# What's the best graphics school online?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 9, 2013, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-graphics-school-online/668394 "2013-09-09T07:16:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![txcwaste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d78d45/32.png) [@txcwaste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txcwaste)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-graphics-school-online/668394/1 "2013-09-09T07:16:47Z")

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Looking at getting into graphics design anyone know some good places to go for online classes?

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-graphics-school-online/668394/2 "2013-09-09T07:23:32Z")

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**Moderator Action**

Questions seeking opinions belong in In My Humble Opinion (IMHO).

It’s no biggie. I’ll move this over for you.

Moving thread from General Questions to IMHO.

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**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-graphics-school-online/668394/3 "2013-09-09T09:39:44Z")

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[Creative Edge](http://www.creativeedge.com/) offers a subscription service to a ton of books for IT creative types.

[Lynda](http://www.lynda.com/) has good video tutorials for beginners.

Beyond that, I haven’t seen a good all-purpose reference source for advanced Adobe users. Usually you can learn just by googling “How do I do X in Photoshop/Illustrator/etc.”

If you want an interactive experience, many community colleges in the United States offer very affordable graphics courses either in person or online. You can [search all of their courses at once through the California Virtual Campus website.](http://www.cvc.edu/students/courses/?q=adobe&type=search&subject=ALL&segment=ALL&school=ALL&term=ALL)

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**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-graphics-school-online/668394/4 "2013-09-09T19:19:08Z")

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Honestly, I have no clue but it seems logical to at least consider the one with the best logo.

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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-graphics-school-online/668394/5 "2013-09-09T19:33:35Z")

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[Lynda.com](http://Lynda.com) is not just for beginners.