Educational Partnerships

Lunar rovers, mobile health care systems, customizable home surfaces—these are just a few of the topics addressed by students in Art Centers Sponsored Projects. As one of the College's most exciting programs, businesses sponsor studios in which a select group of students across a variety of disciplines tackle a design challenge defined by the sponsor. This unique collaboration between design education and corporate interests not only gives students experience in simulated work environments, but it allows businesses to step out of the corporate environment and view challenges in a new light. Additionally, it's not unusual for companies to find great interns—and even future employees—among the students working on their Sponsored Project.

Corporate Partners (partial list):

• American Plastics Council
• Avery Dennison
• Bernhardt Design
• BMW
• Boeing
• Citicorp
• DaimlerChrysler
• Gap, Inc.
• GE Healthcare
• General Motors Corporations
• Herman Miller
• Hewlett-Packard
• Honda
• Indy Racing League
• Los Angeles Kings
• Mattel
• Metropolitan Transit Authority
• Microsoft
• NASA
• NBC Universal
• Nestlé
• Panasonic
• Porsche
• Reebok International
• Samsung
• Singapore Air
• Toyota
• Walt Disney Imagineering
• Whirlpool