“You know when you are asked what you want to be when you grow up, well I always loved Interior Design and to be able to attend Virginia Marti was truly the push I needed to have that become a reality. VMCAD made me hone in on my skills and excel in my art. The professors were there to push me to be my best and create my best. I can honestly say that I am in a career that I love and running an Interior Design business that I know would have never happened without my education from VMCAD.”

Zakiee Labib, 2007
Founder, Devine Dwelling

“VMCAD has prepared me in every way for the retail industry. I have learned that fashion and trends are all about taking risks, but so is pushing your way to the top. I have been working my way up to become a buyer in the surf industry and I definitely wouldn’t be able to accomplish what I have without my knowledge from VMCAD. In many ways it also taught me to have more confidence in myself.”

Kelsey Lesesky, 2006
Lead Merchandiser and Assistant Buyer, Curl

“My experience at Virginia Marti College was wonderful. The instructors, the administrators, were really about business and teaching us how to become fashion designers and fashion merchandisers. You will get the best skills, in art, that you wouldn’t get from any other college in this state. I’ve seen the work that gets done and nothing can compare to this college.”

Josetta Belford, 2004
Owner, Sugar Foot

“While entering my final quarter at Virginia Marti College I landed an internship at Hyland Software in Westlake….. Everything I have ever worked for, and everything VMCAD had supported me in was riding on me now. Those two years spent at Virginia Marti were a real eye opener into the world and the experience needed to succeed. Without attending Virginia Marti College I don’t think I would have developed both the mind set, and skill set that I have now.”

Brad Burke, 2010
Graphic and Video Designer, Hyland Software

“My time at VMC shines among the best times of my life. When I started, I wasn’t sure I had the skills to become a graphic designer. I was coming from a background without software skills, and I was also lacking in other areas (Art Fundamentals really made a difference). I feel that the instructors were both…”


– Kimberly Roth
Graphics Coordinator at Penton Media
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