Admissions Events
Do you live in Oregon and want to learn more about The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS)? Join CCS Director of Academic Outreach Alec Longstreth in Portland on November 13 for a free CCS info session!
Longstreth will give a brief overview of CCS’s workshops, certificate and MFA programs, faculty, facilities, student life, and alum success stories. He will have free CCS materials on hand and can answer any questions that prospective students have about CCS programs.
Longstreth will then give a free comics lecture, “How to Make a Graphic Novel” based on his twenty-plus years of cartooning and self-publishing experience. Please follow this link to RSVP to join us for this event which is free and open to the public!
Friday, November 13, 2026 from 4 – 6pm
WHERE:
Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC)
318 SE Main St. Suite 155
Portland, OR 97214
Are you considering applying to The Center for Cartoon Studies MFA or Certificate program?
Join us for our virtual campus open house and portfolio day. Learn about the campus and the renowned collection of the Schulz Library, hear from current students and graduates, and meet faculty and staff for a portfolio review*!
Saturday December 12, 2026
1-4pm EST online
R.S.V.P. SPACE IS LIMITED!
Who Should Attend? Prospective students, applicants, college students, high school seniors and graduates, family and friends welcome!
*Portfolio reviews are intended for prospective students, ages 18+
Schedule:
1pm Overview of our program
2-4pm Portfolio Reviews
Questions? admissions@cartoonstudies.org (802) 295-3319
