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About Our Programs
Gain In-Demand Web Coding and Design Skills
Are you excited to build websites that are well-designed and interactive?
In the Sessions College Web Design program, you can learn HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, and JavaScript, and gain front-end design skills in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and XD. Armed with skills, portfolio and a respected credential, you'll have the perfect foundation for a career in website design.
Mentored by a faculty of professional designers, you will gain industry-relevant skills and credentials—and enhance your creative portfolio.
Summer Enrollment: Join our June 2 midterm
Program Length: Certificate to Bachelor's
Tuition: $300 per credit
Next Start:
June 2
Register By:
May 23
“In the Web design program, you’ll gain a foundation for creating rich interactive experiences. A focus on visual design will make your work stand out from the crowd. We’ll help you to add more value to the sites you design—aesthetically, conceptually, semantically.”
Piper Nilsson
Department Head of Web Design, Sessions College
Program Curriculum
Choose from an exciting range of certificate and degree level programs. Part-time schedules available.
The Professional Certificate in Web Design program, students build proficiency in the technologies that Web design clients and employers demand. Students explore the fundamentals of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, learning visual design techniques to make their work stand out. Students focus on how to create page layouts for standards-compliant Web sites using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Bootstrap, designing sites that are functional and attractive.
- Flexible, self-paced program completed in 9 months or less.
- Gain in-demand coding, software, and design skills.
- Affordable tuition with monthly payment plans.
- Apply transfer credits earned into a Sessions College degree.
The Undergraduate Certificate in Web Design provides a foundation in visual design and coding for the Web. Students gain an understanding of the fundamentals of digital imaging, color, and typography and how implement them using HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, and JavaScript. Students learn graphic design and coding skills practiced by front end designers, applying them to projects to develop the concepts, layouts, images, and code for responsive websites.
- Intensive 24-credit program completed in 2 semesters.
- Gain in-demand coding, software, and design skills.
- Earn a stackable credential to advance your career.
- Financial aid for students who qualify.
The Associate of Occupational Studies (AOS) in Web Designprogram offers an intensive two-year degree for students seeking to enter careers as Web designers with a focus on visual and interactive design. Designed for high school graduates and adult learners, the program offers a strong foundation in visual design and a working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Rigorous 72-credit program completed in 2 years or less.
- Provides a thorough foundation with a focus on building a portfolio.
- Includes Web Design Capstone and Portfolio Review.
- Financial aid, credit transfer, and creative scholarships for students who qualify.
Program Outcomes
Students in each program can expect to develop core competencies:
Web Coding/Design
Layout and design responsive websites using standards-compliant HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code, adapting modern frameworks such as Bootstrap and focusing on WordPress.
Technology
Create images and design layouts by effectively and efficiently using design software including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and other industry technologies.
Art/Design Principles
Demonstrate the ability to produce visually compelling work by applying knowledge of color, typography, and composition.
Web Publishing
Publish sites to the Web, validating and troubleshooting sites to fix errors or cross-browser issues, with a knowledge of accessibility best practices.
Marketing
Implement basic techniques for marketing web sites, including SEO, search advertising, and email marketing.
Portfolio
Apply creative problem solving and constructive feedback to conceive, produce, and present an impactful body of work that showcases your skills to employers and potential clients.
Web Design Associate Degree Program Outcomes
About Sessions College
Sessions College has been inspiring creative professionals for 25 years.
 Accredited since 2001, we have a unique and proven approach to online education.
Accredited by Distance Education Accrediting Commission since 2001
Recognized as top design school by GDUSA
Winner of four USDLA awards for distance education
A Better Way to Learn
- Fully Online and Asynchronous. Our programs are fully online and asynchronous, allowing you to fit learning into your life. We provide weekly deadlines to keep you on track, but there are no mandatory login times and our learning platform is available 24 hours a day.
- Project-Based Learning. Our curriculum is designed to be highly interactive and project-based from the ground up to improve learning outcomes and keep you engaged.
- Feedback from Creative Pros. Our program is taught by industry experts who provide 1:1 feedback on all of your work.
Career Outlook for Web Designers
Web Designers and Web Developers produce web designs, interfaces, and E-Commerce resources for a wide range of organizations to effectively engage with customers, vendors, and other stakeholders. Web industry professionals need to possess technical skills, communication skills, creativity, customer-service skills, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills.
Job Titles
Graduates could be employed as a Back-end Web Developer, Front-end Web Developer, Web and Digital Interface Designer, Webmaster, Content Editor, Graphic Designer, Content Writer, Advertising Sales Representative, Multimedia Specialist, E-commerce Specialist, Computer Programmer, or Marketing Manager.
Median Annual Wage
According to the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics the median annual wage for web designers and digital designers and was $98,540 as of May 2023.
Median annual wages for the professionals in top industries (in which they work):
| Computer occupations | $104,420 |
| Web and digital interface designers | $98,540 |
| Web developers and digital designers | $92,750 |
| Web developers | $84,960 |
| Total, all occupations | $48,060 |
Job Projections
Employment opportunities for web developers and digital designers are projected to grow 16 percent from 2022 to 2032.
There are about 19,000 openings for web developers and digital designers projected each year over the next decade.
Based on Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics and Indeed Job Outlook data.
What Students Gained from Our Web Design Courses
The instructors were knowledgeable and considerate. The course material focused on real world scenarios. This made the course material relevant and easy to master.
I’ve always been a creative person, but have never had any real artistic abilities. I finally feel like I have an outlet for my over-analytical brain to create art through building beautiful, functional websites. For the first time in my professional career, work doesn’t feel like work.
Studying online was definitely worth it. There are many opportunities to interact with your peers and professors. Your college schedule can be organized to fit your lifestyle. You can obtain a degree in a different form, catered to your needs, and still get a great education.
Featured Student Work
Student work on this page by: Kristin Weidemann, Micky Jordan, Kristen Gunther.
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