Online Education at Savannah College of Art and Design

About SCAD

Named one of Kaplan"s "25 cutting-edge schools with an eye toward the future," the Savannah College of Art and Design exists to prepare talented students for professional careers, emphasizing learning through individual attention in a positively oriented university environment. The goal of the college is to nurture and cultivate the unique qualities of each student through an interesting curriculum, in an inspiring environment, under the leadership of involved professors.

Why SCAD eLearning?

• An award winning reputation

  The Savannah College of Art and Design is well known and well respected around the globe. As a trendsetting provider of career relevant art and design undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs. SCAD eLearning programs of study are an extension of the high-quality academic programs and services that are a hallmark of the SCAD experience.

  SCAD is a member of the Sloan Consortium of institutions committed to providing quality online instruction, and all SCAD eLearning courses adhere to the same standards as on-site course offerings. Recently awarded the silver medal in Best Practices in the Distance Learning Programming category by the U.S. Distance Learning Association, for the eLearning degree program in historic preservation, SCAD eLearning also was awarded the Instructional Technology Councils Outstanding Course Award and the National Academic Advising Associations Certificate of Merit.

• Distinguished and dedicated faculty

  SCAD eLearning courses are taught by highly qualified professors who, online and on campus, guide students toward academic and professional success. Eighty percent of SCAD faculty hold terminal degrees and 89 percent are full time. Every SCAD professor offers the professional experience, academic credentials, expertise and passion for teaching that are characteristic of the SCAD faculty. Professors actively teach, publish academic papers, work as professional artists and designers and exhibit their work in museums and galleries.

• A well-respected degree from an accredited institution

  SCAD, including SCAD eLearning, is regionally accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award bachelors and masters degrees. SCAD eLearning builds on the colleges commitment to academic excellence, technology integration and 21st-century design practices. After meeting program completion requirements, SCAD eLearning students earn a SCAD degree, with no distinction made between degree requirements met on campus or online.

Successful. Committed. Connected.

• A gateway to a career or career advancement in the exciting field of art and design

  Students who have earned SCAD degrees completely online, as well as those who have taken a combination of online and on-campus courses are currently employed in exciting, challenging and lucrative career fields across a broad spectrum of art, design and related disciplines. Many already have climbed the ladder of success by gaining significant leadership positions in their respective industries. Others have become successful entrepreneurs and freelancers. Most would credit their success as the direct result of having earned a SCAD degree. For many, this would not have been possible without the option of pursuing their studies online through SCAD eLearning.

• A dynamic global community

  SCADs focus on learning and its commitment to creating a student-centered online environment guarantees that every eLearning student has an opportunity to participate in the life of the college. How a student chooses to become part of the colleges global community is an individual choice, but every SCAD student can rest assured that the college is committed to building a dynamic community of artists, designers and scholars across campuses and around the globe.

• A worldwide network of SCAD alumni

  SCAD has alumni chapters throughout the United States and abroad. These chapters help graduates stay connected to their alma mater and provide professional networking opportunities and exchanges that further strengthen the colleges global community of graduates. Students who earn SCAD degrees entirely or partially online are encouraged to join alumni chapters in their locales after graduation.