The complete path to a design career.
Follow your passion for design while honing your skills in graphic arts.
Moraine Valley’s Digital Art and Design A.A.S. builds on the stackable Fundamentals Certificate and Professional Certificate. The degree expands on those credentials with general education, portfolio development and internship courses.
It prepares you for a design career in about two years, scaling from fundamentals to advanced, professional-level production. You’ll master vector and raster graphics, image editing, photography, printmaking, color, composition, typography, and file export to industry spec — the same technical range working designers use every day.
The degree culminates in a professional portfolio and a supervised internship, so you graduate with production-ready files, a body of work you’re proud to show, and real workplace experience already on your résumé.
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Turn Creativity into a Career in Digital Art & Design
Explore different technologies and unlock the pathway to a career in digital art.
This degree prepares you for the widest range of design careers offered through the program. It builds on both certificates and includes a professional portfolio and supervised internship, giving you the skills and real-world experience to pursue opportunities in digital art and design.
The Digital Art Design Degree (A.A.S.) Program at Moraine Valley is designed to be completed in about two years.
This degree is for students who want a two-year college credential along with the creative and technical skills needed for a career in digital art and design. It’s a natural next step for students who have completed the Professional Certificate or discovered an interest in design while exploring their options at Moraine Valley. The program includes general education courses, a professional portfolio and a supervised internship, giving students a strong foundation and real workplace experience before beginning their job search.
View the catalog to explore program requirements, a suggested course sequence and prerequisite information.
| Program | Type of Credential | Curriculum Code | Department or Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Art & Design | A.A.S. | 1428 | Art |
| Digital Art & Design Fundamentals | Certificate | 1408 | Art |
| Digital Art & Design Professional | Certificate | 1409 | Art |
Explore the spaces where creativity come to life.
Create digital illustrations, graphics and multimedia projects using industry-standard software and technology. This studio gives you the tools to develop skills in digital design, image editing and visual communication.
Learn hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques while exploring form, texture and glazing. The ceramics studio provides dedicated space to create functional and sculptural works.
Develop the fundamentals of visual design through drawing, composition, color and design principles. This studio helps build the creative foundation used across art and design disciplines.
Explore three-dimensional form through hands-on projects that emphasize space, structure and materials. Students learn design concepts while creating physical works of art.
Experiment with color, composition and a variety of painting techniques in a dedicated studio environment. Build technical skills while developing your own artistic style.
Capture professional-quality images while learning lighting, composition and camera techniques. The studio provides space for portrait, product and creative photography projects.
Discover traditional and contemporary printmaking processes to produce original works of art. Students explore techniques that combine craftsmanship, creativity and experimentation.
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Potential careers in Digital Art & Design
The Digital Art and Design Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree prepares graduates for careers across the creative industry. Students develop a professional portfolio and gain hands-on experience creating visual communications for print, digital and interactive media using industry standard tools and workflows.
Real stories of success.
Moraine Valley’s Automation and Engineering Technology program will expose students to robotics, cybersecurity, 3D printing and automation/programmable logic controllers. Learn more about how to enter this growing field.
Emmy Jordan
Freelance designer; earned her Digital Art/Design A.A.S. degree in 2019
If you are looking for some awesome, knowledgeable people to work with, these are the guys I highly recommend. Their friendliness and result-driven approach is what I love about them.
Sue Buenger
Freelance designer; earned her Digital Art/Design, A.A.S. degree
Moraine Valley gives students a solid foundation to build a career in this field. We worked on the same type of equipment used in the industry. And you were encouraged to develop your own style.
Michael McErlean
Graphic artist; earned Digital Art/Design A.A.S. and associate in arts degrees Illustrator for the book “Patrick McStup’s Mixed-Up Family Christmas, Part 1”
I had a great experience at Moraine Valley. The faculty was amazing! They taught us to apply critical thinking skills in our projects and helped us learn how to talk to clients. They really prepare you for a job in the real world.
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Program Details
View the catalog to explore program requirements, a suggested course sequence and prerequisite information.
| Program | Type of Credential | Curriculum Code | Department or Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Art & Design | A.A.S. | 1428 | Art |
| Digital Art & Design Fundamentals | Certificate | 1408 | Art |
| Digital Art & Design Professional | Certificate | 1409 | Art |
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Celebrating the passionate instructors who inspire, support, and engage our students every day inside and outside the classroom.
Dr. Martinez is passionate about helping students develop strong writing, speaking, and critical-thinking skills that transfer across disciplines. Her courses emphasize clear expression, collaboration, and real-world communication.
“Lisa consistently goes above and beyond to support her students. She creates an inclusive classroom environment where learners feel confident participating, improving, and finding their academic voice.”
— Colleague, Communications DepartmentDr. Martinez is passionate about helping students develop strong writing, speaking, and critical-thinking skills that transfer across disciplines. Her courses emphasize clear expression, collaboration, and real-world communication.
“Lisa consistently goes above and beyond to support her students. She creates an inclusive classroom environment where learners feel confident participating, improving, and finding their academic voice.”
— Colleague, Communications DepartmentDr. Martinez is passionate about helping students develop strong writing, speaking, and critical-thinking skills that transfer across disciplines. Her courses emphasize clear expression, collaboration, and real-world communication.
“Lisa consistently goes above and beyond to support her students. She creates an inclusive classroom environment where learners feel confident participating, improving, and finding their academic voice.”
— Colleague, Communications DepartmentDr. Martinez is passionate about helping students develop strong writing, speaking, and critical-thinking skills that transfer across disciplines. Her courses emphasize clear expression, collaboration, and real-world communication.
“Lisa consistently goes above and beyond to support her students. She creates an inclusive classroom environment where learners feel confident participating, improving, and finding their academic voice.”
— Colleague, Communications Department
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