Standards match job requirements that range from technical production abilities to high-level creative conceptualizing. The program consists of a project-oriented curriculum that incorporates industry design problems and projects to demonstrate student learning. Courses in design process and design technology interact to deliver the skills necessary to successfully complete specific design projects.
Students assemble project portfolios that are reviewed by the design faculty.
With strong guidance from a local advisory committee of professional designers, the program is constantly updated with the goal of placing students in entry-level design jobs. Throughout the program there is ample opportunity for students to interact with professionals via field trips, guest lecturers, adjunct faculty and the Internet. At the end of the second year there is portfolio organization, internships, resume preparation and job-placement assistance. Although the graphic design program is oriented to the print medium, students are introduced to web design and multi-media design.