Student Chapters
Start your career path with an invaluable support network while studying design.
Student Chapters
IDSA Student Chapters prepare young talent for professional practice by providing an enriching community for academic and career growth while studying design. Chapters provide immeasurable value and positive impact on one’s future career through these member benefits:
- Events. Chapters produce and host student programming, such as panel discussions, workshops, social gatherings, and community service.
- Professional Development. Chapters assist the transition to the professional workforce by offering portfolio reviews, mock interviews, and job fairs.
- Connections. Chapters create meaningful spaces for students to establish long-lasting relationships and share knowledge with professional designers.
- Visibility. Chapters recognize design achievement by offering students the opportunity to participate in IDSA’s Student Merit Awards (SMA) competition.
Student Chapters, established in undergraduate and graduate industrial design programs at colleges and universities, are student-led and supported by IDSA headquarters. IDSA’s network currently includes over 70 Student Chapters across North America.
Find a Student Chapter
Find a Student Chapter near you
United States
- Academy of Art University
- ArtCenter College of Design
- California College of the Arts
- California Polytechnic State University
- California State University, Long Beach
- NewSchool of Architecture & Design
- Otis College of Art and Design
- San Francisco State University
- San Jose State University
- University of California – Davis
Start an IDSA Student Chapter
Is an IDSA Student Chapter missing from your college or university program? An IDSA Student Chapter may be established at a college or university with an industrial design degree program at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels. Assemble and lead fellow design students and bring the vision for your community to life.
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An IDSA Student Chapter may be established at a college or university with an industrial design degree program at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels.