User Experience Design "UX"

Monday, January 6, 2025 to Friday, April 25, 2025

Monday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Expect 60+ hrs weekly

Tuesday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Expect 60+ hrs weekly

Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Expect 60+ hrs weekly

Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Expect 60+ hrs weekly

Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Expect 60+ hrs weekl

What is UX?

User experience (or “UX”) is all about understanding how designs affect people. Designs include anything that humans interact with: physical objects, digital applications, and even services or experiences (like eating in a restaurant). People who practice UX (or what we sometimes call “UXers”) may research how people are feeling about a design as well as create potential solutions—or prototypes—for making the experience better for the intended users.

Prime UX Program
Prime’s 14-week immersive User Experience (UX) Design program helps people with interests in design, organization, and technology build the foundational skills to start a career in user experience. Prime worked hand-in-hand with industry employers to ensure that graduates are ready for the challenges of building complex experiences that are valuable for businesses and resonate with users. The curriculum spans the entire end-to-end design process—including up-front user research, wireframing and design, interactive prototyping and evaluation. Our immersive user experience design program focuses heavily on the broad foundation of skills employers are looking for in UX designers, including:

Comfort with ambiguity and discomfort
Comfort trying, learning and trying again
Fluency in visual and interaction design principles
Experience with low-and mid-fidelity prototyping
Experience in planning, conducting, and reporting on user research
Familiarity with various research methods, including generative and evaluative
Familiarity with basic software development processes (e.g., scoping, Agile)

Program Highlights:

Benefit from live instruction and support
Build a portfolio of work with real clients
Create connections and establish your network to begin your new career

Program information:

Full-Time
Weekdays, with weekend work
On campus (live instruction) at our Minneapolis Campus
Remote learning options available

Apply now! Application deadline is November 24th for our class starting January 6th.

Online or Virtual Information

This program is optimized for in-person learning, however we have remote options available for our students. If you are interested in learning more about our options, please contact us at hello@primeacademy.io.

Industry

All Industries

How to Participate

We are looking for people who are:

Problem solvers
Self-motivated to try new things
Up for a change and a challenge

Program Requirements:

The program requires applicants to hold a high school degree or GED and English fluency. Students are expected to have computer proficiency and familiarity with using Mac OS.
Students are required to have an Apple laptop running the current Mac OS version as the standard for Prime. Students will want to budget for web hosting and content management for their portfolio (approximately $100) above and beyond the cost of tuition.

Start your application today by clicking here.

Admissions Process:

Prime's admission process starts with an online application. You'll enter personal information then answer short essay questions- this application takes about 30 minutes to complete. Once submitted, if your application looks good, you'll be contacted by Prime to schedule an interview where you'll have the chance to sit down with someone from our admissions team to confirm that the program feels like a mutual fit. Generally speaking, you'll know whether you're offered admission within 1 week of completing your application. Start your application process here.

Have questions? Click here to schedule a one-on-one conversation with one of our team members.

Outcomes

In Prime's UX program, 88% of students graduate and receive an industry-endorsed certificate of completion in User Experience Design. Within 6 months of graduation, 73% of graduates get jobs in the industry making an average wage of $81,920. Most common job titles graduates receive are UX Designer or UX Researcher.

Learn more about occupations related to this training

Web and Digital Interface Designers

Program Costs

At Prime, grants and scholarships are available to cover 100% of tuition for eligible students. These funds target individuals underrepresented in the tech industry, including low-income, unemployed or underemployed Minnesota residents; BIPOC Minnesota residents; women/non-binary and veterans. For more detail, click here to visit the Paying for Prime page on our website.

In addition to those eligible for 100% free tuition, Prime students may be eligible for a variety of loans, income share agreements and partial grants. We have a history of being a good return on investment. Full tuition is $18,000 and the average student paying out of pocket can pay back the cost of their education in their first 8 months at their new post-graduation job. Again, for more detail, click here to visit the Paying for Prime page on our website.