PROGRAMS

Where Creativity Becomes Capability

Explore full-time, part-time, and summer programs designed to build your creative voice and sharpen the real-world skills that bring it to life. Whether you're here to launch a career, level up, or try something new—your design journey starts here.

PROGRAMS

From Digital
to Built, Visual
to Wearable

Design isn’t one-size-fits-all—and neither are our programs. At Pacific Design Academy, you can dive deep into distinct creative disciplines that span digital, spatial, visual, and material design. Whether your passion lies in branding, interiors, storytelling, or apparel, each program blends technical skill-building with creative exploration to help you shape a unique design voice—and a future-ready portfolio.

Graphic Media
Design

Design that Works

Build a portfolio that’s as strategic as it is stunning—develop branding, layout, digital design, and real-world creative solutions guided by practicing professionals.

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Fashion
Design

Where Style Meets Story

Create collections with purpose, expression, and technical precision—from concept sketch to runway-ready garments.

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Interior
Design

Space with Intention

Learn to shape environments that are functional, inclusive, and inspiring through studio projects, design theory, and industry mentorship.

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Architectural Building Technology

From Draft to Detail

Blend architecture, drafting, and sustainability with real-world construction knowledge to bring buildings from blueprint to reality.

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App & Web
Development

Code Meets Creativity

Combine design thinking with front-end coding skills to build beautiful, functional digital products for real users.

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Motion Picture Production

Storytelling in Motion

Learn cinematography, editing, and production workflows as you bring stories to life across fiction, documentary, and commercial formats.

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Pick Your Path.
Build Your Portfolio. Launch Your Career.

At PDA, your instructors are practicing designers who know the truth: it’s the portfolio—not the degree—that lands the job.

AIGA & Google Design Census 2019

72% of hiring managers prioritize portfolios over degrees.

Assistant Director, Netflix Production (Reddit AMA)

No one in film asks where you studied. They ask, ‘What have you worked on?

Hiring Manager at Gensler

When we recruit junior designers, we spend 90% of the time reviewing portfolios. A degree might show discipline, but your portfolio shows vision.

Hiring Producer, BBC Studios

In production, your portfolio is your resumé.

InVision Product Design Hiring Report

A strong portfolio outweighs a design degree every time.

Hiring Manager, Vogue Talent Contest

Your portfolio is your fashion voice. We look for originality, taste level, and risk—all through visuals.

Principal Designer at Yabu Pushelberg

We hire based on creativity and clarity in the portfolio, not academic background

Designer at Alexander McQueen

We care more about your sketches and garment construction than what school you went to.

Interior Design Magazine, Hiring Trends

In interior design, your visual storytelling is your currency. Portfolios tell that story—degrees just support it.

Senior Designer, Pentagram

In graphic design, your portfolio is your degree. That’s what clients and agencies care about.

Production Manager, A24 Films

We look at what you’ve done, not what you studied. That’s the industry standard now.

InVision Design Hiring Report

A solid portfolio with thoughtful case studies will beat a fancy degree every time.

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PROGRAMS

Where Creativity Becomes Capability

PROGRAMS

From Digital
to Built, Visual
to Wearable

Graphic Media
Design

Design that Works

Fashion
Design

Where Style Meets Story

Interior
Design

Space with Intention

Architectural Building Technology

From Draft to Detail

App & Web
Development

Code Meets Creativity

Motion Picture Production

Storytelling in Motion

Full Time Diploma Programs

Professional Design Certificates

Part Time
Design Workshops

Summer
Design Programs

Pick Your Path.
Build Your Portfolio. Launch Your Career.

72% of hiring managers prioritize portfolios over degrees.

No one in film asks where you studied. They ask, ‘What have you worked on?

When we recruit junior designers, we spend 90% of the time reviewing portfolios. A degree might show discipline, but your portfolio shows vision.

In production, your portfolio is your resumé.

A strong portfolio outweighs a design degree every time.

Your portfolio is your fashion voice. We look for originality, taste level, and risk—all through visuals.

We hire based on creativity and clarity in the portfolio, not academic background

We care more about your sketches and garment construction than what school you went to.

In interior design, your visual storytelling is your currency. Portfolios tell that story—degrees just support it.

In graphic design, your portfolio is your degree. That’s what clients and agencies care about.

We look at what you’ve done, not what you studied. That’s the industry standard now.

A solid portfolio with thoughtful case studies will beat a fancy degree every time.

Feeling inspired?

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PROGRAMS

Where Creativity Becomes Capability

PROGRAMS

From Digitalto Built, Visual to Wearable

Graphic MediaDesign

Design that Works

FashionDesign

Where Style Meets Story

InteriorDesign

Space with Intention

Architectural Building Technology

From Draft to Detail

App & WebDevelopment

Code Meets Creativity

Motion Picture Production

Storytelling in Motion

Full Time Diploma Programs

Professional Design Certificates

Part Time Design Workshops

Summer Design Programs

Pick Your Path. Build Your Portfolio. Launch Your Career.

72% of hiring managers prioritize portfolios over degrees.

No one in film asks where you studied. They ask, ‘What have you worked on?

When we recruit junior designers, we spend 90% of the time reviewing portfolios. A degree might show discipline, but your portfolio shows vision.

In production, your portfolio is your resumé.

A strong portfolio outweighs a design degree every time.

Your portfolio is your fashion voice. We look for originality, taste level, and risk—all through visuals.

We hire based on creativity and clarity in the portfolio, not academic background

We care more about your sketches and garment construction than what school you went to.

In interior design, your visual storytelling is your currency. Portfolios tell that story—degrees just support it.

In graphic design, your portfolio is your degree. That’s what clients and agencies care about.

We look at what you’ve done, not what you studied. That’s the industry standard now.

A solid portfolio with thoughtful case studies will beat a fancy degree every time.

Feeling inspired?

REACH US

Connect with us

Quick links

NAVIGATE

From Digital
to Built, Visual
to Wearable

Graphic Media
Design

Fashion
Design

Interior
Design

App & Web
Development

Part Time
Design Workshops

Summer
Design Programs

Pick Your Path.
Build Your Portfolio. Launch Your Career.