Print Design - CGA@GCC

Print Option of the Computer Graphic Arts Program at Gloucester County College

This program is a computer lab intensive program designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills required in the Computer Graphic Arts field. This program includes hands-on instruction using the most popular software packages used by organizations in the industry. The program is designed to prepare students for a career as a computer graphic designer, and/or for various positions such as multimedia artist, internet designer/developer, or digital image specialist. Part-time study, 1 or 2 courses per semester, will be supported and must be planned, by semester, by each student. Major requirements can be met in a two academic year period of full-time study.

This program is a studio-intensive program designed to provide specialized knowledge of computer graphic arts and to prepare students for careers in graphic design, the pre-press industry, electronic publishing, and in printing and publishing firms.

Computer Graphic Arts is a Macintosh-based academic program. Students complete studio hours for each CGA course, requiring extended hours in the Macintosh computer lab beyond class time.

What skills will I have as a Graphic Arts graduate?

CGA is a hands-on, studio intensive program. Graduates of the associate degree and certificate degree programs are prepared for careers as graphic designers, desktop publishers, multimedia artists, website designers and digital imaging specialists. Numerous businesses utilize the talents of computer graphic designers, including advertising agencies, prepress facilities and web design firms. Many industries have a need for designers in publishing and advertising departments.

What is the outlook for computer graphic art careers?

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there will be increasing using various media, including the internet, and in many forms, such as advertising, illustrators, and desktop publishers. It is “projected
to be faster-than-average employment growth through the year 2008.” Demand for graphic designers should increase because of the rapid growth for Web-based graphics and expansion of both
video and DVD. Employment of desktop publishers is projected to be among the five fastest growing positions through 2008.

Courses in the Print Pogram: