Marketing and Design Program

Marketing and design student with instructor

Marketing and design skills go together like ad pop-ups and social media. A marketing expert with great ideas need not depend on others to move concepts into reality. With promotional know-how, creative design, and high-tech, programming skills, Ridgewater Marketing and Design students enjoy a unique, hands-on confidence to take multimedia campaigns from beginning to end.

Program Requirements and Job Outlook

Marketing & Design AAS Marketing and Design Diploma

Program delivery

Hutchinson and Willmar campuses
Online – blended
Fall and spring starts

Skills you will learn

Marketing and sales theory
Advertising and promotion
Spreadsheets and databases
Multimedia and the web
Color theory and design elements
Image editing and usage
E-commerce data and decision-making
Interpersonal and digital communications

Choose Ridgewater

Marketing and multimedia design students combine the best of two exciting, highly in-demand worlds in Ridgewater’s Marketing and Design program. With the help of our current, approachable, experienced faculty, you will develop a strong marketing and business foundation and then apply your ideas to web programming, e-commerce, social media, and graphic design. For the self-motivated graduates, this exploding industry awaits you with endless opportunities!

Program attributes that help students thrive

Comprehensive education to market all aspects of business
Collaborative learning through interactive classroom sessions and hands-on assignments
Partner in Business Cluster of programs for flexibility in courses and student interests
Convenient online format for some classes
Strong industry partnerships for hands-on internships
Leadership and business competition opportunities, including DECA business club
Partnership with Concordia University, St. Paul for students pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration on the Ridgewater Campus

If you love working with people, but you’re also great at working creatively on computers, Marketing and Design is your ticket to a win-win career you’ll love!