Founded in Fall 2016, the SMC Bachelor of Science, Interaction Design (IxD) program welcomed its tenth cohort this year, continuing a thoughtfully designed, cohort-based model that prioritizes connection, collaboration, and shared momentum. Students move through the core curriculum together, forming close-knit relationships while building skills for creative, technology-driven careers in product design, experience design, and creative technology. The full four-year program costs around $10K, keeping world-class design education within reach.

The program is intentionally in-person, with core studio courses held just two days a week. This structure creates space for deep collaboration, critique, and hands-on learning, while making the program accessible for commuting students. Based at SMC’s Center for Media and Design (CMD) campus in the heart of Silicon Beach, we are surrounded by creative and tech industries, grounding classroom learning in real-world context through industry partnerships, mentorship, and professional feedback, with the CMD campus conveniently located next to Bergamot Station on the Metro E Line.