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Online Student Guide RISD CE is committed to providing students with the resources and support to help our students succeed. This guide is a summary for prospective students on how to prepare for an online course. Once you register for a course, you'll review a student orientation in Canvas that includes additional [...]
Year-round online programming for youth continues this summer with RISD’s pre-collegiate online certificate and new teen courses. Since 2020, the development of effective and engaging online art and design programming for teens has been a focus of Rhode Island School of Design Continuing Education (RISD CE). In addition to online courses and certificate programs [...]
Custom Programs Create the future with RISD CE Custom Programs. RISD CE Custom Programs delivers customized learning experiences that meet the specific goals and needs of your organization and community. CE Custom Programs seeks sustainable, collaborative and reciprocal partners that are interested in joining RISD’s creative community. Our innovative programs and courses [...]
"My Journey with RISD Continuing Education began when I completed a faculty swap with my lecturer position at the University of Washington. Charles was teaching at RISD CE but wanted to perform research activities I was performing at the UW. I wanted to switch my focus from engineering students to art and design students [...]
After a two-year delay due to the pandemic, RISD Continuing Education (CE) faculty and staff are celebrating the residential Pre-College program’s 50th anniversary this summer. With the return to in-person learning, 430 high school students are getting a taste of RISD life this summer. This unique program immerses students in a six-week college-level curriculum [...]
"My journey to RISD CE began when I was taking an anatomical portrait class at RISD CE and someone had mentioned being in the Natural Science Illustration certificate program; I felt that it was the perfect unification of my career, my education and my interests. Adjusting to the pandemic was tough, but to be [...]
“My journey to becoming a RISD CE instructor began when I was asked if I could adapt my abstract painting class into an online format. Setting up asynchronous courses was a challenge because I had never filmed myself doing demonstrations before. In the classroom it’s easy to see if an exercise is getting across [...]
“My journey to RISD CE began in 2020 when I was a rising sophomore in high school. I am now going into grade 12 and have taken Advanced Program Online courses for three summers. The thing that surprised me the most while taking courses at RISD was how unique each class was. Each one [...]
“When I moved to Rhode Island I discovered the RISD Continuing Education offerings, and chose to grow as an artist and further my knowledge. A summer credit course, Book Design, challenged me the most. It helped me improve my skills in presentation of my work and expanded my understanding of how I could show [...]
Summer Intensives Online courses (transfer credit) This summer, RISD Continuing Education is offering a selection of online courses that offer three (3) transfer credits for college students and working professionals. Summer 2025: June 23 - July 27 5-week, three-credit online courses in two formats: Asynchronous Asynchronous with live sessions (check [...]
