New Mexico Arts & Design Overview

The Art or Design industry is an area of employment for people who enjoy working with jobs that include creativity. The Design areas of employment include people who design buildings, Web pages, clothing, automobile bodies, toys, sporting goods, video games, and everything under the sun, including your kitchen sink The Art areas of employment include people who love photography, landscaping, interior design, drawing or creating animations, sounds experts, video or movie film crews, and more.

Reasons to pursue an Art or Design career in New Mexico:

In the past if a person in New Mexico wanted to participate in careers for things like fashion designing, they would have to move into a state that supported that field. Today, many of the employment opportunities inside of the world of Art or Design can be done online. In some areas of the industry, it is almost mandatory to have a home office available to work from. Also, with the unemployment rates so high these days, many people prefer learning employment skills that can be used either in your own small business or for an employer so that there are always income producing options available if an employer decides to lay you off.

How to pursue an Art or Design career in New Mexico:

Choosing only one Art or Design industry field to study is the hardest part of the whole process for many people who enjoy being creative. It’s like being a child and having to choose between clay or paint at art time in school while knowing that both would be fun. A way that many of us choose our Art or Design area of study is by going through college or training school class lists and by reading the descriptions on what various classes are doing. There is a wealth of information inside of the class descriptions. Then, after choosing an area of study, we go to school. Employment options hire those holding certifications or degrees first. Self-trained creative people often have troubles finding a job in this industry that pays well.

Online Colleges Offering Arts & Design Degrees

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University of Phoenix is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association. .

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The Art Institute Online is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).

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Westwood College is currently nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) or the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS).

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Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology.

Campus Colleges Offering Arts & Design Degrees

Accreditation  

University of Phoenix is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association. .

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McCann School of Business & Technology is accredited to award occupational associate degrees and certification diplomas by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education,.

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    Westwood College is currently nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) or the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). Westwood received Higher Learning Commission (HLC) candidacy status in October 2007. HLC is part of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools that accredits colleges and universities. Westwood’s candidacy was granted after a comprehensive review.

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      Arts & Design Salaries
      Animation
      $34,000 - $97,500
      Graphic Design
      $32,382 - $45,020
      Photography
      $41,000 - $72,800
      Audio Production
      $42,237 - $55,151
      CAD/Drafting
      $30,080 - $42,000
      Game Design
      $40,000 - $1,33,000
      Multimedia & Web
      $41,484 - $65,550
      Video Production
      $40,787 - $53,821
      Visual Effects
      $47,666 - $1,18,207
       * Based on 5 years experience