Bachelor in Design and Visual Communications (Bachelor's)

Tuition is Tuition for the 2026-2027 academic year is $24,500 per year..

This programme is offered as a full bachelor's degree on a full-time, on-campus basis. Students engage in studio-based learning with weekly lab hours across four campus labs. The curriculum integrates art, design, communication, and business through hands-on projects and collaborative work.

Focus areas include Graphic Design, Motion Design, Digital Media Arts, Illustration & Book Art, Videography/Photography, Product Design.

The programme requires 120 credits, distributed across general education, major-specific courses, and studio lab hours. Students complete a series of applied projects, critiques, and community-based assignments throughout the program.

Graduates enter roles such as graphic designer, motion designer, illustrator, marketing specialist, and production artist in creative industries.

Applicants must submit high school transcripts or equivalent. A minimum GPA of 2.5 is required. Official transcripts and a portfolio are required for admission.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. on-campus, full-time, four years. For international students, tuition is around the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 88% of applicants.

Set in Central Illinois, Eureka College has an intimate campus community where students participate across many parts of college life. Performances, recitals, presentations, games, clubs, service opportunities, leadership activities, and athletics shape the on-campus experience. The college has expanded its reach in the past decade to welcome students from surrounding states and abroad. International students can access orientation, housing options, career development, student resources, and international student services.

Academic programs are designed to balance required learning with the freedom to pursue intellectual interests and career goals. Eureka offers 33 majors, 20 minors, and 11 pre-professional programs, including pre-med and pre-law. Areas identified among its academic offerings include teacher education, nursing, business administration, kinesiology, psychology, and communications and media studies. Students can tailor their learning through the 10 Essentials approach, which focuses on essential skills while allowing individual choice. Every class is taught by faculty rather than teaching assistants.

Students come from Peoria, other small towns around Central Illinois, surrounding states, and abroad. Almost half of the student body are first-generation college students. The college supports involvement through organizations, Greek life, service opportunities, leadership, and fourteen Division III athletic teams. Student-athletes have combined classroom work and competition for more than 100 years. International students should also know that experiential learning and international travel are part of the Uniquely Eureka Advantage, alongside a tuition guarantee and a four-year-or-free promise.