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AMERICAN ACADEMY ART - The American Academy of Art has been educating professional artists in both the commercial and fine art fields since 1923. Beginning with a solid foundation of drawing and design, based on the classical academic tradition, our dedicated and distinguished faculty is committed to providing our students with artistic skills and knowledge of contemporary tools and techniques that will enable them to build a successful career.

AIU - Get your degree fast, from AIU Online with a degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Visual Communication, and Education.

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BRADLEY UNIVERSITY - Earn either a Bachelors or Masters Degree. Degrees in Fine Art / Studio Art, Drawing, Graphic Design, Photography, Printmaking and more.

COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO - Columbia's Art and Design Department accentuates the importance of aesthetic growth and the development of students' technical skills, craftsmanship, and overall artistic discipline through one of seven specialized programs: Fine Arts, Interior Design, Illustration, Fashion Design, Advertising Design, Product Design, and Graphic Design.

EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVESITY - Earn a degree in graphic design, fine arts, and more.

HARRINGTON COLLEGE OF DESIGN - Located in the heart of Chicago’s famous ‘Loop’, the Harrington Institute of Interior Design has been providing professional design education for over 70 years.

ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF ART - This is a place where you learn to transform raw creativity into style, communication, and function. It's where you develop the ability to step back from the jumble of thoughts you've scribbled in a notebook, recognize your best ideas, and turn them into great concepts.

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY - The School of Art at ISU offers Bachelors degrees in the Studio Arts, Graphic Design, Art History and Teacher Education. In addition, the School offers an MFA degree in the Studio Arts and a MS degree in Art Education and Art Therapy.

INSTITUTE OF DESIGN - International leader in teaching systematic, human-centered design.

INTERNATIONAL ACADAMY OF DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY IN CHICAGO - (in Shaumburg) No matter what you aspire to achieve in your career, the best institution to help you get there is the Academy. Whatever your interests are, we can prepare you for the future with diverse and comprehensive programs of study.

THE SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO - The visual communication department encourages student designers to see with the eye of an artist—to develop a visual language and communicate effectively with it utilizing typography, digital and non-digital imagery, three-dimensional forms, and digital and non-digital systems—to create communications in various media formats: books, posters, packages, environments, exhibitions, interactive multimedia, web sites, etc.

THE CHUBB INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO - You can get training in Programs focusing on Multimedia Design, amongst more technical programs.

WESTWOOD COLLEGE OF CHICAGO / DUPAGE - Programs in Computer Network Engineering and Graphic Design & Multimedia can be earned in as little as 17 months. Extensive job placement assistance is available.

WESTWOOD COLLEGE OF CHICAGO / LOOP- Programs in Computer Network Engineering and Graphic Design & Multimedia can be earned in as little as 17 months. Extensive job placement assistance is available.

WESTWOOD COLLEGE OF CHICAGO / RIVER OAKS- Programs in Computer Network Engineering and Graphic Design & Multimedia can be earned in as little as 17 months. Extensive job placement assistance is available.

WESTWOOD COLLEGE OF CHICAGO / OHARE- Programs in Computer Network Engineering and Graphic Design & Multimedia can be earned in as little as 17 months. Extensive job placement assistance is available.

Harrington College of Design - It is dedicated to preparing leaders in today's interior design industry. For almost 70 years, Harrington has focused on the professional education of those creating interiors, with an eye toward tomorrow's human needs.

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