Instructional Design Certificate Programs
At Peck Academy, every student gets access to our full curriculum of seven courses and live workshops. The difference between programs is the level of mentorship, feedback, and career support you receive.
What You'll Build in Each Program
Every tier is project-based. Here's what you'll create, and how long you'll have mentor feedback along the way.
Foundations
Develop 1 project idea and complete 1 full build with mentor feedback, over a feedback window of 9 months plus 3 months complimentary.
Graduate with a Certificate of Completion.
Practitioner
Develop 3 project ideas and complete 3 full builds, with a feedback window of 9 months plus 6 months complimentary.
Graduate with a Certificate of Completion.
Professional
Produce an Action Map, Storyboard, Visual Mockup, Prototype, 3+ Full Builds, and a Process Write-up, with a feedback window of 9 months plus 9 months complimentary and a dedicated Career Mentor.
Graduate with the Professional Certification.
Three Tiers, One Goal
Every program is a state-licensed pathway built around a dedicated mentor, live feedback workshops, and real portfolio projects. Each tier adds more projects, more feedback time, and more job-search support.
Foundations
Build a job-ready foundation with a dedicated instructional-design mentor, live feedback workshops, and your first full portfolio project.
- Dedicated ID mentor
- 1 project idea, 1 full build
- Live feedback workshops + full course access
- Portfolio feedback + Certificate of Completion
Practitioner
Go further with three full portfolio builds, resume feedback, and a flagship project kickoff. Everything in Foundations, extended.
- Everything in Foundations
- 3 project ideas, 3 full builds
- Resume feedback
- Flagship project kickoff + longer feedback window
Professional
The complete path to a hire-ready portfolio and a smooth job search, with a dedicated career mentor, the full deliverable set, and the Peck Academy Promise.
- Everything in Practitioner
- Dedicated career mentor
- Full deliverable set + interview prep & mock interview
- Backed by the Peck Academy Promise
Flexible payment plans are available for every tier, including an 18-month option, and we partner with Climb Credit for financing up to 42 months. Upgrade at any time and apply your full tuition as credit: within 60 days of starting Foundations, or 90 days of starting Practitioner.
Which Track is Right For You?
Here's every difference between the three programs, side by side.
Foundations
- Mentorship
- Dedicated ID Mentor
- Live Feedback Workshops
- Included
- Access to all course content
- Included
- Strategic Planning Meetings
- Goal Setting
- Project Feedback
- 1 Project
- Project Deliverables
- 1 Project Idea, 1 Full Build
- Portfolio Feedback
- Included
- Resume Feedback
- Not included
- LinkedIn Profile Feedback
- Not included
- Interview Prep Feedback
- Not included
- Mock Interview
- Not included
- Custom tools built for students
- Included
- Feedback window
- 9 + 3 months complimentary
- Shareable Credentials
- Certificate of Completion
- State-licensed Program
- Included
- Backed by Peck Academy Promise
- Not included
- Tuition
- $5,400 up-front (save $500) or 18 payments of $327.78 ($5,900 total)
Practitioner
- Mentorship
- Dedicated ID Mentor
- Live Feedback Workshops
- Included
- Access to all course content
- Included
- Strategic Planning Meetings
- Goal Setting + Flagship Project Kickoff
- Project Feedback
- 3 Projects
- Project Deliverables
- 3 Project Ideas, 3 Full Builds
- Portfolio Feedback
- Included
- Resume Feedback
- Included
- LinkedIn Profile Feedback
- Not included
- Interview Prep Feedback
- Not included
- Mock Interview
- Not included
- Custom tools built for students
- Included
- Feedback window
- 9 + 6 months complimentary
- Shareable Credentials
- Certificate of Completion
- State-licensed Program
- Included
- Backed by Peck Academy Promise
- Not included
- Tuition
- $7,400 up-front (save $500) or 18 payments of $438.89 ($7,900 total)
Professional
- Mentorship
- Dedicated ID Mentor + Dedicated Career Mentor
- Live Feedback Workshops
- Included
- Access to all course content
- Included
- Strategic Planning Meetings
- Goal Setting + Flagship Project Kickoff + Job Search Success + 3 Securing the Role Meetings
- Project Feedback
- 3+ Projects
- Project Deliverables
- 3+ Project Ideas, Action Map, Storyboard, Visual Mockup, Prototype, 3+ Full Builds, Process Write-up
- Portfolio Feedback
- Included
- Resume Feedback
- Included
- LinkedIn Profile Feedback
- Included
- Interview Prep Feedback
- Included
- Mock Interview
- Included
- Custom tools built for students
- Included
- Feedback window
- 9 + 9 months complimentary
- Shareable Credentials
- Professional Certification
- State-licensed Program
- Included
- Backed by Peck Academy Promise
- Included
- Tuition
- $9,400 up-front (save $500) or 18 payments of $550 ($9,900 total)
A Certification That Signals Professional Readiness
The Instructional Design Professional Certification from Peck Academy is designed to reflect practical readiness, not just course completion.
Peck Academy's curriculum is reviewed by our 10-person practitioner advisory committee, so the certification signals a structured program aligned with industry expectations: portfolio development, applied skills, and professional standards.
Through the program, you'll:
- Earn a recognized, industry-backed certification you can list on LinkedIn, your resume, and your portfolio
- Graduate with a portfolio that supports your credential in real hiring conversations
- Join a growing group of certified instructional designers who share a common standard of preparation
The certification does not expire. It represents the level of rigor and readiness you demonstrated, and it carries forward as you grow in your career.
Is Peck Academy the Right Fit?
We'd rather help you make a clear, informed decision than push you into the wrong program. Questions about tuition, time commitment, or upgrades? See the FAQ.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
If Peck Academy feels like the right fit, apply now.
If accepted, you'll get unlimited feedback, structured portfolio development, and a state-licensed program designed to support real hiring outcomes.
Apply NowIf you don't land an instructional design role within six months of graduating, you may be eligible for 100% of your tuition back. Terms apply—learn more in the FAQ.