Instruction is offered in camera, darkroom procedures and aesthetics. Studies include color and black and white, architectural, product, experimental, portrait, fashion and zone system. Students completing the program will have developed a portfolio. The Printing Technology curriculum prepares students for employment in the printing and publishing field. The program qualifies graduates to seek employment as film assemblers, proofers, platemakers, offset press operators, screen printers and desktop publishing production employees.
Instruction is offered in all phases of the printing and publishing industry.
Emphasis is placed on the operations of large and small offset presses, skills related to all segments of the prepress lithographic process, computer skills needed for the desktop publishing industry and screen printing techniques required for employment. A Certificate of Achievement is awarded upon completion of all required courses with a grade of C or better. The curriculum prepares students to work in the imaging and pre-press areas of the printing and publishing industries. The program qualifies students to seek employment in entry-level and intermediate positions as desktop publishers, electronic prepress technicians, computer graphics artists, graphics production artists, and production assistants. Emphasis is on technical skills, graphics, and computer software operation.