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Web and graphic design courses in New York

11 web and graphic design programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

10 schools offer these web and graphic design programs, and New York has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Web developers create and maintain websites, and digital designers develop and test a site's layout, functions and navigation so it's easy to use. Education ranges from a high school diploma to a bachelor's degree, and you may not need a specific credential if you can show your abilities through earlier work or projects.1

In New York, 10 of the 11 programs take students without a high school diploma and 1 asks for a diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 11 programs here are web development certificate or course (6 programs), adobe software course or certification (3 programs) and web design certificate or course (2 programs).

See the 11 programs

How much do web and graphic design courses cost in New York?

$3,276 to $4,700 is what most web and graphic design programs in New York cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 5 programs with a price. All of them: $1,720 to $5,225

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Not reported
None of the 11 programs report it
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
None of the 11 programs report it
Length
1 to 21 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in New York may also offer web and graphic design courses. How these figures are made

Are there free web and graphic design courses in New York?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 11 web and graphic design programs in New York approved for WIOA funding

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11 programs

  • Web development certificate or courseOnlineNo diploma needed

    Front End JavaScript Fundamentals

    Suny Adirondack

    Based in Queensbury, NY

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Suny Adirondack, based in Queensbury, NYWeb development certificate or course · Accredited schoolOnline · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Front End JavaScript Fundamentals at Suny Adirondack
    More details about Front End JavaScript Fundamentals at Suny Adirondack
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    11
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, Front End JavaScript Fundamentals at Suny Adirondack

  • Web design certificate or courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Webpage Designer

    Penn Foster

    Based in Scranton, PA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Penn Foster, based in Scranton, PAWeb design certificate or courseOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,720
    Program website, Webpage Designer at Penn Foster
    More details about Webpage Designer at Penn Foster
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    52 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,720
    Program website, Webpage Designer at Penn Foster

  • Web development certificate or courseOnlineNo diploma needed

    55320 Programming with HTML CSS and JavaScript

    Logical Operations

    Based in Liverpool, NY

    No diploma needed

    Logical Operations, based in Liverpool, NYWeb development certificate or courseOnline · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,276
    Program website, 55320 Programming with HTML CSS and JavaScript at Logical Operations
    More details about 55320 Programming with HTML CSS and JavaScript at Logical Operations
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 33 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,276
    Program website, 55320 Programming with HTML CSS and JavaScript at Logical Operations

  • Adobe software course or certificationIn personNo diploma needed

    Adobe Photoshop Levels 1 and 2 and Adobe Illustrator Levels 1 and 2

    Brewster Technology

    Brewster

    No diploma needed

    Brewster Technology, BrewsterAdobe software course or certificationIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,500
    Program website, Adobe Photoshop Levels 1 and 2 and Adobe Illustrator Levels 1 and 2 at Brewster Technology
    More details about Adobe Photoshop Levels 1 and 2 and Adobe Illustrator Levels 1 and 2 at Brewster Technology
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    4 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,500
    Program website, Adobe Photoshop Levels 1 and 2 and Adobe Illustrator Levels 1 and 2 at Brewster Technology

  • Web development certificate or courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Web Development Certificate Program

    Hofstra University Continuing Education

    Hempstead

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Hofstra University Continuing Education, HempsteadWeb development certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,700
    Program website, Web Development Certificate Program at Hofstra University Continuing Education
    More details about Web Development Certificate Program at Hofstra University Continuing Education
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    19 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,700
    Program website, Web Development Certificate Program at Hofstra University Continuing Education

  • Adobe software course or certificationIn personNo diploma needed

    Adobe Illustrator (garment Design Advanced Level)

    New Technologies Information Institute

    New York

    No diploma needed

    New Technologies Information Institute, New YorkAdobe software course or certificationIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,225
    Program website, Adobe Illustrator (garment Design Advanced Level) at New Technologies Information Institute
    More details about Adobe Illustrator (garment Design Advanced Level) at New Technologies Information Institute
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    22 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,225
    Program website, Adobe Illustrator (garment Design Advanced Level) at New Technologies Information Institute

  • Adobe software course or certificationIn personNo diploma needed

    Adobe Photoshop Level II

    Brewster Technology

    Brewster

    No diploma needed

    Brewster Technology, BrewsterAdobe software course or certificationIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Adobe Photoshop Level II at Brewster Technology
    More details about Adobe Photoshop Level II at Brewster Technology
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 14 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, Adobe Photoshop Level II at Brewster Technology

  • Web development certificate or courseSeveral formatsNo diploma needed

    Front End Web Development

    Schenectady County Community College

    Na

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Schenectady County Community College, NaWeb development certificate or course · Accredited schoolSeveral formats · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    More details about Front End Web Development at Schenectady County Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported

  • Web development certificate or courseOnlineNo diploma needed

    Front End Web Development

    Albanycancode Cancode.Org

    Based in E Greenbush, NY

    No diploma needed

    Albanycancode Cancode.Org, based in E Greenbush, NYWeb development certificate or courseOnline · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Front End Web Development at Albanycancode Cancode.Org
    More details about Front End Web Development at Albanycancode Cancode.Org
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, Front End Web Development at Albanycancode Cancode.Org

  • Web design certificate or courseOnlineNo diploma needed

    Mobile & Desktop Web Developer/Responsive Web Design

    Tompkins Cortland Community College

    Based in Dryden, NY

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Tompkins Cortland Community College, based in Dryden, NYWeb design certificate or course · Accredited schoolOnline · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Mobile & Desktop Web Developer/Responsive Web Design at Tompkins Cortland Community College
    More details about Mobile & Desktop Web Developer/Responsive Web Design at Tompkins Cortland Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, Mobile & Desktop Web Developer/Responsive Web Design at Tompkins Cortland Community College

  • Web development certificate or courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Web Development Certificate

    Westchester Community College

    Valhalla

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Westchester Community College, ValhallaWeb development certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Web Development Certificate at Westchester Community College
    More details about Web Development Certificate at Westchester Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    53 weeks, 24 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, Web Development Certificate at Westchester Community College

How to pay for web and graphic design courses in New York

WIOA funding can pay for web and graphic design courses in New York

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for web and graphic design courses

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for web and graphic design courses

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Quick facts: Web and graphic design courses in New York

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
9th of 31
web and graphic design programs here, against the typical state's 10
11 vs 10

State comparisons use the same figures as the web and graphic design courses by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Web and graphic design courses in New York, Albany and other New York cities

Areas with 10 or more programs have a page of their own. Choosing another area filters the program list above. 5 programs are online.

Other training in New York

How web and graphic design courses compare with the rest of computers and IT: IT certification programs in New York

Where the New York web and graphic design program numbers come from

Which New York web and graphic design programs are on this list?

These are the web and graphic design programs New York approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what New York offers.

How the prices and results of New York web and graphic design programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the New York figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists New York among the states with "known data quality concerns".10 The figures here are shown as the state reported them; check them with the school before you enroll.

Sources for the facts about web and graphic design courses in New York

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Web Developers and Digital Designers
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List
  10. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns