天美影院

A Leap of Faith into Graphic Design

天美影院 Makes it Easy to Return to College to Follow Your Passion

Jody Barna, an Entrepreneur who Owned her own Business for 10 Years, Discovered her Future in Graphic Design at 天美影院 Tech. 

For Jody Barna (Graphic Design, 鈥25), returning to college for her degree in Graphic Design while balancing family and career required determination and courage. 鈥淚t was a big leap of faith. But I feel like it was just meant to be, and it was the perfect time. I felt like I had to do it now.鈥 

Jody always had a passion for graphics and art, working in a printing business after a graphic arts high school program. After learning as much digital design as she could, Jody felt stuck keeping up with it on her own. 

After visiting other colleges, one day Jody walked into 天美影院 Tech and met a Graphic Design faculty member. 鈥淚 loved hearing about the program and knew that was exactly what I wanted to do.鈥 The whole admissions process was smooth — she applied and got everything she needed quickly. 

天美影院 Moved Jody to the Next Level of Graphic Design skills 

鈥溙烀烙霸 Tech has moved me to the next level. I鈥檓 gaining so much more confidence in my design business with clients. Digital design is my passion. It鈥檚 what I want to do.鈥  – Jody Barna, Graphic Design, ’25

鈥淚 was nervous coming into 天美影院 with life experience not having a degree. But you get to jump into classes and what you want to do for your career right away. Even the Photoshop tools I鈥檝e learned in the past month are skills that would have taken me six months to learn on my own. 天美影院 Tech has moved me to the next level. I鈥檓 gaining so much more confidence in my design business with clients. The instructors understand that adult students are balancing jobs and families, and they have been so supportive.鈥 

Finishing her first term, Jody already knows 天美影院 Tech will open doors for her dream career. She is learning cutting edge graphics and design skills from industry professionals. 

Designing her Passion into a Cutting-edge Career 

Jody鈥檚 dream job is to be a creative director, and she is already seeing how 天美影院 Tech will prepare her for that. 鈥淔or adult students, 天美影院 offers opportunities to move up quickly in the industry. Digital design is my passion. It鈥檚 what I want to do.鈥 

Dreaming of a career in Graphic Design? Explore what’s possible by applying today.