The College of Applied and Collaborative Studies (CACS) is ready to help students finish their degree so they can enter the professional world prepared to be a leader in their career. If you are starting college for the first time, our cohort-based Project Design and Analysis (PDA) program can provide you with the foundation to excel in any career. For students who already have some college credits but have not attended a four year academic institute, you can transfer into one of our three transfer ready programs - Applied Arts and Sciences, Applied Project Design and Analysis, or Industrial Distribution.

 
 

 

 

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Project Based Learning

The College of Applied and Collaborative Studies (CACS) is about student focused education rooted in project-based, multidisciplinary, educational experiences. 

Project Based Learning is the cornerstone of our curriculum and the student experience. Students work on a project based on real-world problems and needs that relate to the course content. These projects tend to span over a long period of time, possibly the entire semester. Our professors work with students throughout the project, sharing their areas of expertise and shaping their students into the leaders of tomorrow.