Columbus College

university art department · Merged / renamed

last checked 2026-05-29

As archived

Degrees
B.S, M.A, B.A

Now (checked 2026)

Status
Merged / renamed

Now known as
Fine Arts (BFA/MFA) — jewelry/metalsmithing area

What happened
The most plausible match for the archived "Columbus College" listing is Columbus College of Art and Design (CCAD) in Columbus, Ohio. CCAD's jewelry program was founded and long led by Kelly Malec-Kosak, who has since retired (Professor Emeritus, after 23 years). Since ~2014 the discipline has continued but appears to have been folded into the broader Fine Arts BFA/MFA rather than maintained as a discretely branded metals/jewelry program; jewelry/metalsmithing remains an active area of study with dedicated facilities and CCAD still recruits adjuncts in metalsmithing/jewelry. Leadership of Fine Arts is now Julie Abijanac. No closure found — the activity continues, but as part of Fine Arts, which is why I classify it as merged/renamed rather than a standalone continuation.

Link
www.ccad.edu/academics/undergraduate-degrees/fine-arts

Sources

https://www.ccad.edu/academics/undergraduate-degrees/fine-arts https://www.ccad.edu/people/kelly-malec-kosak https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_College_of_Art_and_Design https://www.ccad.edu/academics/undergraduate-degrees https://www.metalcyberspace.com/schools.htm

From the original Tyler “Academic Metals Directory” (≈2014), brought current in 2026.

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