Mission of the School of Design

Serving Aurora, Colorado and all of Denver Metro

Our Vision

We, the faculty at the School of Design at Platt College, will teach to instill in each graphic art student intellectual curiosity to explore the creative process, embrace new challenges, and pursue intellectual and aesthetic excellence.

Our Mission

The mission of the School of Design is to provide outstanding facilities and a creative environment for an exceptional and diverse community of faculty, staff, and students.  We advance creativity and leadership while preparing students to be successful designers in the graphic arts industry.

Our Core Values

Diversity

• The School of Design embraces diversity in cultural backgrounds, personal characteristics and choices while recognizing artistic expression, freedom of speech, and differences in people, and respects the rights of students, faculty, and staff.

Excellence in the Learning Process

• The School of Design values the role that faculty play in individualizing instruction, encouraging critical thinking, stimulating creativity, and in establishing student-centered, high quality academic instruction.

Ethics and Integrity

• The School of Design fosters a strong work ethic and places fairness, objectivity, honesty, and accountability at the forefront of its policies and procedures in all aspects of the programs' administration.

Personal Development

• The School of Design is committed to intellectual and personal growth of students, faculty, and staff.

Community

• The School of Design is a dedicated campus community of students, faculty, and staff working collaboratively to foster leadership and development.  We endeavor to provide a highly educated, employment-ready, diverse and creative individual to meet the needs of the graphic arts industry.

To learn more about the educational opportunities available at the School of Design, please contact us today to schedule your free information session.