Associate of Science
Web Design & UX
Degree in web design and UX overview
Web designers and developers, as well as user experience (UX) designers, are adept problem-solvers, creative engineers, and skilled professionals who apply their knowledge and skills to our ever-growing digital world.
At Pittsburgh Technical College, we’ll help you to apply design thinking to create compelling interfaces, screens, and webpages—and code them to streamline the user experience on desktops, tablets, and mobile devices. While developing design and programming skills and experience, our expert faculty in website design and UX courses work with you as you build wireframes, prototypes, and responsive websites.
You’ll have the tools and techniques to design, build, and program websites—and enter the industry as a designer, front-end coder, UX designer, and more.
Website design and UX degree highlights
AT PTC, our 24-month Web Design and User Experience program equips you with the knowledge and know-how to create websites by applying skills to create engaging front-end designs and coding skills to build effective back-end functionality. Our associate degree stands out for:
Small classes—With a 6:1 student-to-faculty ratio, you’ll have opportunities to work with faculty and classmates to build your skills throughout your web and UX courses.
Internship opportunities—Unlike other colleges for web design and user experience, at PTC, you’ll apply everything you’ve learned in a real-world internship. You’ll enter the workforce equipped with a personal website to showcase your talents to potential employers.
Web design and user experience career outlook: Join an ever-growing profession.
Choosing a career in website design and UX means that you’re joining one of the fastest-growing sectors in the U.S. economy. Jobs in this space, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, are projected to grow 23 percent over the next decade* —much faster than most other jobs.
Our alums have worked for Dick’s Sporting Goods, EZToUse, Higher Images, Larson O’Brien, and other employers in roles such as:
- Developer
- Digital design specialist
- Email marketing specialist
- Front-end designer and developer
- Interactive designer
- UI/UX engineer
- UX designer
- Web designer
Our digital world needs well-trained professionals. Like you.
Get ready to pursue a career in web design and user experience with the help of our Career Services staff. They’ll be there to help you land that all-important internship, which—unlike some colleges for web design—is a required part of our web and UX degree.
Education that pays dividends.
In 2021, the median pay for web developers and digital/website designers was $78,300 per year.**
96 percent of available 2022 graduates are working in their fields after graduation.*** That means we measure success by our grads who are working in their chosen fields and not just “fully employed” like other universities and colleges for web design and UX.
What you’ll learn
At PTC, our website design and UX degree will help you to apply everything you’ve learned—ranging from layout design to typography and color theory to digital imaging—to design sites that work seamlessly on anything from mobile devices to desktop computers.
Key skills you’ll develop in web and UX courses include how to:
- Animate screen elements to enhance the user experience.
- Diagnose and troubleshoot code errors.
- Understand at least five web languages and several frameworks used in web development, including HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.
- Use content management systems and create server-side codes to retrieve dynamic data.
- Write code to power highly interactive systems and applications.
Degree in web design and UX curriculum
The Associate of Science in Web and UX Design program consists of eight quarters. For descriptions of web and UX courses, visit our catalog.
Stories about web design and UX
Meet Connor White
"PTC helped support my career goals, giving me an education in a wide variety of web design and development areas. The degree in web design and development I received has made me a valuable candidate in the job market and provided me with a wide range of skills, which have helped me secure a senior-level position with less than two years in the field. I cannot recommend PTC enough; it has truly changed my life, and the professors and staff have become close colleagues and are still an invaluable resource in my ongoing career," says Connor White, a 2020 graduate.
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Meet Miranda Knee
"PTC’s web design and development program introduced me to the process of building a website from beginning to deployment. The process has been extremely helpful and useful for me, which is why I continue to stick with it to this day. I’m grateful to have been exposed to this process during my time at PTC—for it has helped me with many web projects at my day job and freelance work," says Miranda Knee, a 2015 graduate who works as an interactive developer.
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Tuition & financial aid
Unlike other colleges for web design and user experience, at PTC, you have the opportunity to pursue an affordable and accessible education. We offer a range of institution grants and scholarships, and we can help you find other outside resources to complete your package.
Re-entry application
We encourage students who have withdrawn from an academic program to reapply to complete a web/UX degree and successfully graduate.
Tuition & financial aid
Unlike other colleges for web design and user experience, at PTC, you have the opportunity to pursue an affordable and accessible education. We offer a range of institution grants and scholarships, and we can help you find other outside resources to complete your package.
Re-entry application
We encourage students who have withdrawn from an academic program to reapply to complete a web/UX degree and successfully graduate.
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