New Ways to Learn
Certificates, badges and short courses the college is exploring alongside its degrees.
The college is looking at ways to teach that do not always lead to a degree: short courses for working creatives, stackable badges, professional certificates and a bridge programme for applicants whose portfolios are not yet ready.
Nothing here is final. Each offering is marked active, pilot or exploratory so the administration can see the direction without committing to specifics.
Running Now
Extended Studies programmes the college already offers.
Saturday High (sample)
youth programStudio courses on Saturdays for teens exploring art and design.
High-school students · on campus · 10 Saturdays · Certificate of completion · Extended Education
Summer Teens
youth programShort-term, project-based summer courses taught by faculty.
High-school students · on campus · 3 weeks · Certificate of completion · Extended Education
ArtCenter at Night (sample)
short courseEvening courses for adults building skills or preparing for college.
Adults and working creatives · hybrid · 10 weeks · None · Extended Education
Self-guided activities
self guidedArtist-inspired activities for reflecting, designing and expressing ideas.
Anyone · self guided · Own pace · None · Extended Education
Online: Drawing Foundations
short courseLine, form, light and the figure, taught live online with weekly critique. (Sample listing.)
Beginners and returning artists · online · 8 weeks · None · Extended Education
Online: Digital Illustration
short coursePainting on screen from sketch to finish, with a teacher who works in the field. (Sample listing.)
Illustrators and hobbyists · online · 8 weeks · Counts toward a badge · Extended Education
Online certificate: UX and Interface Design
certificateResearch, flows, prototypes and a case-study portfolio, entirely online. (Sample listing.)
Career changers and working designers · online · Three terms, part-time · Professional certificate · Extended Education
Certificate: Graphic Design Foundations
certificateTypography, layout, identity and a print-ready portfolio, evenings on campus and online. (Sample listing.)
Adults starting in design · hybrid · Two terms, part-time · Professional certificate · Extended Education
Certificate: Concept Art for Games and Film
certificateCharacters, environments and visual development, taught by working artists. (Sample listing.)
Aspiring entertainment artists · online · Three terms, part-time · Professional certificate · Extended Education
Certificate: Photography and Imaging
certificateLight, the studio, editing and a body of work, with lab time on campus. (Sample listing.)
Photographers building a practice · hybrid · Two terms, part-time · Professional certificate · Extended Education
Badge: Figure Drawing
badgeGesture, proportion and the clothed and undraped figure, from life. (Sample listing.)
Anyone who draws · on campus · 4 weeks · Badge · Extended Education
Badge: Typography Essentials
badgeChoosing, setting and pairing type with care. (Sample listing.)
Designers and communicators · online · 3 weeks · Badge · Extended Education
Badge: Color for Designers
badgeHow colour behaves, and how to make it do what you mean. (Sample listing.)
Designers and illustrators · online · 3 weeks · Badge · Extended Education
Badge: 3D Modelling for Product Ideas
badgeFrom sketch to a 3D model ready to show or print. (Sample listing.)
Makers and designers · online · 4 weeks · Badge · Extended Education
At Night: Painting from Observation
short courseOil and acrylic from still life and the model, Tuesday evenings. (Sample listing.)
Adults · on campus · 10 weeks · None · Extended Education
At Night: Product Sketching
short courseThe fast, confident sketching product designers use every day, Thursday evenings. (Sample listing.)
Adults and working creatives · on campus · 10 weeks · None · Extended Education
Weekends: Street Photography in Los Angeles
short courseOut in the city with a camera and a teacher, then the edit together. (Sample listing.)
Adults · on campus · 6 Saturdays · None · Extended Education
ArtCenter for Kids
youth programDrawing, making and imagining, in small studio groups. (Sample listing.)
Ages 8 to 12 · on campus · 8 Saturdays · Certificate of completion · Extended Education
Design thinking for teams
workshopA workshop built with your team on a real problem, at ArtCenter or your office. (Sample listing.)
Companies and organisations · hybrid · 1 to 3 days · Custom · Extended Education
Custom programs for companies
workshopCourses and studios designed with your organisation for its people. (Sample listing.)
Companies and organisations · hybrid · Arranged · Custom · Extended Education
Pilots
Being tried this year.
Pre-college bridge programme (pilot)
otherA route into the college for applicants who need another term of preparation.
Applicants whose portfolios are not yet ready · hybrid · One term · Portfolio readiness review · Extended Education
Exploratory
Directions the college is considering. Nothing here is defined or committed.
Professional certificate: Design for Mobility (exploratory)
certificateA credential for professionals, drawing on the Transportation Design studios. Not yet defined.
Working designers · hybrid · Two terms, part-time · Professional certificate · Extended Education
Skill badges: visualization tools (exploratory)
badgeShort, verifiable badges that could stack toward a certificate. Not yet defined.
Students, alumni and professionals · online · 2–6 weeks each · Stackable badges · Extended Education
Short courses for working creatives (exploratory)
short courseRefreshed Extended Studies programming for professionals advancing their careers.
Professionals · hybrid · 1–4 weeks · None or badge · Extended Education