Sessions College At A Glance
2026 Consumer Information
When you’re applying to college, you need to understand the big picture. What’s the best program for you? What is the student profile and how do graduation rates stack up? Are graduates satisfied and do they find the creative employment they seek?
Updated for 2026, this page is our guide to consumer information based on our DEAC Annual Report and IPEDs surveys.
Student Profile
Sessions College attracts a diverse audience of students from all over the world. Our students range in age from 16 to 75, with a median age of 33. 70% percent of our students are adult learners. 60% of our students are female, 36% male, and 4% are nonbinary or prefer not to say. 47% of our students are Black, Hispanic, Asian, Indigenous, and other people of color. 58% of our degree level students are employed part or full-time during their programs.
Enrollment Profile
Annual Enrollment
508
By Program
% Full-Time
By Age Range
By Gender
By Race/Ethnicity
Source: 2025 DEAC Annual Report
Academic Programs
We offer a wide range of Degree and Career programs in Graphic Design, Web Design, Digital Media, Illustration, Digital Photography, and more.
Associate Degree
2-year program
72 credits
Undergraduate Certificate
8-month program
24 credits
Professional Certificate
9-month program
Not for credit
Location Profile
Founded in 1997 in NYC, we’ve enrolled students from every state and territory in the United States and graduated students from over 100 countries around the world. In 2025:
- 95% of our students were located in the U.S.
- We served students from 48 different U.S. states.
- We served students from 16 different international countries, including Canada, Greece, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Faculty
Our faculty members are industry-leading artists and designers who bring together decades of professional and educational experience to deliver excellent courses and online instruction.
Sessions instructors include company founders, award-winning educators and designers, exhibiting artists, published authors, and film industry pros.
| Total Faculty | 29 |
| Faculty with Master’s or higher | 69% |
| Average years teaching | 7 |
| Department heads | 6 |
| Student-faculty ratio | 17:1 |
| Average class size (degree level): | 9 |
Graduation Rates
Our faculty and advisors are focused on helping students succeed. That’s why our annual graduation rates are consistently higher than the national average for students enrolling in comparable programs.
Since inception, we have helped more than 3,000 students graduate with a respected degree or certificate credential.
(For more information on national average graduation rates for 2 and 4-year programs, see NCES Fast Facts.)
Source: 2025 DEAC Annual Report.
Graduate Employment
We don’t offer job placement services, but our graduates report a high rate of success in advancing their careers and getting a creative job—at rates that compare favorably with traditional schools. Our graduates are successful at attaining full-time or freelance employment in digital media and design fields.
Job Titles
Graduates in 2023-2024 reported gaining the following digital media and design job titles:
Assistant Education and Art Director, Assistant Photographer, Brand and Social Media Manager, Costume Design Associate, Design Director, Digital Media Videographer, Drone Pilot/Videographer, Graphic Designer (2), Graphics/social media, Instructional Technology Associate, Junior Visual Designer, Lead Production Office Assistant, Manager of Graphic and Instructional Design, Marketing Graphic Designer, Page designer, Photographer, Photographer/Graphic Designer, Program Coordinator, Social Media Coordinator, Social Media Influencer, Software Test Engineer, Strategic Initiatives Specialist, Visual Artist/ Illustrator, Web Designer
| Graduate Employment Survey Responses | Rate |
|---|---|
| % Employed | 75% |
| % Work in field | 48% |
| % with some freelance work | 55% |
| % with work in field OR some freelance work | 55% |
Source: 2023,2024 DEAC Annual Report
Student Satisfaction
We want our students to succeed, and so we strive for excellence in our teaching and customer service. Our goal is to earn consistently high student satisfaction with faculty mentoring and personalized student support.
For more student perspectives, view our graduate testimonials.
| Achieved My Goals | Recommend to a Friend | Overall Satisfaction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s Degree | 91% | 100% | 91% |
| Associate Degree | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Undergraduate Certificate | 90% | 91.7% | 90% |
| Career Certificate | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Source: 2025 DEAC Annual Report
Methodology Statement
- Student enrollment profile based on 2025 total direct enrollment. Data does not include partner school programs. (DEAC 2025 Annual Report.)
- Graduation rates based on 150% of median time to completion for each program (DEAC 2025 Annual Report):
- Bachelor’s Degree – Jul 1, 2020-June 30, 2021
- Associate Degree – Jul 1, 2021-June 30, 2022
- Undergraduate Certificate – Jul 1, 2023-June 30, 2024
- Professional Certificate – Jan 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2024
- Other cohorts: Associate Degree in Web Design – Jan 1, 2020-Dec 31, 2020; Undergraduate Certificate in Web Design – Jul 1, 2023-June 30, 2024; Undergraduate Certificate in Filmmaking and Digital Media – Jan 1, 2023-Dec 31, 2023.
- Satisfaction rates based on 2025 student satisfaction surveys (DEAC 2025 Annual Report).
- Employment and job title data based on graduate survey data collected in 2023 and 2024.
- For more information on the percentage of adult learners in U.S. higher education visit the AASCU site.
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