In this course, you'll build a strong foundation in graphic design tools and creative workflows while developing a portfolio that highlights your abilities. You'll learn Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign while creating projects that reflect real design practices.
Along the way, you'll explore design theory and visual principles and work on branding and marketing projects that demonstrate your ability to produce polished, professional work.
Unit 1 30 Hours
Learn how to retouch and color correct photos, combine images, and create graphics in Photoshop. This course covers the basic and intermediate features of Photoshop such as color/contrast, photo retouching, layers, masks, filters, and saving files for web/video/print.
Unit 2 30 Hours
Learn to design professional page layouts at your own pace using Adobe InDesign. Work with text, images, and multiple pages while mastering essential tools, styles, and advanced techniques to create books, magazines, and advertisements.
Unit 3 30 Hours
Learn to create and edit vector graphics at your own pace using Adobe Illustrator. This course covers everything from basic shapes to advanced design techniques, including the Pen tool, effects, layers, masks, and more—ideal for designing logos, icons, patterns, and packaging.
Unit 4 30 Hours
Build a strong foundation in graphic design while working on real-world projects to expand your portfolio. This course covers key design principles, typography, color theory, and layout techniques, preparing you to create logos, posters, book covers, and digital assets.
Unit 5 12 Hours
Explore how artificial intelligence is transforming graphic design with hands-on projects that integrate tools like Adobe Firefly, MidJourney, and ChatGPT. Learn to streamline creative workflows, enhance visual assets, and build cohesive brand packages using cutting-edge AI platforms.
This certificate includes these three certification exams as well as exam proctoring. The exams are optional.
The Adobe Photoshop Certification Exam is a professional credential designed to validate expertise in using Adobe Photoshop for a variety of creative and technical tasks. The exam tests essential skills such as image editing, color correction, typography, and working with layers.
Exam detailsBecoming an Adobe Certified Professional in Illustrator is a valuable way to demonstrate your expertise in vector graphics and digital illustration. The certification exam tests a wide range of skills, including creating and editing vector artwork, working with typography, mastering tools like the Pen and Shape Builder, and using color effectively.
Exam detailsEarning an Adobe Certified Professional certification in InDesign validates your expertise in desktop publishing and layout design. The certification exam covers essential topics such as working with documents and templates, managing text and typography, creating and modifying visual elements, and understanding advanced layout techniques.
Exam detailsIf you prefer to pay your tuition over time, we have payment options to meet your needs. Finance your education through an installment plan or a 0% interest tuition financing plan. We also assist with documentation should your employer offer tuition reimbursement.
See the Installment plan FAQ for more information.
Student financing plan provided through Climb Credit. See the Climb Credit FAQ for more information.
If you’re a company enrolling your employee or an employee seeking tuition reimbursement from your company, choose Corporate Invoice at checkout.
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This training will definitely help my career. I was able to show my supervisor and co-workers what the software programs have to offer and what I'm capable of when the time comes for creating that construction design team in the future. I was able to provide documentation to my employer that the money spent was well worth it. The training I received at VDCI will become an asset moving forward.
—Donahue Chase
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We want you to succeed in your career goals. In addition to 132 hours of hands-on, self-paced training, you’ll also receive eight live 1-on-1 mentoring sessions where you can:
Upon completion of this course, you’ll receive an official certificate testifying to your mastery of the curriculum. We’ll send you a link where you can download your certificate, share it online with your friends, post it to your professional network on LinkedIn, and view all your earned certificates. Congratulations on your achievement!
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Learn practical skills by working on real projects with instructor guidance and lectures to strengthen and improve your skill.
In addition to 132 hours of interactive training, you will receive eight 1-on-1 mentoring sessions that can be used for career and job support, including polishing your resume, preparing for interviews, and reviewing best practices for applying to jobs. Note, however, that we don’t provide job placement (i.e. reaching out to companies on your behalf).
Yes, this course is open to beginners. Students must be comfortable using a computer. No other prior knowledge is required.
Yes, this course is eligible for our installment plan or a 12-month financing plan through Climb Credit (no interest or financing fees).
Learn more in the Tuition section above.
This program is available for 150 days.
You can choose when to start your access period. Once you activate, you will have 150 days to complete it (access the course materials, quizzes, projects and videos). You may request one extension of seven (7) days. Other extension requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Videos are not downloadable.
There are no extra fees or taxes for our courses. The price you see on this page is the maximum you’ll pay us.
This program is a discounted package of classes that is 15–25% off the individual class prices, so additional discounts do not apply.
