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Canada, Ontario
Type: College
Location Type: Semi-Urban
Founded: 1967
Total Students: 24,500 +
Int. Students: 8,700 +
Main Campus Address
4180 Duke of York Boulevard, Mississauga, Ontario, CA
Apply your creativity and passion for design to help brands succeed
If you’re a creative hands-on learner that loves to collaborate with like-minded individuals, our Visual Merchandising Arts program could be a great fit. In this dynamic two-year diploma program, you’ll learn how to develop exciting and memorable installations for big and small brands both online and in-store. You’ll also develop a greater understanding of how brands attract consumers, maximize their engagement, and motivate them to buy.
Get ready for a career in visual merchandising with hands-on experience
Collaborate on installations from concept to creation including retail windows, pop-up shops, and interior retail environments
Use visual storytelling for social, digital, and physical branding and marketing
Style for fashion, products, and interiors for use in both media and physical retail environments
Engage in hands-on fabrication of sustainable prop and fixture design
Learn in dedicated visual merchandising studios with all the resources you can imagine
At our LEED-certified Hazel McCallion Campus in the heart of Mississauga, you’ll have access to a dedicated visual merchandising studio and prop room; window display environments; a material resource room; our cutting-edge sustainable Material Connexions Library (one of only two in Canada!); a wood shop; fabrication facilities; and a large-format printing centre.
Working in state-of-the-art facilities under the guidance of practicing professors who are well-connected to industry, you’ll be on your way to a successful professional career in visual merchandising.
Dive into the industry through an exciting field placement
You’ll have the opportunity to select from a curated list of leading industry partners to complete your 160 hours of field placement. During this placement you'll be able to apply the skills you’ve learned and build your professional network. Field placement hosts offer experiences in retail merchandising, styling, fabrications, marketing, branding, events and digital marketing.
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