Shillington School

Start Date	None scheduled
Cost	$14,950
Class size	N/A
Location	Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney

Shillington is a global design school created by today’s professionals to help students upskill and change careers. With campuses in New York, London, Manchester, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane—the fast-paced, intensive course teaches the skills required to succeed as a designer. The innovative curriculum encourages experimentation, creative thinking and problem solving—all linked to real-world design briefs. Shillington treats students as designers from day one, covering design principles, color theory and typography basics. Shillington students graduate with a professional design portfolio and industry-relevant skills, going on to work for top creative studios, big brands or launching their own businesses—all within 3 months full-time or 9 months part-time. For the full list of upcoming course dates, check the Sydney and Melbourne page: https://www.shillingtoneducation.com/au/graphic-design-course/course-dates-and-fees/

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(AU) Part-Time Graphic Design Course

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Part Time 7 Hours/week

39 Weeks

Start Date	Rolling Start Date
Cost	$13,950
Class size	N/A
Location	Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney

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(NY) Full-Time Graphic Design Course

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Full Time 40 Hours/week

13 Weeks

Start Date	Rolling Start Date
Cost	$14,950
Class size	69
Location	New York City

Shillington is a global design school created by today’s professionals to help students upskill and change careers. With campuses in New York, London, Manchester, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane—the fast-paced, intensive course teaches the skills required to succeed as a designer. The innovative curriculum encourages experimentation, creative thinking and problem solving—all linked to real-world design briefs. Shillington treats students as designers from day one, covering design principles, color theory and typography basics. Shillington students graduate with a professional design portfolio and industry-relevant skills, going on to work for top creative studios, big brands or launching their own businesses—all within 3 months full-time or 9 months part-time. For the full list of upcoming course dates, check the New York page: https://www.shillingtoneducation.com/us/graphic-design-course/course-dates-and-fees/

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(NY) Part-Time Graphic Design Course

In Person

Part Time 7 Hours/week

39 Weeks

Start Date	Rolling Start Date
Cost	$13,950
Class size	46
Location	New York City

Shillington is a global design school created by today’s professionals to help students upskill and change careers. With campuses in New York, London, Manchester, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane—the fast-paced, intensive course teaches the skills required to succeed as a designer. The innovative curriculum encourages experimentation, creative thinking and problem solving—all linked to real-world design briefs. Shillington treats students as designers from day one, covering design principles, color theory and typography basics. Shillington students graduate with a professional design portfolio and industry-relevant skills, going on to work for top creative studios, big brands or launching their own businesses—all within 3 months full-time or 9 months part-time. For the full list of upcoming course dates, check the New York page: https://www.shillingtoneducation.com/us/graphic-design-course/course-dates-and-fees/

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(UK) Full-Time Graphic Design Course

In Person

Full Time 40 Hours/week

13 Weeks

Start Date	Rolling Start Date
Cost	£12,950
Class size	47
Location	Manchester, London

Shillington is a global design school created by today’s professionals to help students upskill and change careers. With campuses in New York, London, Manchester, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane—the fast-paced, intensive course teaches the skills required to succeed as a designer. The innovative curriculum encourages experimentation, creative thinking and problem solving—all linked to real-world design briefs. Shillington treats students as designers from day one, covering design principles, color theory and typography basics. Shillington students graduate with a professional design portfolio and industry-relevant skills, going on to work for top creative studios, big brands or launching their own businesses—all within 3 months full-time or 9 months part-time. For the full list of upcoming course dates, check the London and Manchester page: https://www.shillingtoneducation.com/uk/graphic-design-course/course-dates-and-fees/

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(UK) Part-Time Graphic Design Course

In Person

Part Time 7 Hours/week

39 Weeks

Start Date	Rolling Start Date
Cost	£10,950
Class size	47
Location	Manchester, London

Shillington is a global design school created by today’s professionals to help students upskill and change careers. With campuses in New York, London, Manchester, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane—the fast-paced, intensive course teaches the skills required to succeed as a designer. The innovative curriculum encourages experimentation, creative thinking and problem solving—all linked to real-world design briefs. Shillington treats students as designers from day one, covering design principles, color theory and typography basics. Shillington students graduate with a professional design portfolio and industry-relevant skills, going on to work for top creative studios, big brands or launching their own businesses—all within 3 months full-time or 9 months part-time. For the full list of upcoming course dates, check the London and Manchester page: https://www.shillingtoneducation.com/uk/graphic-design-course/course-dates-and-fees/

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(UK Time Zone) Online Part-Time Graphic Design Course

Online

Part Time 9 Hours/week

32 Weeks

Design

Start Date	Rolling Start Date
Cost	£9,950
Class size	27
Location	Manchester, London

The Online Course mimics the On-Campus experience as closely as possible—maintaining the Shillington ethos. A majority of lectures, demonstrations and briefs will be delivered live by your teachers during class time, and additional study material will be made available as recordings after the class. The Online Course is designed to keep you engaged and connected with your fellow classmates and teachers over the duration of the course. The teachers will be there to guide and support you in real-time as they would in the classroom. You’ll also be working on real-world briefs individually, in pairs or groups with your fellow students to apply what you’ve learnt. The course meets Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday nights for 9 months. Classes are offered in 3 time zones—US East Coast, US West Coast and UK.

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(US East Coast Time Zone) Online Part-Time Graphic Design Course

Online

Part Time 9 Hours/week

32 Weeks

Design

Start Date	Rolling Start Date
Cost	$12,950
Class size	27
Location	New York City

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Getting In

(US West Coast Time Zone) Online Part-Time Graphic Design Course

Online

Part Time 9 Hours/week

32 Weeks

Design

Start Date	Rolling Start Date
Cost	$12,950
Class size	27
Location	Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, New York City

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Anonymous
designer • Student
Nov 02, 2016
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think twice
If you think you will be a graphic designer in 3 months or a year, than i am afraid you are illuded.

I did that course in london because my background was graphic designer, honestly if I think about it now I would have gone on holiday with all that money. 7000£ its f*** a lot.

Think that time is too short to learn and become a graphic designer, especially if you are a bigginer to degital design. We were using Adobe cs3 when cs5.5 was out.

furthermore master...
If you think you will be a graphic designer in 3 months or a year, than i am afraid you are illuded.

I did that course in london because my background was graphic designer, honestly if I think about it now I would have gone on holiday with all that money. 7000£ its f*** a lot.

Think that time is too short to learn and become a graphic designer, especially if you are a bigginer to degital design. We were using Adobe cs3 when cs5.5 was out.

furthermore mastering illustretor doesnt happen from today to tomorrow, u need time and a lot of practice. indesig has so many features u cant simply learn it like that, it's unbelievable to do it in 3 months, photoshop there is a lot to learn as well. SERIOUSLY are u crazy???? i was so stupid ;(

I come out with a elementari portfolio which is very much for beginner, You can literally tell that, and a printed certifcate which wasnt even recognised . Anyway I knew that but I thought I would get the right tools to look for a new job, WRONG! Agencies are looking for professinals or with some sort of experice.

i also took the course because I thought they would have had some connection to other agencies which were looking for a new junior designer WRONG!!

The only good thing was that I had a few works done for my portafolio, so honestly do u want to pay £7000 for that. I was so crazy and so disappointed, but at that time I was desperate to look for a carrier change. I would not raccomend to anyone this college.

I had to lear more watching lynda.com it was great and i really learned a lot, also inexpensive .

sorry for my english but i hope u got the point. im a foregner heheh!!, i hope my experience can help someone, especially who hasnt got so much money. i had to work double hours to pay that shit course. Anyway anything they say, of course it will look great and wonderful from the outside. if u dont believe me that go for it . good luck !!!

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Anonymous
Graduate • (NY) Full-Time Graphic Design Course • New York City
Oct 30, 2016
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Didn't work for me
This review comes a little late but better late than never. I attended Shillington back in 2013 and although it may have been a good fit for some people, it was not a good fit for me. I learned a lot about graphic design but it didn’t seem to take me very far. I feel this program leads you to believe that you can learn graphic design and launch a decent career without any prior experience in the industry which in my opinion is not an accurate assessment. I myself had no exp...
This review comes a little late but better late than never. I attended Shillington back in 2013 and although it may have been a good fit for some people, it was not a good fit for me. I learned a lot about graphic design but it didn’t seem to take me very far. I feel this program leads you to believe that you can learn graphic design and launch a decent career without any prior experience in the industry which in my opinion is not an accurate assessment. I myself had no experience and the ability to find work after graduation was non-existent. In addition, a majority of my classmates had prior design and Adobe operating knowledge which only made my experience more challenging. If this was the case than the course should have required prerequisites. Perhaps if the instructors had also been somewhat encouraging, I would have been inclined to leave a more positive review.

All that remains from my time with Shillington is a huge binder filled with handouts and a dusty unused portfolio. The course was pretty pricey and I think people should think very carefully before enrolling because I regret taking it. If you love designing or have prior experience in Adobe and want to build on that, then go for it. If you are new to the industry however and are looking for a job or new line of work, I would save my money. You are better off working in retail.

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Updated October 07, 2014

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