Pacific Design Academy

Pacific Design Academy(PDA), established in 1991, is a private vocational college located in Victoria, the capital of BC, Canada. PDA is certified by the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) and the Education Quality Assurance Accreditation Agency (EQA) of the Ministry of Advanced Education, and is listed as a Designated Learning Institution (DLI-O19394451567) of the Ministry of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). As such, we are qualified to recruit international students.

PDA offers quality education in design, with seven full-time programs that grant college diplomas. The programs are as follows:

1.     Graphic Design – 2 years​
2.     Interior Design – 2 years​
3.     Fashion Design – 2 years​
4.     App and Web Development – 2 years​
5.     Architectural Building Technology – 1 year​
6.     Motion Picture Production – 1 year​
7.     Professional Photographic Imaging – 2 years​

PDA is located in a world-famous garden city: Victoria, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The school is situated in the center of Victoria, blocks away from City Hall and facing the famous Inner Harbor. The learning environment is beautiful, and transportation is very convenient. Victoria is an ideal place for outdoor sports, such as kayaking, surfing and diving.   There are places of interest and historical sites in every corner of the city, making it one of the most livable, safest, and most romantic places in the world.

Our limited class size ensures you get the individual attention you need to successfully master new skills. The instructors are working professionals who bring current, up-to-date ideas into the classroom. PDA’s quality approach to design training ensures that its graduates emerge with highly marketable skills, making the skills that students learn at Pacific Design Academy the beginning of their career horizons. These skills will last you a lifetime.