Graphic Tech: Prepress Operations
Provides instruction in all areas of prepress operations to prepare students for entry-level positions in commercial printing companies, prepress imaging companies, quick print and copy shops, in-plant shops, specialty printing companies, advertising agencies, and newspaper and magazine offices.
Upon completion of required core courses, students may enroll in advanced courses in the specialization area.
Innovations in computer technology continue to rapidly change and expand the field of graphic technologies. Therefore, the following courses of study may be subject to change in order to offer training based on current industry standards.
Included in this program are academic courses in communication, quantitative reasoning, and social sciences that provide knowledge and abilities upon which technical skills are built and personal development enhanced.
This certificate is approximately four quarters in length, depending on the time students need to satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements.
Admission Dates: Fall and Spring quarters
Program Requirements
Catalog No. | Course Name | Credits |
| Art, Design, & Visual Thinking | 5 |
| Macintosh Operations & Image Acquisition | 5 |
| Digital Imaging I: Photoshop | 5 |
| Electronic Publishing & Layout | 5 |
| Digital Imaging II: Photoshop | 5 |
| Prepress I | 5 |
| Advanced Vector Digital Illustration | 5 |
| InDesign I | 5 |
| Preflight | 5 |
| Advanced Vector Digital Illustration | 5 |
| Digital Imaging III: Photoshop | 5 |
| Prepress II | 5 |
| QuarkXPress | 5 |
| Capstone Class | 5 |
| Paper, Pricing, & Estimating | 5 |
| InDesign II | 5 |
| English Composition (or higher) or CMST& 220 | 5 |
| Math for Industrial Professions (or higher) | 5 |
| General Psychology (or other social science or humanities course) | 5 |
Total Credits for Completion |
| 95 |
* Course assignments for summer are adjusted to accommodate a 9-week quarter.
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