Comments on: What exactly do you do with a $30,000 diploma from cartoon college? http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/05/11/what-exactly-do-you-do-with-a-30000-diploma-from-cartoon-college/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:00:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Cassandra de Kanter http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/05/11/what-exactly-do-you-do-with-a-30000-diploma-from-cartoon-college/#comment-151738 Sat, 12 May 2007 07:11:22 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/05/11/what-exactly-do-you-do-with-a-30000-diploma-from-cartoon-college/#comment-151738 This makes it sound like CCS students never would have gone to art school if, within the last five years or so, graphic novels hadn't achieved a greater degree mainstream popularity. That's untrue and unfair. Besides, like any good art school or conservatory CCS makes sure its students are savvy about the marketplace and leave equipped with the tools to actually work in their field. Even if many CCS alumni don't end up making their fortunes or even working full-time as cartoonists they're certainly not going to end up useless "art school bums." They'll draw, they'll do freelance work, they'll draw, they'll teach, they'll draw, they'll publish, and they'll draw. This makes it sound like CCS students never would have gone to art school if, within the last five years or so, graphic novels hadn’t achieved a greater degree mainstream popularity. That’s untrue and unfair.

Besides, like any good art school or conservatory CCS makes sure its students are savvy about the marketplace and leave equipped with the tools to actually work in their field. Even if many CCS alumni don’t end up making their fortunes or even working full-time as cartoonists they’re certainly not going to end up useless “art school bums.” They’ll draw, they’ll do freelance work, they’ll draw, they’ll teach, they’ll draw, they’ll publish, and they’ll draw.

]]> by: Marvin Mann http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/05/11/what-exactly-do-you-do-with-a-30000-diploma-from-cartoon-college/#comment-151662 Sat, 12 May 2007 04:22:36 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/05/11/what-exactly-do-you-do-with-a-30000-diploma-from-cartoon-college/#comment-151662 eh, what do you do with any $30,000 art degree? Get out and find work. eh, what do you do with any $30,000 art degree? Get out and find work.

]]> by: Colleen Frakes http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/05/11/what-exactly-do-you-do-with-a-30000-diploma-from-cartoon-college/#comment-151602 Sat, 12 May 2007 01:57:28 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/05/11/what-exactly-do-you-do-with-a-30000-diploma-from-cartoon-college/#comment-151602 The popularity of graphic novels has little to do with it. We make comics because we can't NOT make comics. CCS isn't a trade school (like culinary schools). Students don't attend because an education will find them gainful employment. It's more of a liberal arts education- and I was told as an undergrad that my liberal arts education would help me to become a thoughtful, well-informed citizen. We're trying to become thoughtful and well-informed artists. The popularity of graphic novels has little to do with it. We make comics because we can’t NOT make comics.

CCS isn’t a trade school (like culinary schools). Students don’t attend because an education will find them gainful employment. It’s more of a liberal arts education- and I was told as an undergrad that my liberal arts education would help me to become a thoughtful, well-informed citizen. We’re trying to become thoughtful and well-informed artists.

]]> by: Tommy Raiko http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/05/11/what-exactly-do-you-do-with-a-30000-diploma-from-cartoon-college/#comment-151283 Fri, 11 May 2007 18:31:17 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/05/11/what-exactly-do-you-do-with-a-30000-diploma-from-cartoon-college/#comment-151283 I am somehow reminded of similar articles I've read recently about how enrollment in culinary schools is increasing because of the popularity of the Food Network and shows like "Top Chef" and "Hell's Kitchen," but that the employment prospects for these new culinary grads aren't incredibly hopeful. I guess the influence of graphic novels' popularity on aspiring comic creators is no less than the influence of these cooking shows on aspiring chefs... If anything, this article makes it sound like a graduate from one of these cartooning programs might even be *more* likely to become gainfully employed in something close to his/her field of choice than, say, a culinary school graduate. Which is an interesting thought... I am somehow reminded of similar articles I’ve read recently about how enrollment in culinary schools is increasing because of the popularity of the Food Network and shows like “Top Chef” and “Hell’s Kitchen,” but that the employment prospects for these new culinary grads aren’t incredibly hopeful. I guess the influence of graphic novels’ popularity on aspiring comic creators is no less than the influence of these cooking shows on aspiring chefs…

If anything, this article makes it sound like a graduate from one of these cartooning programs might even be *more* likely to become gainfully employed in something close to his/her field of choice than, say, a culinary school graduate. Which is an interesting thought…

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