A very wonderful magic school.
Now watch and be amazed as I make $62,800 dissappear!
This college is a joke for the time and money invested in it.
You can get good art education with online classes
I graduated with a B.F.A in Advertising Design last year (May 2016) and got an Art Director job right out of college in a Great Global Agency.
That said, going through this college was the hardest experience of my life. I worked part time, and had massive scholarships (the only way I was able to afford going here), which had many stipulations. I was on the honor roll, did several internships and held VP & Art Director positions in the Student AAF club. I also received a number of student creative awards, including Best of Ringling, ADDYs, Effie, etc. What I am getting at here is that this school provides numerous opportunities to build your resume/portfolio and has extensive connections that help students get good jobs, as well as awesome career services/advising. However, the creative field is very competitive and it is up to the student to work hard and take advantage of all these opportunities. Just attending class and being a B-average student likely will not result in a good job.
I believe this is a place where i can dedicate myself and my art, and i can improve myself to the maximum level of skill and poise, i have looked at many different art schools. but now that i have found this one, i believe that even now at the age of fourteen i can become something great.
I'm curious as to what they really teach at this college. I currently work with a woman that went to Ringling for a degree in Photography. Honestly, I've never met anyone who knows less about photography than she does. She knows nothing about lighting, subject compilation, depth of field and the list goes on. Is Ringling the type of school that pushes people along and out or do you really have to learn something at this school and prove that you know it before they give you your diploma? If I spent the money this woman and her mother did to go to this school, I'd be pretty upset at what I didn't know.
i am thinking about going here when i get older.
Under President Thompson's leadership Ringling has continued to grow and amaze. While my stepson was attending he'd tell me about the work he was doing in class and it made me want to quit my job and go back to school. The instructors are top notch and the graduates' work is one of the biggest feathers in the the college's cap. The schedule is demanding though, so any students planning to attend should be ready to work hard and understand that an 'A' only comes with diligence and excellence.