Visual Arts Design Schools

Have an impact on all aspects of art and design: earn a degree in Visual Communications! Visual communcations students study the history of visual arts while making art of their own. Explore the history of film, art, advertising, and communcations, and combine all your studies into a rich and varied understanding of the various forms of media.

You receive visual messages all day long: from the cover of the magazine, to the newspaper headline, to printed advertisements and television commercials. Do you ever feel like they're talking right to you? That's because the visual communications specialists have carefully considered the words and images that will appeal to their desired audience, and crafted their messages accordingly.

Visual communications are becoming increasingly important as the world economy develops. Consumers have more choices than at any time in history, and have begun to demand immediate access to information about the products and services they purchase. And the more concise and effective the message, the more likely the consumer will buy! While studying visual communications you will learn how to use pictures and text to express ideas, and how to communicate clear and effective messages that will translate into sales and influence.

There are many opportunities to earn a degree in visual communications! Please review our featured schools to find a program near you.


Check out our featured Visual Arts Design Schools -

Online
AIU Online (American InterContinental University Online ) - Visual Communication
Capella University - Graphics and Multimedia Specialization, Web Application Development Specialization, System Design and Programming Specialization
University of Phoenix - Information Technology/Visual Communications
Westwood College Online - Animation, Graphic Design and Multimedia, Visual Communications, Game Art and Design

Arizona
Collins College (Tempe ) - Digital Video Production, Visual Communications, Graphic Design, Game Design, Animaiton
TechSkills (Phoenix ) - Web Design

California
The Art Institute of Califorinia ( Orange County , San Diego ) - Digital Video Production, Visual Communications, Graphic Design, Game Design, Animaiton, Interactive Media Design
American InterContinental University (Los Angeles ) - Media Production
Brooks College (Long Beach ) - Graphic Design
Brooks Institute of Photography (Santa Barbara ) - Digital Photography
Coleman College Graphic Design
Expression College (Emeryville )
ICT College (Los Angeles ) - Graphic Design
Institute of Technology (Clovis ) - Web Graphics and Design
TechSkills (San Jose , San Francisco ) - Web Design
Platt College (Los Angeles , Newport Beach , Ontario ) - Digital Design, Visual Communications, Game Design
Westwood College ( Upland , Long Beach , Los Angeles ) - Animation, Game Art Design, Graphic Design, Multimedia

Colorado
TechSkills (Denver ) - Web Design
The Center for Professional Development at the Art Institute of Colorado (Denver ) - 3D Design, Advanced Digital Graphic Design,
Web Site Design, Digital Imaging
Westwood College (Denver North , Denver South ) - Game Design, Multimedia, Animation

Connecticut

Florida
College of Business and Technology (Miami ) - Computer Animation
DMAC: Digital Media Arts College (Boca Raton ) - Digital Design, Special Effects Animation, Graphic Design, Computer Animation
Florida Career College (Hialeah ,Lauderdale Lakes , Miami , Pembroke Pines , West Palm Beach )Web Design
Everest University (North Orlando , Tampa , Melbourne ) - Film and Video, Commercial Art
Florida Technical College (Auburndale , Jacksonville , Orlando ) - WebSite and Graphic Design
Anthem College (Orlando ) - Graphic Design and Animation
International Academy of Design and Technology (Orlando , Tampa ) - Digital Design, Digital Production,Marketing and Design, Recording Arts, Computer Graphics, Digital Movie Production
Keiser University* ( Daytona Beach , Ft. Lauderdale , Jacksonville, Lakeland, Melbourne , Orlando, Pembroke Pines, Port St. Lucie, Sarasota, Tallahassee, Tampa, West Palm Beach ) - Video Game Design, Computer Animation, Graphic Design
Remington College (Ft.Worth , Tampa ) - Digital Graphic Arts
Southwest Florida College (Ft. Myers ) - Graphic Design

Georgia
Anthem College (Marietta ) - Graphic Design and Animation
Westwood College (Atlanta Midtown ) - Game Design, Web Desigh, Multimedia, Animation

Hawaii
Heald College (Honolulu ) - Web Design

Illinois
TechSkills (Chicago , Chicago Loop ) - Web Design
The Anthem Institute (Chicago ) - Graphic Design Animation
The Illinois Institute of Art (Schaumburg ) - Digital Media Production, Graphic Design, Visual Effects and Motion Graphics, Game Art and Design
Westwood College (River Oaks , O'Hare , Chicago Loop , Chicago DuPage ) - Web Design, Animation, Graphic Design

Indiana
TechSkills (Indianapolis , Fairview Heights ) - Web Design

Kansas
TechSkills (Kansas City ) - Web Design

Kentucky
Daymar College (Newport , Owensboro ) - Web Design

Maine
Northeast Technical Institute (Scarborough ) - Web Design

Maryland
Kaplan College (Hagerstown) - Graphic Design

Massachusetts
Clark University CCI (Braintree , Cambridge , Framingham , Woburn ) - Digital 3-D Design, Digital Multimedia and Web Design, Digital Video and Animation
The Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University (Waltham ) - 3D Animation, Digital Filmmaking, Graphic and Interactive Design
The Center for Professional Development at The New England Institute of Art (Brookline ) - Digital Graphic Design

Minnesota
Duluth Business University ( Duluth ) - Graphic Design Media
Minnesota Business College (Brooklyn Center , Oakdale , Plymouth , Richfield , Rochester , Shakopee , St. Cloud ) - Advertising Design, Digital Video Media Production, Programming and Game Development
The Art Institutes International Minnesota (Minneapolis ) - Graphic Design, Media Arts and Animation, Multimedia and Web Design

Missouri
Hickey College ( St. Louis ) - Graphic Design
TechSkills (St. Louis ) - Graphic Design

Nevada
TechSkills (Las Vegas ) - Web Design

New Hampshire
Hesser College (Nashua ) - Graphic Design

New Jersey
ProTrain Inc. (Oakhurst ) - Graphic Design and Web Design

New York

Katharine Gibbs School (Melville ) - Digital Arts and Animation, Graphic Design, Web and Multimedia Design
NYU - School of Continuing and Professional Studies (New York ) - Digital Media and Digital Imaging, Graphic Design, Film, Video, and Broadcasting
Technical Career Institute - (New York ) - Digital Media Arts

North Carolina
ECPI College of Technology (Greensboro , Raleigh ) - Web Design
School of Communication Arts (Raleigh ) - Digital Art and Animation, Digital Audio and Production, Digital Filmmaking
TechSkills (Greensboro , Raleigh , Charlotte ) - Web Design

Ohio
TechSkills (Cincinnati ,Columbus ,Cleveland )Web Design

Pennsylvania
Academy of Medical Arts and Business (Harrisburg ) - Digital Arts Specialist
Berks Technical Institute (Wyomissing ) - Graphic Design, Web Design
Bradley Academy for the Visual Arts (York ) - Multimedia Design
Lansdale School of Business (North Wales ) - Web Design, Computer Graphics, Graphic Design
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology (Media ) - Graphic Web Design, Web Technology
Pittsburgh Technical Institute (Pittsburgh ) - Graphic Design, Multimedia


Tennessee
Anthem Career College (Nashville ) - Graphic Design and Animation
TechSkills (Nashville ,Memphis ) - Web Design

Texas
TechSkills (Dallas , Houston ,Ft. Worth )Web Design
Westwood College (Ft. Worth , Houston ) - Graphic Design and Multimedia


Utah
Eagle Gate College (Salt Lake City , Layton , Murray ) - Graphic Design

Virginia
ECPI College of Technology (Virginia Beach ,Glen Allen , Richmond ) - Web Design
Stratford University - (Falls Church ,Woodbridge ) - Digital Design

Wisconsin
Madison Media Institute (Madison ) - Video Motion and Graphics
TechSkills (Milwaukee ) - Web Design

CANADA
Everest College (Montreal , Abbotsford, Burnaby, Surrey, Vancouver, Hamilton City Centre, Kitchener, London, Mississauga, Newmarket, ThunderBay, Toronto Central, Windsor ) - Production of Graphic Documents and Web Design