Focused on integrative research and professional practice, the Schools of Communication Studies, Digital Sciences, Information, Journalism and Mass Communication and Visual Communication Design comprise the College of Communication and Information at Kent State University, making it the only college in the nation to combine a mix of digital sciences, visual communication design, journalism and mass communication, information sciences and communication studies in its curriculum. The College of Communication and Information has a reputation for collaborative, applied and theoretical research that provides a first-class education for the next generations of communicators and leaders.