Billy Blue College of Design

Billy Blue College of Design
Campus in Ultimo
MottoLove what you do
TypePrivate
Established2013
Location
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Australia
CampusUrban
AffiliationsTorrens University Australia
Websitetorrens.edu.au/billy-blue-college-of-design

Billy Blue College of Design is an Australian private design college[1] with campuses in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.[2] It is focused on teaching a combination of design disciplines[3] including digital media, branded fashion, interior design, gaming, 3D design and animation, user experience design and web design, and communication design.[4]

The college is named for Billy Blue, an African American figure in Australian colonial history, arriving on The First Fleet and credited as the founder of Sydney's North Shore.[5][6]

The college is part of Torrens University Australia, itself part of Strategic Education, Inc. The college was previously part of Think Education which was owned by SEEK Learning.[7]

Other Torrens University colleges include: APM College of Business and Communication, CATC Design School, William Blue College of Hospitality Management, Southern School of Natural Therapies, Australian National College of Beauty, Australasian College of Natural Therapies and Jansen Newman Institute. Together these colleges have in excess of 19,000 students enrolled.[8]

  1. ^ Rosenberg, Jen. "University admissions centre opens doors to private college applications". www.smh.com.au. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Study Interior Design & Decoration courses in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Online". www.torrens.edu.au. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  3. ^ "Art & Design Education Resource Guide". www.dgdesignnetwork.com.au/. DG International Media Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Billy Blue College of Design". www.theloop.com.au. The Loop. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  5. ^ “Australia Incovered: Our African Roots” (2021), Santilla Chingaipe, SBS Production
  6. ^ Park, Margaret (2005). "Blue, William (Billy) (1767–1834)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  7. ^ "SEEK". www.theage.com.au. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  8. ^ "About Us". Torrens University Australia. Torrens University Australia. Archived from the original on 2021-03-08.