Innovative colleges with a strong focus on making things?

One of the coolest and most unique colleges out there is the American College of the Building Arts in Charleston, SC. It teaches the trades and crafts that old buildings are decorated with – the skills that are largely lost today, but demand a premium price on the market. For example, majors can focus on the ornate plaster work, iron work, stone work or wood work used in decorative architecture. More information is here: http://americancollegeofthebuildingarts.com/

The Southwest School of Art has an incredible location on the River Walk in San Antonio, and offers a BFA with focus areas in Ceramics, Drawing & Painting, Metals, Photography, Printmaking and Sculpture & Integrated Media. See: https://www.swschool.org/home

The University of the Arts in Philadelphia offers a variety of majors including ceramics, jewelry, glass, industrial design and wood/furniture. https://www.uarts.edu/programs

The Minneapolis College of Art and Design also includes furniture, sculpture, product design, comic art, and many other options among its majors, and it is located next door to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, one of the premier art museums in the country. https://mcad.edu/