Visual Communication Arts

Visual Communication Arts: A.S.

The Visual Communication Arts degree prepares students for successful careers in Visual Communication and fosters students’ transfer to four-year institutions. These diverse and dynamic careers include animation, graphic design, game design, new media design, web design, motion graphics, fashion design, scientific and medical illustration, industrial design, art education, art history, art therapy, architecture, video production, editorial illustration, fine arts, interior design and photography.

50% or more of this program can be completed online.

Additional Program Info

Broadly, students in the Visual Communication Arts degree program will learn the theory and practice of the dynamic between an image and an idea. They will acquire the conceptual and technical skills critical to the application of contemporary image-based communication in a global environment. They will also analyze and evaluate the creative process.

All students will complete a set of core courses: Introduction to Two-Dimensional Design, Introduction to Three-Dimensional Design, Beginning Drawing, Introduction to Computer Graphics, and an art history elective. They will also complete a speaking or theater course—Effective Speaking or Introduction to Acting or Oral Interpretation—and a cardiovascular physical education course, as well as General Education courses in a variety of fields.

Transfer Opportunities

2+2 = a Professional Career

If you have just graduated from high school, why not pursue an exciting Visual Communication Arts Career at SUNY Broome! Earn your Associate in Science Degree in Visual Communication Arts at SUNY Broome and then transfer to a four-year college for just two more years to complete your B.A., B.S. or B.F.A. degree.

Art Education
Art History
Art Therapy
Architecture
Animation
Editorial Illustration
Fashion Design
Fine Arts
Game Design
Industrial Design—automotive & product design
Interior Design
Photography
Scientific & Medical Illustration
Motion Graphics
New Media Design
Video Production
Web Design

Binghamton University: Studio Art, BA
SUNY Brockport
SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo State College: Art, BA
SUNY Fashion Institute of Technology: Fine Arts, BFA
Cazenovia College: Visual Communications, BFA; Interior Design, BFA
Daemen College: Graphic Design, BA
Marywood University: Art Therapy, BA; Graphic Design, BFA; Photography, BFA
SUNY Fredonia: Graphic Design, BA
SUNY Oswego: Graphic Design, BA

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Art and Design Student Drawings on Exhibit at Gallery @ SUNY Broome
by smuddelm on October 4, 2023 at 3:50 pm
Currently on exhibit within the Gallery at SUNY Broome throughout October are student drawings developed within Professor Groat’s Beginning Drawing course (ART 115). Beginning Drawing is a 3-credit studio course
A message from one of our alumni to Professor Patricia Evans
by smuddelm on June 1, 2020 at 7:04 pm
Emily Rowe, Visual Communications alumnus, connects with her former professor, Professor Patricia Evans and shares her Senior Online Exhibition Hello Patricia! I am excited to say that my senior online
ART 226 student with visual challenge rebrands local business
by smuddelm on May 11, 2020 at 1:36 pm
Adjunct Instructor Rich Harrington’s ART 226: Advanced Computer Imagery class got a taste of the “real world” this semester when they were tasked with rebranding a local business. Students were
Woof: Professor Zeggert’s pet portrait on exhibit in NYC
by cablecm on January 31, 2020 at 5:48 pm
SUNY Broome Visual Communication Arts Professor David Zeggert's oil portrait of Charlie, an English bulldog, has been accepted into the Animal Attraction exhibition at the Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Ave., in New York City. The show runs from Feb. 3 through 21.
The Art of the Real: Alison opts for Honors and prepares for her future as an animator
by cablecm on December 18, 2019 at 9:06 pm
Alison just finished her first semester in SUNY Broome;s Honors Program. The Visual Communication Arts major plans to one day become an animator. “It’s nice that it’s a place where people encourage you to look around and decide what you want to do,” she said of her SUNY Broome experience. Challenge yourself at SUNY Broome!