Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Graphic Designers
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Brookdale Community College, Burlington County College, Union County College, and County College of Morris.
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- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider Kean, Felician, and Montclair State.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Saint Peter's College and Felician.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Kean, Union County College, Raritan Valley Community College, and Burlington County College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Saint Peter's College, Sussex County Community College, Salem Community College, and Felician.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Saint Peter's College, Felician, Montclair State, and Kean.
Excellence
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Montclair State and Saint Peter's College.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Saint Peter's College and Felician.
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Spotlight New Jersey Schools Related to This Career
- Locations: Jersey City
- Programs: One relevant program; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Bachelor
- Locations: Cherry Hill, Jersey City, North Brunswick, Parsippany
- Programs: One relevant program; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Diploma
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Study from Anywhere at Online Schools Related to This Career
- Programs: One relevant program; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Bachelor
- Programs: 2 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Associate, Bachelor
International Academy of Design & Technology Online
- Programs: 2 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Associate, Bachelor
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
The Anthem Institute • North Brunswick, NJ
Studying Graphic Design (completion in 2007)
• 10/25/2011
"Honestly, I was not satisfied at all. It was a horrible experience, and had I known what I do now, I would have taken my money elsewhere. I do not regret obtaining the Graphic Design Certificate, as there is nothing more important to me in the world than loving your job."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | no | Is this answer a surprise to you? I highly doubt it! I would greatly urge anybody pursuing a career in graphic design to stay far, far away from this school. |
| Program Reputation | 3 | I can't give you a very accurate response on this question, because I no longer live near the school or care to keep up on it. The last I knew, I was not the only one with these thoughts so I would have to say that the reputation of the program is rather poor. |
| Program Quality | 1 | The program was absolutely horrible. The instructors could not provide me with valuable industry knowledge, so I took it upon myself to learn from the books to the best of my ability. |
| Instruction | 1 | I was very unfortunate to attend the school at the time that I did. As I said before, the instructors were a joke and could not seem to tell me anything that the Adobe books could not. |
| How Difficult | 1 | I have to admit, being such a horrible school, it was terribly easy to make good grades. This was most likely due to the carelessness and incompetence of the school staff. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | This specific field required a certain amount of hands-on work. Students were expected to create illustrations and build websites for various projects. Be that as it may, most of the teachers we had not only taught us straight out of the book, but confessed openly to learning the material as they went along. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 1 | The schedule for my particular program was entirely inflexible. It was a fixed 5 hour a day class, 5 days a week. |
| Academic Facilities | 5 | The building itself was more than ample in space and supplies. Many great things could be done within the building, but without a respectable staff it will most likely maintain its negative reputation. |
| Social Life | 1 | Everyone in my class, including me, believed this school to be a joke. School spirit was practically non existent as we all felt there was nothing to be proud of. Students frequently talked of being scammed and gypped out of their hard earned money for a "fake college experience." |
| Placement Services | 1 | As I stated earlier, they set me up with a scam artist. They do not look into the jobs at all before offering them up to students, and in my opinion it is a very careless department. |
| Alumni Network | 1 | This school wants nothing to do with me now. The "graduate placement department" set me up with a job that worked me to the bone and never paid me a dime, and nobody there wanted to hear it. |
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