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Join us this winter and spring to get ahead in your career, pursue a passion, and transform your life. Stay on track with a certificate program, explore a new subject, or take your very first course in art and design. We are open admission—we welcome everyone, and our online courses can be taken from [...]
Teen Online Courses Craft your student story Do you like to draw? Are you a storyteller, or maybe even an inventor and builder of things? Discover how creative problem-solving, collaboration and expression are at the heart of art and design. All of which can prepare you for your future goals—whether or not [...]
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 [...]
Enroll by Aug 23 to save 10% with code EARLYBIRDCE * Join us this fall to stay on track with a certificate program, explore a new subject, or take your very first course in art and design. We are open admission—we welcome everyone, and our online courses can be taken from anywhere in the [...]
Enroll by Aug 23 to save 10% with code EARLYBIRDCE* Join us this fall to stay on track with a certificate program, explore a new subject, or take your very first course in art and design. We are open admission—we welcome everyone, and our online courses can be taken from anywhere in the world [...]
"My journey at RISD CE began after I completed my degree at RISD. I was looking for a way to connect with the immense talent of RISD, and to work in a place that encourages fearlessness and creative thought. I started teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was quite a challenge translating [...]
"At the time I started the Graphic Design certificate program, I was working as a corporate graphic designer and felt my job was very repetitive and uninspiring. Then two years later, I learned about graphic design for film and TV from a podcast, and instantly fell in love with the job. I started exploring [...]
