extension - Take a Brand and create a new sub-Brand in teams of 3 (DS, AD, CW) in an effort to enhance the clients opportunities for revenue Illustration for Designers - Developing original art for various media, formats, functions and problems with an emphasis on hand skills and mixed media 6Q Deathmatch - Intense class giving real world deadlines and client type experiences by executing 6 projects in a 10 week time period Color Theory 2 - Continued exploration of the use of color Photoshop 2 - Continuation of Photoshop I by learning new concepts in the area of custom selection and taking greater control over the editing process Concepting for Flash - Introduction to this vector based software and its uses for apparent seamless animation 7Q Capital Campaigns - Student explores who they are or what they love in a set of deliverables that reflect and expression of themselves Interdisciplinary Teams - Disciplines collaborate to create an original campaign Advanced Branding - Examination of how a brand is communicated both internally and externally, by developing effective and efficient brand messages and materials Elective 8Q Grad Portfolio - Focus on completion of design projects, and their presentations in the final portfolio critique Corporate Identity - Exploration of the conceptual and technical understanding of a corporate ID as a system of communication Professional Practices - Focus on and learn professional best practices, self promotion and career development Elective

2Q InDesign/Illustrator - Introduction to standard Adobe software Type 2 - Continues to look into applied typography and its design Color Theory 1 - Explores color as the soul of design and how these theories are applied to specific creative works Strategy 1 - Introduction to the basics of developing a creative strategy based on sound business Principles, realistic budgets, and focused demographics
3Q Trademarks 1 - Learning that a logo is an advertisement, expression and visual representation in a simple wordless statement Type 3 - Advanced course giving a detailed examination of letter forms and extensive development of multi-page and book design skills Design Concepts 1 - Marrying concept with design principles in order to create a cohesive, communicative end product Photoshop 1 - Introduction to the standard industry software for image manipulation 4Q Package Design - Pushing the idea of packaging and how a product and package can work together to make it more desirable Branding - Explore brand identity and how to consider the logo, trademark, messaging and voice on a holistic level Trends - This seminar course will introduce students to the concepts behind using new media and trend spotting in advertising Web Design - Introduction to concepting in the interactive environment

Image Curriculum 2011

1Q Basic Lighting - Light is one half of photography. Daylight and tungsten light will be discussed and practiced through class assignments and demonstrations. Placement, intensity, metering and exposing of light are the basic controls a photographer must master. Digital Photography 1 - Begins the process of working with electronic digital cameras, digital work flow, and Photoshop software . Digital Color Management - Included in the advanced format is a concentration and application of a digital workflow; from digital still capture through, and including electronic output, archiving, and management. Boot Camp - Is a basic digital photography class that deals with camera and lens operations. The information includes the camera settings of both shutter speed and aperature, and how, when combined, produce a correctly exposed digital file. Lens discussions involve focal length, depth of field properties, and focusing techniques. 2Q Advanced Lighting - Students will continue studies in lighting principles introduced in Basic Lighting. Digital Photography 2 - Furthers the processes and skills learned in Digital Photography 1 by addressing the making of selections, masking, basic color correction, film scanning, advanced Photoshop, file managing, and archiving. Intro to Video Editing - Video content for the web will be created using linear and compositing editing software. Competitions for Image Students will execute specific conceptual assignments while meeting required production timelines. Personal expressionism and unique photographic styles are encouraged. 3Q Introduction to Portraiture - This course provides the technical information needed to become proficient in a variety of fields where the subjects are people. Broad, short, Rembrandt, split, beauty and butterfly lighting are some of the basics covered here. Posing and body language will also be discussed. Visual Thinking for Photographers - A class devoted to stretching the creative, conceptual muscles of photographers in the imagining, development, and production of a compelling image an image thats more than just a pretty picture. Digital 3 - Students will take an existing print ad campaign from their portfolio and expand it to a new media format. Equipment & Tools - New equipment will be presented on a weekly basis including, but not limited to, cameras, lenses, lights and light modifiers, digital capture and processing tools, and grip/location gear. Operational demonstrations and hands on usage will be stressed. 4Q Documentary Photography - Capturing the essence of people, places and events is the main thrust of the material presented in this course. Subject matter may be the environment, travel or the human condition. This course deals with photographs as a series of images as well as single images. Class topics include equipment, films, processes, researching and finding markets, obtaining releases and a variety of other related ideas and information. Fashion & Beauty - Clothing, accessories, model portfolios and performers are a few of the subjects in the fashion and glamour field. This course covers finding and working with models, lighting and posing techniques, film/digital equipment, model releases and other information required to work successfully in this fast paced and competitive field. Interiors & Exteriors - Balancing mixed light, choosing appropriate props, and determining the ideal camera location can define the vision of an architect, interior designer or space planner. This type of photography can be used in editorial magazines or commercial brochures. Color Theory for Image An exploratory course concerned with color as the soul of design, with history and social structure being primary elements. 5Q Tabletop/Still Life Photography - Students will continue studies in lighting principles. Topics include lighting ratios, characteristics, additive and subtractive methods, color balancing and mixed lighting. Corporate Photography - Learning the skills which make it possible to photograph not only the executive portrait, but the material stored in the warehouse, the new goods coming off the assembly line and the worker in the environment of industry, are the lessons delivered in this informative course. View Camera - The flexibilities and limitations of the view camera, field camera and press camera are covered in detail to introduce the student to the possibilities opened up by this demanding instrument. Photoshop 2 - Learning new concepts in the area of custom selections, the heart of photo editing, the student will take greater control over the editing process. 6Q Interdisciplinary Teams 2 (AD/CW/IM) This course explores the creative working relationship between a graphic designer and photographer. Their creative marriage serves a slightly different audience than the advertising/photography team. Finished samples may include a movie poster, product brochure or an editorial magazine spread. Styling -. Introduction to prop houses and various sources necessary to produce styled photographs will be covered. Image research from publications illustrating current photographic styles is also emphasized. Group critiques will allow evaluation of how well student knowledge and skills have been demonstrated. Weddings - Wedding photography is part portraiture and part photojournalism. This course covers the basics from scheduling the event to the final portfolio presentation and will include posing, lighting basics, the use of filters, and the importance of storytelling. Business & Marketing - Students will produce a kit of essential business practice forms as well as a marketing strategy to help identify and contact potential clients. The portfolio will be examined and critiqued to best refine the photographic voice for the general marketplace. 7Q Interdisciplinary Teams 3 (GD/IM) - Collaborations between art directors, designers, writers and photographers in a creative team to create an original campaign or poster Individual Projects 1 - The student must provide a pre-determined number of concepts and present these ideas to the department head for approval. Once approved, the student must meet and maintain a production schedule for the balance of the quarter. Assisting Workshop - Each student is assigned to a working commercial photography studio. The student and studio must commit to a full eight hour work day a week, for ten weeks. Directed Studies - This class is designed for the ever changing needs and opportunities for the Creative Circus student. This class will enable The Circus to address needs outside the normal curriculum and be adaptive to special msituations for its students. 8Q Graduate Portfolio Development - Emphasis will be placed on polishing presentation, developing and expanding local network contacts, and refining the skill of self- assessment, self-promotion and marketing. Individual Projects 2 - Established for the focused student to further expand his/her final graduate portfolio. The student must provide a pre-determined number of concepts and present these ideas to the department head for approval. Once approved, the student must meet and maintain a production schedule for the balance of the quarter. Advanced Specialized Study - This course allows advanced students to receive individualized feedback on book pieces, group critique as well as one-on-one instructor consultation. Film/Video/TV Production - This course will allow Image students to learn to concept and execute for motion photography.

Interactive Development Curriculum 2011

1Q Strategy - Introduces students to the basics of developing a creative strategy based on sound business principles, realistic budgets and focused demographics Web Development 1 - Students will learn to take their designs and scaffold them so their designs can be prepped for further development for the web. Web Development essentials i.e.; FTP, version control, professionalism, Introduction to HTML/CSS Information Architecture - A sites information architecture specification typically evolves into a site map, which may or may not be published online and accessible to the public. Introduction to Information Architecture addresses the usability and User-focused Design Overview of information architecture process, usability process and benefits and experience design based on user-focused research Illustrator/Photoshop for the Web - Introduction to AI/PSD for Developing Interactive Media and learning to prepare and process artwork for interactive media projects 2Q Trends - This seminar course will introduce students to the concepts behind using new media and trend spotting in advertising Web Development 2 (Web Design and Implementation Intermediate) - Intermediate HTML/CSS + Javascript. Introduces Javascript and continues HTML/CSS exploration Rich Media Development 1 (Web Animation Basic) - Introduction to Flash Professional. Explains IDE/Player/Air/Flex SDK/MXML but focuses on using the IDE in the traditional manner including the timeline, symbol types and the library, core asset types (text, vector, bitmap, audio, video) and making simple animations with simple interactivity (like banner ads) Video Editing 1 - Video content for the web will be created using linear and compositing editing software- Final Cut Pro 3Q Art Direction for Non-Majors - This course will familiarize students with techniques, constraints and freedoms which those who will be their career partners in the professional world Web Development 3 (Web Design and Implementation Advanced) - Overview of jQuery and its uses, AJAX and dynamic web pages and continues with concepts from previous classes Rich Media Development 2 (Web Animation Intermediate) - Actionscript 3/Learning to code rich media. Class-based development and building more interactive and complex Flash elements (widgets and full sites) including event handling, external data loading and usage and dynamic media display. Also includes HTML template generation and options Motion Graphics 1 - Apply basic animation and effects and learn to leverage cameras for realistic perspectives. i.e.; AfterEffects 4Q Web Development 4 (Web Development and Implementation) - Working with Dynamic Content i.e.; Introduces PHP/MySQL for database communications and continues with AJAX development Rich Media Development 3 (Web Animation Advanced) - Working with Particle systems. Creating effects based on user interaction i.e.; AS3, Flex SDK and Intermediate Actionscript Development Motion Graphics 2 - Creating Production videos for the web i.e.; After Effects Polishing Projects - This class gives the student time to go back polish and tweak projects in order to completely debug them of any issues, while working with upper quarter students to develop design students projects 5Q Web Development 5 - Building apps with HTML/CSS/Javascript/PHP/MySQL Motion Graphics 3 - This course covers how to create and modify elements for use on the web i.e.; Advanced AfterEffects Rich Media Development 4 RIAs and Connecting Flash to the Server Advanced Branding - Examination of how a brand is communicated by effective messages and materials through teaming with designers 6Q Creative Team 4 - Working with a partner of another discipline, the student will concept several print advertising campaigns during the course of this class. The objective of the course is to begin to develop professional-level samples of the students work for their final portfolio Developing for Mobile - Application development for Mobile Overview of many methods of developing for mobile with a focus on FlashLite/AIR for class projects Web Development 5 (Web 2.0 Centric Development Basic) - Creating Rich experiences by providing real time feedback to end users. i.e.; Dashboard portal dev./ Cloud Computing Elective 7Q Advergaming 2 - Creating game application for the mobile space i.e.; Unity Web Development 6 (Web 2.0 Centric Development Advanced) - Web Development Wrap-up Wrapping up web development with where to go next with your skill set and continuing to develop your technical skills Client Experience - Students will be teamed up DS/DV to work with a client and meet client needs Elective 8Q Project Management and Professional Practices - Overview of project processes and business practices Discuss the project cycle and people involved, how to manage projects as a AD/CD or PM or Designer or Developer. Professional practices from expected professional behavior and attitudes to freelance business overview of taxes, invoices and other related business management aspects Brand Extension - Mixed discipline class teaching collaboration to further develop existing brands awareness by teaming with DES/AD/CW Graduate Portfolio Review - Focus on building your portfolio site for entering the professional market Elective

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Interactive Design Curriculum 2011
1Q UX1
Introduces students to fundamental Information Ar chitecture, design and business strategy, usability and other core processes for designing and planning interactive media.

5Q Intro to Motion Graphics

Learn the fundaments of using AfterEf fects for motion graphics.

Interactive Design 3
Digital design studio focusing on mor e complex interactive media.

Web Development 1
This is an introduction to HTML and CSS, the primary tools needed for building web pages.

Interactive Studio 2
Teams class of designers and developers focusing on designing and building interactive media.

Intro to Photoshop

This course builds a students fundamental toolset for using Photoshop to design interactive media and produce clean assets for production and development.

Branding
This course pushes the student to consider identity in a lar ger scope than logo or trademark design. The student will consider messaging and voice on a holistic level.

Web Production Studio e

Covers fil o ganization, preparation and basic production processes. r

6Q Digital Storytelling
Design and build inventive digital media that focus on telling stories in unfor eseen and engaging ways while taking advantage of appr opriate technologies for enhancing the story .

2Q UX2
Focus on user experience process and concept ideation methods.

Introduction to Graphic Design

Covers fundamentals of graphic design.

Interactive Studio 3
Teams class of designers and developers focusing on designing and building interactive media.

Typography 1
Introduction to the principles of typography and working with type.

Elective Elective 7Q Mobile Studio: Lecture

UX, layout, devices, css, html, images - overview of fundamentals r egarding mobile media.

Intro to Flash
Introduction to Flash Professional and timeline animation.

3Q Digital Trends
Covers the basics of designing for interactive media.

Mobile Studio: Design Lab

Lab/studio time to support other mobile classes.

Interactive Design 1
Interactive design fundamentals.

Elective Elective 8Q Graduate Porfolio Review a

Complete review and finl iz io o your p ofessional portfolio. at n f r

Typography 2
Continued typographic principles.

Web Advertising Studio

Design and build banners in integrated cr eative teams focusing on banners but including other forms of online advertising (Micr osites, videos, apps, etc).

Project Management and Professional Practices

Overview of project management and business practices including pr oject life cycle, project iteam defintio fr eelance business practices and other subjects related to the business side of creative n, a professions.

4Q Introduction to Video Editing

Covers the basics of editing video with Final Cut Pr o.

Presenting Your Concepts

Getting ready for the job market and lear ning to present yourself professionally.

Interactive Design 2
Continued digital design fundamentals.

Open Studio
A catch-all studio class providing additional lab time for finl q te st u uar r dent s.

Trademarks/Logos
Fundamentals of designing logos and marks.

Interactive Studio 1
Teams class of designers and developers focusing on designing and building micr osites and traditional web sites.

Student Competitions and Work

Quarterly Student Show D&AD What is D&AD? Operation Bangers and Cash Addys London Project Communication Arts The One Show CMYK Cannes Future Lions The Entry The Experience Random House In Lebron We Trust Urban Bunk Chicken of the Sea Student Work Grad Work

Career Services Placement Statistics

Graduates and Completers working in their field of study within six months of graduation:

Forums Mentors Portfolio Reviews twice a year Local and National Networking

Program 09-10 Art Direction Design 93.1%

06-07

07-08

08-09

88.1% 90.91%

97.06% Copywriting 95.12% 77.42% 96.55% Image 100% 100% 91.67% Interactive Development N/A N/A N/A Interactive Design N/A N/A N/A

90% 88.89% 88.57% 93.55% 81.82% N/A N/A

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What Employers Say

Industry Salaries
2011 National Salary Guide from The Creative Group* INTERACTIVE STARTING SALARIES
TITLE LOW Web Developer $58,000 Flash Developer $64,500 Interactive Producer $64,000 Web Designer (1 to 5 yrs) $48,500 Senior Web Designer (5+ yrs) $70,500 Information Architect $75,500 Interactive Designer (1 to 5 yrs) $46,500 Interactive Designer (5+ yrs) $70,000 User Experience/ Interface Designer $75,500 Interactive Art Director $74,000 Interactive Creative Director $100500 HIGH $98,250 $98,250 $89,000 $73,750 $99,500 $112,500 $73,500 $100,500 $95,000 $105,000 $145,000

CREATIVE & PRODUCTION STARTING SALARIES

TITLE Copywriter (1-3 yrs) Copywriter (3+ yrs) Senior Copywriter (5+ yrs) Graphic Designer (1 to 3 yrs) Graphic Designer (3+ yrs) Senior Graphic Designer (5+ yrs) Associate Art Director (3 to 5 yrs Art Director (5+ years) $63,250 Creative Services Manager Associate Creative Director (5+ yrs) Creative Director (8+ yrs) LOW $37,000 $51,000 $66,750 $34,500 $45,500 $58,000 $55,000 $70,250 $91,500 $71,000 $84,500 $92,000 HIGH $52,250 $70,250 $98,500 $49,250 $63,000 $76,750

$100,250 $114,0000 $158,000

*To request the complete Creative Group 2011 Salary Guide, click here.

Our Graduates
Copywriters Jeb Quaid Rich Ford Liza Behles Andy Pearson Shana Ault Neville Shah Mark Adler Ashley Cagle Art Directors Matt Moore Angelle Juneau Dave Ortega Gus Mendes Lauren Fox Ashley Schurott Kasia Haupt Designers Becky Kitlan Oscar Zabala Larissa Brandau Elena Shroeder Lance Thomas Jon Donaghy Photographers Chirsty Parry Julia Davis Bobby Prokenpek Paige Rumore Jeff Wolk Melissa Witcher

Tour of The Circus

Cost and Resources

Costs
Application Fee $100 Tuition Fees $436 per credit hour $1,758.53 per month $5,275.60 per quarter $15,826.80 per academic year * Academic year is 3 quarters. $125 per quarter $500-$800 per quarter *Varies by program, class, and

Resources
Savings Grants * Pell Grant Loans * Student Stafford Loan * Parent Plus Loan * Alternative or Private Loans

Lab Fee Books & Supplies project Housing month number of roommates

$300-$1200 per *Varies by location and

Student Responsibilities
Attend Class Participate Ask Questions Collaborate Share Your Ideas Share Your Work Be Honest Be your Brand/Promote Yourself Take Advantage of It All Fail Hard

Joining the Circus

1. Complete Your Application
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3. Financial Aid 4. Housing 5. Class Schedule

2. Acceptance!

6. Orientation
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