Advance your skills in a specific discipline with our new microcredentials.
RISD CE’s new microcredentials allow you to make a sustained commitment to your creative learning—in a shorter time frame than a certificate or degree program. Through a series of non-credit online courses developed by subject matter experts, you’ll
- develop and enhance your portfolio
- expand professional skills or explore a new career path, with the flexibility your schedule demands
- demonstrate a level of interest, commitment, and ability that is valuable when exploring professional opportunities in the creative sector
You’ll earn a verifiable digital badge from Credly that demonstrates your experience to potential employers and peers.
Fall 2026 microcredentials:
Children’s Book Illustration
Aspiring illustrators and authors are introduced to the multifaceted world of children’s book design and illustration while surveying the creative and technical aspects of the illustration field.
Interior Design Software
Advance your career with an accelerated introduction to computer-aided design (CAD) programs for current or aspiring interior designers.
RISD CE’s career resources help you get further.
Plan your career goals, consider a career change, advance in your field, and more.
Our career resources offer planning tools, common career paths related to our certificate programs and microcredentials, guidance on writing cover letters and artist statements, and much more.
Registration for RISD CE in-person and online courses begins July 28.
Fall 2026 At-a-Glance
| Key Dates | |
|---|---|
| July 28 | Fall registration opens for Fall 2026 Adult and Teen Classes |
| Aug 18 | Fall scholarship application deadline |
| Sept 7 | Holiday: Labor Day (office closed) |
| Sept 10 | Registration deadline for Adult Courses Session 1 |
| Sept 12 | Adult Courses Session 1 Begins |
| Oct 8 | Registration deadline for Teen Courses for Ages 13-17 |
| Oct 10 | Teen Courses for Ages 13-17 Begin |
| Oct 12 | Holiday: Indigenous Peoples’ Day (office closed) |
| Oct 25 | Adult Courses 18+ Session 1 Ends |
| Nov 15 | Teen Courses End |