D-Schools 2007

Art Center College of Design

Pasadena, Calif.

1,400 students, both grad and undergrad
Design

Partnerships
Academic: INSEAD (France), ESADE (Spain)
Business: GE, Nike, Honda, and Whirlpool sponsor class projects.
Top Employers: Disney, Electronic Arts, IDEO, Nike, Target, Honda, and BMW

Claim to Fame: Yves Béhar of Fuseproject and Chris Bangle of BMW are alumni.

Signature Programs: Undergraduate design students do corporate-sponsored projects on product design, and travel to INSEAD in France and Singapore for courses in business. Graduate students learn design strategy to take on management roles in companies.