School of Design

Create Your Future with In-demand Digital Design Degrees

Digital design is a rapidly growing field with opportunities that span numerous industries. At Rasmussen College, our School of Design offers a range of programs exploring many types of media, including 3D animation, digital video and audio, and web and print design. Our degrees help you start or advance a career that nurtures your creativity through:

  • Applied learning: Our programs include hands-on curriculum to develop your design skills for everything from traditional media to special effects movie graphics
  • Create relevant projects to showcase your design talent using industry-standard tools such as Adobe Photoshop®, Illustrator®, Dreamweaver®, and Flash®
  • Integrating business principles with design theory, so you learn how to think critically and understand how design impacts business
  • Developing your proficiency with Autodesk®3ds Max®, Master Collection Adobe Creative Suite®, and VisTablet® for digital drawing

As a School of Design student, our experienced faculty guide you down the path to becoming a great professional designer by building your proficiency and challenging the limits of creativity.

Adobe Photoshop®, Creative Suite®, Dreamweaver®, Flash®, and Illustrator® are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems, Inc.

Spring 2013 | Summer 2013 | Fall 2013 | Winter 2014
Spring Quarter 2013

Traditional Programs Calendar
Traditional programs are 11 weeks, with two week break in-between quarters.

April 8
Spring Quarter 2013 begins
May 27
Holiday — Memorial Day, campuses closed
June 23
Spring Quarter 2013 ends

AcceleratED Programs Calendar
AcceleratED programs are 6 weeks, with a one week break in-between quarters.

April 8
Spring Quarter 2013 begins
May 19
Spring Quarter 2013 ends
Summer Quarter 2013

Traditional Programs Calendar
Traditional programs are 11 weeks, with two week break in-between quarters.

July 4
Holiday — Independence Day, campuses closed
July 8
Summer Quarter 2013 begins
September 2
Holiday — Labor Day, campuses closed
September 22
Summer Quarter 2013 ends

AcceleratED Programs Calendar
AcceleratED programs are 6 weeks, with a one week break in-between quarters.

May 20
Early Summer Quarter 2013 begins
May 27
Holiday - Memorial Day, campuses closed
June 30
Early Summer Quarter 2013 ends
July 4
Holiday - Independence Day, campuses closed
July 8
Summer Quarter 2013 begins
August 18
Summer Quarter 2013 ends
Fall Quarter 2013

Traditional Programs Calendar
Traditional programs are 11 weeks, with two week break in-between quarters.

October 7
Fall Quarter 2013 begins
November 11
Holiday - Veteran's Day, campuses closed
November 28
Holiday - Thanksgiving Day, campuses closed
December 22
Fall Quarter 2013 ends
December 25
Holiday - Christmas Day, campuses closed

AcceleratED Programs Calendar
AcceleratED programs are 6 weeks, with a one week break in-between quarters.

August 19
Early Fall Quarter 2013 begins
September 2
Holiday - Labor Day, campuses closed
September 29
Early Fall Quarter 2013 ends
October 7
Fall Quarter 2013 begins
November 11
Holiday - Veteran's Day, campuses closed
November 17
Fall Quarter 2013 ends
Winter Quarter 2014

Traditional Programs Calendar
Traditional programs are 11 weeks, with two week break in-between quarters.

January 1
Holiday - New Year's Day, campuses closed
January 6
Winter Quarter 2014 begins
January 20
Holiday - Martin Luther King Day, campuses closed
March 23
Winter Quarter 2014 ends

AcceleratED Programs Calendar
AcceleratED programs are 6 weeks, with a one week break in-between quarters.

November 18
Early Winter Quarter 2014 begins
November 28
Holiday - Thanksgiving Day, campuses closed
December 25
Holiday - Christmas Day, campuses closed
December 29
Early Winter Quarter 2013 ends
January 1
Holiday - New Year's Day, campuses closed
January 6
Winter Quarter 2014 begins
January 20
Holiday - Martin Luther King Day, campuses closed
February 16
Winter Quarter 2014 ends

Listed below are some examples of the advanced industry-standard hardware and software that Rasmussen College provides to our School of Design students.

Technology changes quickly, and at the School of Design, we pride ourselves on keeping current with these changes; as such, the list below will change from time to time as we update our offerings. Check with your program manager for the most recent list of hardware and software offered to our School of Design students.

Software

Adobe® Creative Suite® 

This master collection of software includes every major Adobe product: Photoshop®, Illustrator®, Dreamweaver®, Flash®, Premiere Pro®, After Effects®, Soundbooth®, Indesign®, Fireworks®, and Director MX®.

Each student is provided with this software package to use throughout their degree program and throughout their career without restriction.

Degree programs that use this software

  • Multimedia Technologies Associate's Degree
    • specialization in Web Design
    • specialization in Digital Design and Animation
  • Digital Design & Animation Bachelor's Degree
Autodesk® 3ds Max® 

This state-of-the-art modeling and simulation software includes 3ds Max®.*

Each Rasmussen College School of Design student receives access to this software throughout their degree program. Upon graduation, each student is responsible for renewing the software every six months if they choose to do so.

Degree programs that use this software

  • Multimedia Technologies Associate's Degree
    • specialization in Web Design
    • specialization in Digital Design and Animation
  • Digital Design & Animation Bachelor's Degree
FTP space 

Server location where students can build and host websites.

  • All Associate's and Bachelor's degree programs

 

Hardware

Vistablet 

This drawing tablet and pen allow for digital drawing, coloring, sketching, and tracing.

Each student is provided with this hardware to use throughout their degree program and throughout their career without restriction.

Degree programs that use this software

  • Multimedia Technologies Associate's Degree
    • specialization in Web Design
    • specialization in Digital Design and Animation
  • Digital Design & Animation Bachelor's Degree

 

Trademark information 

*Adobe, After Effects, Director MX, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Illustrator, Indesign, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and Soundbooth and are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.
*Autodesk and 3ds Max are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries

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