We give you the edge.

Our INDEX (Industry Experience) program guarantees every student will have the opportunity to engage in client-based work before graduation.

INDEX is an experiential education program that provides students with the opportunity to gain professional experience prior to graduation. We connect them with leading brands and clients to develop creative solutions to business challenges. It’s designed to be a centralized point of entry connecting students with all the different industry experience opportunities campus-wide.

*Ringling College and The Patterson Foundation partnered in 2012 with the shared goal to strengthen the creative workforce of tomorrow. INDEX continues the legacy of this partnership by aggregating the myriad experiential opportunities the College has long offered.

Porter Family Vineyards

Wine Label

Porter Family Vineyards — a premium Napa Valley Vineyard in California — engages Ringling College students every year to design a wine bottle label for their Barre Azure vintage.

Smithsonian American Art Museum

10 lllustration students created a series of biographical comics based upon the lives of ten women artists whose work is featured in the Museum’s collection.

38 students created this VR experience from concept to completion, as well as the branding and event design for its launch at the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference.