| An associate's degree in graphic design and multimedia | | | | working student or parent who wants to earn their |
| can get you a career in the multibillion dollar internet | | | | degree, attending an online college would be the best |
| marketing industry. Recent surveys show that there | | | | route for you to save time and money. |
| are an estimated 156 billion websites on the internet. | | | | Many students are able to find design jobs while going |
| Web designers are responsible for creating websites | | | | to work or school because the demand for |
| and making them attractive and user friendly for | | | | experienced designers is so high. These designers |
| businesses, agencies, new sites, and many more | | | | who just start their jobs from their newly earned |
| different companies who need websites. Colleges | | | | degree may still need more training for about one to |
| offer degree programs for the art of graphic design | | | | three years before moving up to more advantced |
| and multimedia. If you love computers and designing | | | | positions. These artists must constantly keep up with |
| graphics and animation, you would definitely enjoy a | | | | current trends and what is appealing to society today. |
| career multimedia and graphic/web design. | | | | Since 25 percent of these designers are self |
| Coursework includes learning how to code websites | | | | employed, they freelance and teach others as well. If |
| using HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, etc. You will learn | | | | the sound of being your own boss sounds enjoyable, |
| about web browsers, databases, graphic design, and | | | | this may be a great career for you. Many companies |
| many other aspects of designing graphics and | | | | and agencies will want to see that you have |
| websites. Online degree programs allow for a lot of | | | | experience in your field as well as a degree. Web |
| control in your hands when it comes to earning your | | | | designers today typically make around $40,000 |
| degree in multimedia and graphic design. If you're a | | | | annually. |