School Details
Sessions College for Professional Design, a two-year private institution, provides distinguishable training and education in arts and design to adult students. Students join with a diverse learning community, collaborating with individuals bringing professional working background from all over the world. Faculty are industry-leading artists and designers, bringing real-world experience to the classroom.
This school offers online associate’s degree programs in several avenues of fine arts. Earn a degree or certificate in graphic design, web design, digital media, advertising, and more. Courses take place 100% online, making Sessions College for Professional Design a flexible, accessible, and competitively affordable school for the aspiring design professional.
Qualities of Sessions online:
- Fosters an international community
- Provides contemporary tools and media design skills
- Free online education guide
Accreditation & Licensing
Sessions College for Professional Design is accredited by:
Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC)
All Programs
Art & Liberal Arts
Whether your goal is to run your own graphic design agency or work for an advertising powerhouse, Sessions College for Professional Design can give you the skills to launch your creativity and your career. With an online Associate of Occupational Studies degree in Advertising Design, you can acquire a solid foundation of industry practices. Alongside your general college education, you will learn copywriting and account management skills. You will also learn creative concepts to reach customers and advertise to target markets. Sessions’ AOS in Advertising Design integrates business, marketing and portfolio creation, so that your degree can lead to success. Classes offered within this two-year program are likely to include:
- Advertising account management
- Intro to marketing
- Marketing design
- Logo design
- Typography
Sessions College for Professional Design offers an online Associate of Occupational Studies in Digital Media that can be completed in two years. Whether it is a selfie on a mobile phone or high-resolution gaming, digital media is everywhere. You can start a career within this contemporary art realm. The expert faculty at Sessions will teach you how to use the latest digital software and editing technology. You will also learn how to use your creative talent across a broad spectrum of media, while gaining business insight and building a portfolio. The AOS Digital Media curriculum may include the following courses:
- Digital photography
- Digital video editing
- After Effects
- HTML and CSS
- Character animation
Have you ever wanted to become a freelance photographer? Sessions College offers a two-year Associate of Occupational Studies in Digital Photography that is 100% online, so that you can fit learning into your lifestyle and start a career. This intense associate’s degree combines general education classes with a foundation of photographic skills and techniques, across software, equipment and production. Sessions’ AOS in Digital Photography has a curriculum that integrates business elements and portfolio creation, so that your degree can lead you to success. Highlights within the curriculum are likely to include:
- Color theory
- Photo retouching
- Commercial photography
- Narrative photography
- Digital photography with Lightroom
Whether your goal is to launch your own graphic design start-up or work as a designer for a multi-national company, Sessions College for Professional Design can give you the skills to nurture your creativity and begin a new career. With an online Associate of Occupational Studies degree in Graphic Design you can acquire a solid foundation in art and design, alongside your general college education. In two years of convenient distance learning, you will accumulate the skills in software and coding required for today’s technical marketplace and study the complete design process. Sessions’ AOS in Advertising Design curriculum also integrates business, marketing and portfolio creation, so that your artistry can lead to success. Curriculum within this degree is likely to include:
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- Typography
- Print production
- Layout design
- Packaging design
An online Associate of Occupational Studies degree in Illustration is offered by Sessions College for Professional Design. You can begin a new career, turning a passion for paint into professional profit, with this innovative Illustration curriculum. Through expert instruction, you will learn your strengths and styles as an artist. You will learn computer artistry, painting and drawing techniques, alongside general education and business knowledge — all culminating into a professional portfolio. Curriculum within Session’s AOS in Illustration is likely to include:
- Drawing
- Illustrator
- Life drawing
- Cartooning and sequential art
- Commercial illustration
- Technical illustration and infographics
With an online undergraduate Certificate in Advertising Design from Sessions College for Professional Design, you can acquire a solid foundation of industry practices. Along with creative tools to reach customers and advertise to target markets, you will acquire skills in copywriting and account management. Sessions’ Certificate in Advertising Design curriculum is intended to give you competence across the major facets of design media, both print and digital. Likely courses offered in this program are:
- Marketing design
- Copywriting
- Advertising design
- Illustrator
- Typography
- Color theory
As a contemporary art form, digital media is everywhere. You can gain a foothold in this industry with an online undergraduate Certificate in Digital Media from Sessions College for Professional Design. In this two semester program, you can acquire a foundation in video, along with motion and computer graphics design. Some of the courses within the online Certificate in Digital Media are likely to include:
- Intro to motion
- Digital video production
- After Effects
- Animate I
Sessions College for Professional Design offers a two-semester, undergraduate Certificate in Digital Photography that can be completed 100% online. This certificate can give you the skills to become a professional photographer. Using the latest software, you will learn how to produce quality images through Photoshop and Lightroom. Coursework in Sessions’ Certificate in Digital Photography may include:
- Photo retouching
- Color theory
- Photo setup
- Commercial photograph
- Digital photography with Lightroom
An undergraduate Certificate in Graphic Design from Sessions College for Professional Design can be earned in under eight months, 100% online. Throughout two semesters of course work, you will learn the concepts underlying graphic design for printing. Through studies in color, typography and composition, alongside Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, you will have the basic skills to pursue positions in the field. Coursework in this Certificate in Graphic Design is likely to include:
- Logo design
- Typography
- Drawing
- Color theory
- Design and composition
Sessions College for Professional Design offers an undergraduate Certificate in Illustration that can be earned 100% online. Taught from both digital and traditional perspectives, this program is intended for computer artists and can be completed in eight months. You will acquire the basics of drawing, composition, color and painting and how to utilize these elements with digital software. Sessions’ Certificate in Illustration includes coursework such as:
- Photoshop
- Color theory
- Drawing
- Design and composition
- Painting
This undergraduate Certificate in Print Design, offered 100% online by Sessions College for Professional Design, can be completed in eight months. This program is intended to equip you with the skills and techniques to enter the graphic design-for-print industry. To join this cohort, you are expected to have a working software knowledge that includes Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop, as classes focus upon advanced skills in these platforms. Coursework in the Print Design Certificate is likely to include:
- Layout design
- Typography II
- The study of graphic design
- Creative concept development
Computer Science & IT
Sessions College for Professional Design offers an online Associate of Occupational Studies in Web Design that will enable you to create unique, effective websites. With this two-year degree program, you will not only gain the art insight to effectively use design, color, and typography techniques in your creations, but you will also learn the software and technical knowledge to support your pages. With Sessions’ AOS in Web Design, you can gain the tools and education to start your professional career in a dynamic and in-demand field. Some classes which are likely to be offered in this program include:
- HTML and CSS
- Bootstrap using Dreamweaver
- JavaScript for designers
- Web typography
- Web design
- Internet marketing
Boost your career and skills with an online, undergraduate Certificate in Advanced Web Design from Sessions College for Professional Design. This 8-month program is chock-full of advanced training to further your knowledge of software such as: Bootstrap, Flexbox, JavaScript and WordPress. These high-level skills will enable you to add a level of complexity to your front-end web creation. Upon completion of this certificate, you will have a portfolio of projects compiled to share with potential employers. Coursework may include:
- Illustrator II
- Photoshop II
- Bootstrap using Dreamweaver II
- Advanced CSS
The Certificate in Advanced Web Design from Sessions College for Professional Design is an online web design degree for those who have completed the Undergraduate Certificate in Web Design. As websites are used more frequently in most aspects of life, including for work, entertainment, e-commerce, and more, there is a corresponding need for professionals capable of designing websites. This degree allows students to take their skills in front-end web design to the next level. You will improve your skills in Photoshop and Illustrator while learning more about Bootstrap, CSS, and JavaScript. The curriculum also includes courses in WordPress and UX/UI design that allow students to expand their web design services.
Sessions’ online web design degree includes opportunities for web site projects so by graduation students will have completed a range of these, putting their knowledge and skills to work immediately while still in a safe environment for any questions or issues that may arise. Graduates are competent in:
- Web Coding/Design
- Using industry technologies to create images and design layouts
- Applying knowledge of color, typography, and composition
- Web Publishing
- Marketing using basic techniques for marketing websites
Learn the basis of web design for both mobile and desktop applications with an online undergraduate Certificate in Web Design from Sessions College for Professional Design. You will gain familiarization with the most-used software and coding in front-end web construction, during this two-semester program. Technical curriculum is balanced with artistic components of design and color, giving you the skills to produce invocative, creative websites. With Sessions’ online Certificate in Web Design, you will be ready for entry-level web design positions. Courses are likely to include:
- Bootstrap
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
- HTML and CSS
- Color theory
- Internet marketing