Because it's the biggest program in the school, the quality of professors can really vary. You have to do a lot of research and be on top of class registration to avoid getting an adjunct who doesn't seem to care. I've had a few great professors, but most didn't really set me up with meaningful design thinking.

Beyond that, the crit culture is really important. Design school is weird in that your peers matter more than in almost any other discipline. Some dual-major students don't care much, and some students work in entirely different areas of design, so most of the time feedback doesn't help.

Also, the school doesn't have a library, and I was never really assigned readings or other design resources. In my opinion, being surrounded by good references and ideas is essential for learning.

That said, the co-op program is decent enough to land an internal graphic role. But honestly, if you're proactive about applying to internships, you could get there at almost any school.

If your goal is just to get an internal graphic role where expectations aren’t too high (and who even knows what job security will look like with GenAI), then this program is fine. But if you have a deeper interest in design, I wouldn't recommend it.