Creative Careers Start Here
Located at the heart of Wilmington’s downtown Creative District, DCAD is the region’s premier two-year art and design program.
DEGREE PROGRAMS
FOR EVERY ARTIST AND DESIGNER
Build your portfolio, improve your art and design, and discover your talents. Jump-start your creative career or transfer your DCAD credits to a four-year art or design school. Our graduates are making incredible work every day.
WHY CHOOSE DCAD?
Whether you’re looking to fast-track your creative career or transfer and save at a four-year art or design program, DCAD’s two-year program provides everything you need to build your portfolio.
- 8:1 student to faculty ratio
- An immersive foundation year experience
- Industry-leading retention and graduation rates
- A rigorous, art and design focused curriculum
- Articulation agreements with many of the top four-year art and design programs
Sign up for Pre-College Programming Now
Discover DCAD’s Pre-College short courses and workshops designed for emerging teen artists and designers!
Alumni
Each of our graduates benefits from the support, knowledge, and personal growth developed over their two years at DCAD, and they use this foundation to support their future education and careers. Our alumni are an elite group of creative professionals who have gone on to do incredible things in the art and design world.
