Pacific Design Academy Review

This review is for the graphic design course.

I want to say first of all, all of my classmates are employed. Either before we graduated or a few months after. I felt this was pretty good considering the pandemic and all.

Pros:
Great technical skills (Adobe)

Half of the teachers were AMAZING

Get to meet real industry professionals

I have the confidence/knowledge to run my own business

Keep you up to date with jobs/scholarships while you are attending

Smaller classes (this is my preference)

Cons:
High teacher turn over/staff need to be better paid

Can be disorganized

People will steal your stuff if you leave it out

I had to teach myself about design fundamentals

Not recognized by most other schools for a transfer program (if you want to upgrade your certificate)

Well there you have it. I would recommend it if you're wanting to learn design in an incredibly design focused school. No time/money wasting extra courses you have to take. And you'll be a great designer on the other side.

Awesome,inspiring learning environment for aspiring designers. Beautiful location too!

Excellent experience so far in the App and Web Program

Excellent school. I'm in the Motion Picture Production Program - learning a lot and having a great time!

My son has had the privilege of attending a summer Graphic Design program and both he and I couldn't be happier with the choice.
His instructors have so much knowledge, and such a passion for what they are teaching that it really keeps students engaged and eager for more

Do not waste your money at this place, they treat employees terribly and expect extra work outside of your job description. They also fire people if they take too much time off while they are in the hospital. The new owner Isabel has no idea how to run a business and is a cancer to everybody.

I am a recent grad from PDA and I can not say enough good things about the program! The department head, Jen Forbes, is fantastic and dedicated to the success of the students in the program. My skills have grown so much in the last 2 years and I feel confident that I will be successful in career!

I am a graduating student from the graphic design program and I have really enjoyed my time at Pacific Design Academy. The program provided me with high quality instruction in the Adobe Creative Suite, design concepts, typography, and more. I would also like to thank Jennifer Forbes, our department head for everything she has done! I'm excited to start working this summer :)

garment construction class was really great and I learned a lot!

Tried the digital photography course, course material was detailed, instructor was professional

I'm a second-year photography student at Pacific Design Academy in the Professional Photography and Imaging Program. I absolutely love the program!
The program is two years, but the time has flied since we're always having so much fun learning and doing projects that will help us reach new levels in our photography. All of the classes are extremely useful... and the instructors are all incredibly talented, very knowledgable and extremely passionate about what they teach. It's so wonderful learning from them all, they have all taught us so much and have made our love of photography bloom.
My classmates and I have come such a long way from the beginning! It's so wonderful to see so much improvement. To me, everyday is a joy attending PDA.