Professional Chapters

Professional Chapters

City-based community groups delivering enriching design experiences across North America.

Design professionals on stage in a panel discussion

Find a Professional Chapter near you

IDSA’s network of Professional Chapters is organized into five Districts. Currently, there are over 30 cities in North America with active IDSA Professional Chapters.

  • Academy of Art University
  • Alberta
  • Appalachian State
  • Arizona State University
  • Art Center College of Design
  • Atlanta
  • Auburn University
  • Austin
  • Boston
  • California College of the Arts
  • California Polytechnic State University
  • California State University, Long Beach
  • Carleton University
  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • Cederville/ International Center for Creativity
  • Charlotte
  • Chicago
  • Cincinnati
  • Cleveland
  • Cleveland Institute of Art
  • College for Creative Studies
  • Columbia College Chicago
  • Columbus
  • Columbus College of Art & Design
  • Cranbrook Academy of Art
  • Dallas-Fort Worth
  • Denver
  • Detroit
  • District of Columbia
  • Drexel University
  • Emily Carr University of Art + Design
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Germany
  • Houston
  • Indianapolis
  • Iowa State University
  • James Madison University
  • Kalamazoo
  • Kansas City
  • Kansas City Art Institute
  • Kansas State University
  • Kean University
  • Kendall College of Art & Design
  • Lawrence Technological Institute
  • Los Angeles
  • Louisville
  • Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
  • Massachusetts College of Art and Design
  • Metropolitan State University of Denver
  • Miami
  • Milwaukee
  • Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul
  • Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Montclair State University
  • New Jersey Institute of Technology
  • New York City
  • NewSchool of Architecture & Design
  • North Carolina State University
  • Northern Michigan University
  • OCAD University
  • Otis College of Art and Design
  • Paier College
  • Parsons (The New School)
  • Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia University
  • Phoenix
  • Pittsburgh
  • Portland (Maine)
  • Portland (Oregon)
  • Pratt Institute
  • Providence
  • Purdue University
  • Raleigh-Durham
  • Rhode Island School of Design
  • Rochester Institute of Technology
  • San Francisco
  • San Francisco State University
  • San Jose
  • San Jose State University
  • Savannah College of Art & Design
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  • Seattle
  • Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
  • St. Louis
  • Syracuse
  • Syracuse University
  • The Ohio State University
  • The University of Kansas
  • Thomas Jefferson University
  • Toronto
  • University of Bridgeport
  • University of California – Davis
  • University of Cincinnati
  • University of Houston
  • University of Illinois at Chicago
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • University of Kentucky
  • University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Minnesota
  • University of Notre Dame
  • University of Oregon
  • University of Pennsylvania – School of Design
  • University of Texas at Austin
  • University of the Arts
  • University of Utah
  • University of Washington
  • University of Wisconsin-Stout
  • Virginia Tech
  • Walla Walla University
  • Wentworth Institute of Technology
  • Western Michigan University
  • Western Washington University
  • Women in Design New York City
  • Women in Design San Francisco
  • Women in Design Seattle
  • Social Media

    Members of IDSA Chicago gather at a social event

    Start a Chapter

    Interested in starting a new IDSA Professional Chapter in your city? Wonderful! You’re embarking on a monumentally important journey. The value that IDSA Chapters provide those who participate is sometimes difficult to quantify, but often immeasurable in terms of positive impact on one’s future career. The opportunity to be a part of an IDSA Chapter is truly what you make of it. 

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