Student Profiles

Read online college student profiles of certificate program students

What are the goals and motivations of certificate program students at Sessions College?

Sessions College certificate programs attract a talented and diverse group of adult learners from all over the United States and overseas. Most students are working professionals who complete their programs over a 10-20 month period, while continuing to meet busy work and family commitments.

Featured students include current students and recent alumni from graphic design, Web design, multimedia arts, digital arts, marketing design, game art, and fine arts programs. What these students have in common is their passion for art and design and the desire and determination to turn their creative aspirations into a reality.

Featured Students

  • Kurt Cummings, Marketing Design program
    "I like learning new things in design. There's something about that eureka moment you get when you discover a design principle that you know is going to improve your work!"

  • Mat Brink, Multimedia Arts program
    "I needed to make the move into a visual arts career to be true to my gifts and sense of mission. . . . I've seen my ability to go from concepts to results blossom."

  • Kate Caryk, Graphic Design program
    "Professional feedback from instructors allows me to create great projects. . . . Projects I developed during the course helped me create my first professional portfolio."

  • David Glaser, Graphic Design program
    "The fun part about studying graphic design is that there is no limit to your creativity. You can explore your mind and challenge it to go places it's never gone before."

  • Julia Grant, Web Design program
    "I treated my studies as if it were a full-time (very enjoyable) job and pushed myself to meet deadlines on time. I made Sessions my number one priority."

  • Andrea Raynor, Multimedia Arts program
    "I love making things move whether with animation or with digital video. Being able to use images to communicate an idea is both powerful and fun."

  • Cherese Schoombee Uys, Game Art program
    "It's exciting to take art from conception into the digital space, and satisfying seeing the final result of your hard work and creative problem solving."

  • Joe Urso, Digital Arts program
    "The instructors are really top-rate and their critiques and suggestions for supplemental learning resources are invaluable."

  • Anita Riedner, Web Design program
    "I feel like I am able to put all my thoughts into the visual design aspect of Web design. I am able to design almost everything I want and provide a high quality and interesting Web site for my new customers."

  • Sara Mckenzie, Fine Arts program
    "What's not fun about studying art? I enjoyed the challenge of tackling different media and approaches that I would not normally have chosen."

  • Michael Lawson, Graphic Design program
    "Studying graphic design, you learn to get the most out of the tools you utilize to put your pieces together, and also bring out your creativity and watch it work."

2011 Student Ambassadors

If you enjoyed these student profiles, you may also be interested in reading about Sessions College Student Ambassadors. The Student Ambassadors are a group of certificate and Associate's degree students with strong academic records who have volunteered to represent the Sessions College student body.

Certificate program Student Ambassadors for 2011 include Mat Brink, Adam Vaughn, Cherese Schoombee Uys, and Sara McKenzie. Read all Student Ambassador profiles.

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