Program Highlights

• Acquire a unique balance of the artistic, technical, intellectual and critical aspects of the design profession.


• Dive into discipline-specific courses from the very first semester.
   
• Gain a solid design foundation in the basics of graphic design and digital media, then develop and hone your skills by concentrating in print-, interactive- or advertising-related design.
   
• Enjoy state-of-the-art Macintosh digital classrooms, labs, and AV editing suites, and complete darkroom facilities for traditional black-and-white photography.
   
• Learn from a faculty that brings the best of the teaching profession and professional discipline to class.
   
• Share your work with the campus community and local design professionals in ongoing exhibitions and an end-of-the-year student exhibition.
   
• Participate in real-world projects both in the classroom and at exciting internship sites including Burton Snowboards, Jager Di Paola Kemp Design, KSV Communicators, Place Creative, Shark Design, Paul Kaza Associates, Blue House Group, Propeller Media Works and many others.
   
• Experience the thriving local arts community of Burlington, including galleries, music, dance, theater and museums, and be just 90 minutes from the old-world metropolitan city of Montréal.
   
• Become among the many graduates who found Champlain’s GDD program to be a gratifying and defining experience that led to a rewarding career in graphic design.