148 OCTOBER 2019
Located in the heart of Motor City, the College for Creative Studies (CCS)
enjoys a strong, symbiotic relationship with America’s automakers. Ed
Welburn, former General Motors vice president of global design, once said,
“The entire auto industry here is dependent on CCS.” William Mangan grad-
uated in 1999 and went on to lead the interior design of the third-generation
Ford GT. Now working on the forthcoming Bronco, Mangan says the quality
of work he saw as a prospective student there compelled him to sign up. “I
vividly remember touring the campus prior to my decision and stumbling
on a room filled with automotive renderings from the junior-level class and
being blown away,” he says. “That trip cemented in my mind the caliber of
work and teaching I would be exposed to.” As with the other schools men-
tioned here, CCS collaborates closely with car companies and industry lead-College for
Creative Studies
Detroit
Students at
work in CCS’s
Transportation
Design Clay
Modeling Studio.148 OCTOBER 2019
Located in the heart of Motor City, the College for Creative Studies (CCS)
enjoys a strong, symbiotic relationship with America’s automakers. Ed
Welburn, former General Motors vice president of global design, once said,
“The entire auto industry here is dependent on CCS.” William Mangan grad-
uated in 1999 and went on to lead the interior design of the third-generation
Ford GT. Now working on the forthcoming Bronco, Mangan says the quality
of work he saw as a prospective student there compelled him to sign up. “I
vividly remember touring the campus prior to my decision and stumbling
on a room filled with automotive renderings from the junior-level class and
being blown away,” he says. “That trip cemented in my mind the caliber of
work and teaching I would be exposed to.” As with the other schools men-
tioned here, CCS collaborates closely with car companies and industry lead-College for
Creative Studies
Detroit
Students at
work in CCS’s
Transportation
Design Clay
Modeling Studio.