Oregon Arts & Design Overview

The Art or Design industry holds jobs for all types of people who enjoy working with, or around creativity. Artists, craftsmen, computer lovers, fashion designers, CAD draftsmen, Web designers and more all enjoy the title of being included inside of this wide-ranging industry. On this planet, if mankind has made it, there is an Art or Design industry position involved in the product making process, advertising campaign, and packaging.

Reasons to pursue an Art or Design career in Oregon:

Art or Design fields hold job possibilities both online and off; many positions learn skills that are appropriate for employment with others or for having your own business. Favorite hobbies and past-times can be turned into full-time career jobs that often result in people being paid to have fun. As an example, if you enjoy video games as a hobby, wouldn’t it be fun to learn how to make them and actually apply to be a video game tester for a living? People are paid to attend rock concerts to film them, to restore priceless museum art, and to design the next doggy-raincoat fads in animal wear. The Art or Design industry also includes parts of everything that you hear or see on the Internet.

How to pursue an Art or Design career in Oregon:

With so many field choices available in Art or Design, it is often hard to know where to start. A trick that some of us have used with success is to start reading the class descriptions that are found in college catalogs and industry trade school brochures. The instructor of the class often gives lots of ideas in alternative ways that the information from the class can be used, and this helps to put ideas into your mind about how Art or Design classes can work for your unique area of interest. Then, after choosing a career path to follow it is important to enroll into your favorite college or training school to earn a training certification or degree. Today, those holding training credentials are the ones that the employers like to hire into all levels of the industry.

Online 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. .

Accreditation  

Westwood College is currently nationally accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), which is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Accreditation  

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology.

Accreditation  

Savannah College of Art and Design is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

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. .

Accreditation  

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,.

Accreditation  

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.

Accreditation  

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