Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah College of Art and Design
Motto	Ars longa, vita brevis
Motto in English	Art is long, life is short
Type	Private
Established	1978
President	Paula S. Wallace
Academic staff	720
Administrative staff	1,186
Students	11,973
Undergraduates	9,695
Postgraduates	2,278
Location	Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia, United States; Lacoste, France; Hong Kong. Coordinates: 32°04′23″N 81°05′46″W / 32.0730°N 81.0961°W / 32.0730; -81.0961
Campus	Urban
Colors	Gold and Black
Athletics	National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, Sun Conference, Appalachian Athletic Conference
Sports	23 varsity teams
Mascot	Art the Bee
Affiliations	SACS, NAAB, HKCAAVQ, CIDA, GPSC, SCCHE
Website	www.scad.edu

Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), is a private, nonprofit, accredited university with locations in Savannah, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia; Hong Kong; and Lacoste, France.

Founded in 1978 to provide degrees in programs not yet offered in the southeast, the university now operates two locations in Georgia, a degree-granting location in Hong Kong, a degree-granting online education program, and a study abroad location in Lacoste, France with rotating course offerings. The university enrolls more than 11,000 students from across the United States and around the world with international students comprising up to 14 percent of the student population. SCAD is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and other regional and professional accrediting bodies.

Richard G. Rowan, Paula S. Wallace, May L. Poetter and Paul E. Poetter legally incorporated the Savannah College of Art and Design September 29, 1978. The university opened the following year with five trustees, four staff members, seven faculty members, and 71 students. The school offered eight majors. In May 1981, the first graduate received a degree. The following year, the first graduating class received degrees. In 1982, the enrollment grew to more than 500 students, then to 1,000 in 1986, and 2,000 in 1989. In 2014, the university enrolled more than 11,000 students.

SCAD opened a study abroad location in Lacoste, France in 2002 that provides programming for the various academic departments offered by the university's degree-granting locations. It launched an online learning program in 2003 that U.S. News and World Report ranks as among the best for bachelor's programs in the nation. In 2005 the university opened a location in Midtown Atlanta that merged with the Atlanta College of Art in 2006. In September 2010, SCAD opened a Hong Kong location in the Sham Shui Po district.