About the academy of design

The Academy of Design at RCC Institute of Technology provides a fast track in exciting programs for students in Fashion Design, Fashion Marketing & Merchandising, Bachelor of Interior Design, Interior Decorating Diploma, Graphic Design & Interactive Media, and Video Game Design & Development. Since 1983, the Academy of Design has offered students a high-energy, hands-on and creative learning environment, mentored by faculty who are highly successful professionals in their fields.

AODT features small class sizes (an average of 20 students or less per class), hands-on learning, individual attention and a dedicated faculty of accomplished working professionals who bring real-world insight into their lessons. Academy of Design programs are specifically designed to help students pursue their passion in the creative design industry.

For more than two decades, the Academy of Design has been helping students from all over the world to develop into skilful artists and entrepreneurs while making valuable peer and industry connections. The schools’ programs have helped more than 12,000 graduates launch exciting and successful careers. Academy of Design graduates design video games, edit fashion magazines, and become prominent fashion designers, merchandising managers, major retail chain buyers, and graphic and interior designers – all specialists in their chosen disciplines.

The Academy of Design offers the following programs:

Bachelor of Interior Design (4 years or 3 years of continuous study through online or in-class delivery or through a combination of online and in-class courses, in-class and online)
Interior Decorating Diploma (18 Months)
Fashion Design (18 months)
Fashion Marketing & Merchandising (18 months)
Graphic Design & Interactive Media (12 months)
Video Game Design & Development (18 months)

The school’s core principles are:

Consistency and Focus
All programs are career-focused and application-oriented.

Real-World Knowledge
Program Advisory Committees, which meet regularly and are informed by input from industry, ensure Academy of Design curricula align with on-the-job expectations and requirements.

Skills-Based Education
Class sizes are kept small to ensure optimum instructor-to-student ratios. Faculty plan and deliver courses to emphasize hands-on projects that engage students and facilitate learning.