Turn Your Creativity into a Career — Faster than Ever!
3 academic year reduced-credit bachelor鈥檚 degrees that can be completed in 2 years by attending year-round
Your creativity shouldn鈥檛 have to wait. At New England Tech, we鈥檝e been helping students fast-track their careers with hands-on, accelerated education for over 80 years. Now, we鈥檙e making it even faster with our new Career-Focused Bachelor鈥檚 Degree in Graphic Design that can be completed in 24 months. This innovative program is made for driven students who are creative thinkers, visual storytellers, and digital designers ready to break into one of today鈥檚 fastest-growing industries鈥攚ithout spending unnecessary time in the classroom.
A groundbreaking opportunity for driven students who want to fast-track their career in the graphic design industry without sacrificing quality, this accelerated bachelor’s degree can be completed in just two calendar years, saving you time, money, and getting you into the workforce faster. By the time you graduate in just two calendar years, you鈥檒l have a professional portfolio showcasing your skills in branding, digital illustration, motion graphics, user experience (UX) design, and more.
The dynamic combination of skills obtained in this Career-Focused Bachelor鈥檚 Degree in Graphic Design are valued in a wide variety of fields, including advertising and promotion, public relations, packaging design, web design, digital publishing, social media, and other visually creative career paths.
New England Tech is now the first college in New England to offer a series of career-focused bachelor鈥檚 degrees that can be completed in just 24 months (2 calendar years). These reduced credit degree programs consist of 3 academic years that 乌鸦传媒 has streamlined down to 24 months through a year-round class schedule and innovative coursework.
What You’ll Learn
From digital illustration to UI/UX design, our accelerated Graphic Design curriculum is built for the modern creative professional to save time and money without sacrificing quality. You鈥檒l work on real-world projects, developing skills that translate directly into today鈥檚 most in-demand creative careers. Key areas of focus include:
鉁� Digital Photography & Illustration 鈥� Master photo editing, retouching, and image manipulation using industry-standard tools.
鉁� Graphic & Web Design 鈥� Learn Adobe Creative Cloud, WordPress, HTML, CSS, and more to build dynamic visual content and digital experiences.
鉁� Typography & Branding 鈥� Gain expertise in type design, layout, and brand identity to craft compelling designs for businesses, products, and media.
鉁� Motion Graphics & AR Marketing 鈥� Explore cutting-edge technologies like motion graphics and augmented reality (AR) design to bring your ideas to life.
鉁� Hands-on Learning from Day One 鈥� Skip the traditional four-year path and dive straight into the creative world with small classes, experienced faculty, and real-world projects.
鉁� Career-Focused Bachelor’s Degree 鈥� Complete 135-140 quarter credits (90 semester credits) in a condensed 90-week format, including two five-week summer sessions to graduate faster than ever before.
Let’s Get to Work!
Ready to learn more? Our admissions team supports you every step of the way and is ready to answer any questions you have about program requirements, curriculum, financial aid, campus life, career support and so much more. The application only takes 20 minutes to complete. Let’s get to work!
Career-Focused Bachelor鈥檚 Degree Disclosure Statement and Title IV Federal Financial Aid Information
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NECHE Disclosure
New England Institute of Technology (乌鸦传媒) has launched an innovative option for students to obtain their Baccalaureate Degrees in just 24 months. The university鈥檚 accreditor, the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), has approved these 鈥淐areer-Focused鈥� reduced-time and reduced-credit programs in lieu of the standard program that takes four academic years.
Given the novel nature of the programs, students should be aware of the following:
- These new Career-Focused Bachelor鈥檚 degree programs consist of three academic years, 135-140 quarter credit hours, (equivalent to 90 semester credits) that are delivered over two calendar years (24 months)
- Career-Focused programs are best suited to students committed to a particular field or discipline, students who have a clear career objective, and/or students who are focused on pursing near-term employment in their chosen industry as practitioners.
- To enable students to complete the Career-Focused programs in less time and with fewer credits, these programs will be highly structured with limited or no elective credits.
- 乌鸦传媒鈥檚 Career-Focused baccalaureate programs are eligible for Title IV federal financial aid. However, students who leave 乌鸦传媒 having completed a Career-Focused baccalaureate degree but later choose to return to 乌鸦传媒 or attend another institution to complete additional undergraduate credits, either to earn a Certificate of Post-baccalaureate Studies or to earn a second baccalaureate degree, will not be eligible for federal grant aid and may have limited eligibility for other federal aid programs. For more details, see聽听补苍诲听.
- Given that 乌鸦传媒鈥檚 Career-Focused programs are designed to be completed within two calendar years/eight quarters, students can expect to save a full year of tuition fees and related costs, including room and board, assuming they complete the program within the expected time frame.
- 乌鸦传媒鈥檚 reduced credit Career-Focused programs will be sufficient to meet admission requirements for 乌鸦传媒 master鈥檚 degree programs. However, other institutions may have different admission requirements, and such institutions may not accept 乌鸦传媒鈥檚 reduced credit Career-Focused program as an undergraduate credential sufficient for admission. It is critical that students confirm specific requirements with their institutions of choice.
- Baccalaureate degrees of fewer than 120 credits, such as 乌鸦传媒鈥檚 reduced credit Career-Focused programs, are not guaranteed to be accepted by all employers.聽It is critical that students confirm specific requirements with their employers of choice.
- 乌鸦传媒鈥檚 Career-Focused programs will be available for the following degrees:
- Career-Focused Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity
- Career-Focused Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
- Career-Focused Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design
- Career-Focused Bachelor of Science in Business Management
Potential Career Opportunities
The Graphic Design bachelor’s degree can lead to a number of exciting employment opportunities. Career goals may include the following titles:
UI/UX Designer
Website Designer
Social Media Marketer
Augmented Reality Developer
Art Director
Mobile Interface Designer
Digital Designer
Motion Graphics Animator
Brand Designer and Marketer
