diploma program
The Diploma Program consists of six quarters [two academic years] of 100% art assignments: Graphic Design, Illustration and Computer Graphics. All students are required to take each of these classes. By learning design, drawing, illustration, typography, photography and production skills, students create design work that motivates identified audiences’ responses.
Upon graduation, students receive a Diploma of Advertising Art.
associate degree program
The Associate Degree Program consists of six quarters [two academic years] of all the art classes in the Diploma Program plus six academic classes, one to be taken each quarter. All six of these academic classes relate directly to the field of advertising art.
Refer to the “academics" section for a listing of required academic courses.
Upon graduation, students receive an Associate Degree of Applied Business in Advertising Art.
academics
Academic Courses are only included in the Associate Degree Program. Students in the Diploma Program do not take academic courses. Please contact Jennifer Lorenzetti, saa's Director of Education, for more information at 877 300 9866 x 105.
academic classes
- English Composition
- History of Art
- History of Advertising
- Marketing
- Copywriting
- Public Speaking
bachelor degree options
Transfer your saa Associate Degree and earn a Bachelor Degree in approximately two years or less at the following colleges. Transferability of credits is determined individually by each college.A graduate may transfer to one of the following colleges:
- Columbus College of Art & Design [CCAD, Columbus, Ohio]
- Art Institute of Pittsburgh [AIP, Pennsylvania]
- Art Institute of Atlanta [AIA, Georgia]
- American InterContinental University [AIU, London, England]
- Art Institute of California – San Francisco [AICSF, California]
- Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online [AIP-Online, Pennsylvania]
Contact Jessica Graves at 877 300 9866 x 114 for more information.