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Looking for a career where you can use your creativity? Art and design students graduating with an associate's degree leave Delta prepared to pursue gainful employment at regional art galleries, design firms, photography studios or printing businesses.

They are also primed to successfully transfer to four-year colleges and universities to obtain a bachelor's degree in art, art history, design or graphic design. 

Delta College art department faculty members are practicing professional artists or designers, as well as professional art and design academics. They each bring their own wealth of creative and professional experiences into the classroom. The faculty members in the art and design program prepare students to achieve proficiency in traditional, new and emerging visual arts and technologies. Instructors are active professionally in their fields of study throughout the community.
 

Opportunities to learn and participate

Delta College Gallery

  • Year-round exhibitions by contemporary artists
  • Artist lectures and informal gallery talks
  • Annual Visiting Artist exhibition and lecture/workshop
  • Annual student exhibition

Local and national art & design awards and scholarships

  • League of Innovations Annual Art Competition
  • LAND Fine Arts & Illustration Competitions
  • Gary Laatsch Art Scholarship Competition
  • Peter and Suzanne Frantz Art Award Endowment

Program details

The art history courses and art and design studio courses at Delta build a solid foundation and develop a student’s academic, conceptual, creative, critical, formal, historical, technical and theoretical skills. Delta’s art faculty have a legacy of engaging the Delta College centers and main campus, surrounding communities and regional businesses with accomplished art and design excellence.

Courses include drawing, painting, 2d, 3d, sculpture, ceramics, photography, graphic design, art history, art and design portfolio, art and design internships and approved individual instructions.
 

Degree info

Associate in Fine Arts

Art + Design

  • In-person/online
  • Blended
  • Estimated tuition & fees
  • $13,080 (in-district)
    $20,520 (out-of-district)
    $21,400 (out-of-state)

There's more: art on campus

Outside of the classroom, you will find works of art displayed throughout the halls and the outside grounds of campus. Delta strives to support the art community and provide a space to display and enjoy all types of artistic mediums. 

Gallery

The Gallery features an array of different types of art, from painting and ceramics to textiles and mixed media, it is a great way to pass time between classes and get a little culture along the way. You might even find yourself meeting a featured artist, being drawn to take an art class yourself or discovering a new passion.

Permanent Art Collection

Delta's permanent art collection holds more than 150 works. It is a community resource for teaching and raising aesthetic awareness. The collection embodies artwork that shares perspectives and reflects the lived experiences of the residents living, working and attending school in the Great Lakes Bay Region. Students, staff, faculty and visitors can view this collection throughout Delta College’s main campus, as well as its downtown centers in Saginaw, Bay City and Midland.  

Sculpture Walk

The Delta College Sculpture Walk is a free, outdoor collection of works showcasing multiple styles and media by various artists. All works may be experienced 365 days a year—without the need for an appointment. It encourages intellectual conversation, illuminates the creative process and provides an aesthetic environment for everyone to enjoy.

Visiting artist grant

The Delta College Art + Design Program invites professional artists based in Michigan to showcase and present their work through the Visiting Artist Grant. Each semester, selected artists exhibit work in Delta’s Gallery and lead a workshop for Art + Design students.

Transfer

One of the best things about Delta College is the opportunity to start here and go anywhere. And, in the process, save thousands of dollars. It's a smart choice to get your associate's and then transfer on.

Delta works with many colleges and universities to provide associate-to-bachelor’s degree transfer pathways. Check out what's available in this career field.

Find transfer options  

Job outlook

Interested in a career in art and design? Learn more about our region’s employment outlook and career opportunities you can pursue in this field of study by reviewing the sampling below. Visit Career Coach to search all careers.

 

 

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Contact us

Program Coordinator
Michael Glowacki
S249
michaelglowacki@delta.edu
989-686-9011