Graphic Design A.A. (GRDA)
What is an Associate Degree in Graphic Design?
The program prepares students with a foundation in fine arts, as well as thorough instruction of the tools and techniques needed for digital art and website creation. The program is designed for students preparing to enter a Bachelor’s program in graphic design.
Student should regularly consult with an advisor to ensure coursework transfers to their Bachelor’s-level program.
Program Coordinator

Wendy Barron
Graphic Design Courses
Your graphic design courses will prepare you for success in either a future career or when pursuing a four-year degree. In this program, you’ll take classes like:
- Two-Dimensional Design
- Digital Design
- Computer-Aided Logo and Advertising Design
- Desktop Publishing
- Principles of Advertising
Bachelor’s Transfer Schools
Pennsylvania offers statewide program-to-program articulation. This allows students who graduate with specific associate degrees to transfer as juniors into a bachelor’s degree program in a similar field of study at a participating four-year college. Learn more about transferring to a four-year school.
Your A.A. in Graphic Design prepares you to transfer to the following four-year colleges or universities: