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Submitter's Information

Name

Dori Dumon

Title

Faculty

Region

Orange County

College

Santa Ana College

CTE Dean

CTE Dean's Name

Larisa Sergeyeva

CTE Dean's Email

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Program Details

Program Title

Digital Graphic Design for Business

Submission Type

New Program

TOPs Code

Desktop Publishing (061450)

Projected Start Date

08/23/21

Catalog Description

Professional business applications and skills training focused on business and marketing digital graphic design project services as a self-employed freelance contractor, small graphics related business, or graphics related position in a corporate office setting. Develop proper application technical skills and learn how to become a freelance contractor, launch and grow a freelance business, and marketing techniques to attract customers. This program prepares students for the Adobe Certified Associate exams for Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign to earn industry recognized certifications.

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

  • Demonstrate technology skills in leading Adobe and other applications required for business and marketing projects for print, web, and social media.
  • Understand how to provide business and marketing digital graphic design project services as a self-employed freelance contractor, small graphics related business, or graphics related position in a corporate office setting.
Enrollment Completer Projections

30

Program Proposal Attributes

Program Award Type(s) (Check all that apply)
  • Certificate of Achievement: 16 or greater semester (or 24 or greater quarter) units (C)
Program Goal

Digital Graphic Design for Business Certificate will prepare students to build professional business applications and skills focused on business and marketing digital graphic design project services as a self-employed freelance contractor, small graphics related business, or graphics related position in a corporate office setting.

Course Units and Hours

Total Certificate Units (Minimum and Maximum)

24

Units for Degree Major or Area of Emphasis (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Total Units for Degree (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Course Report

Program Requirements Narrative

Digital Graphic Design for Business Certificate will prepare students to build professional business applications and skills focused on business and marketing digital graphic design project services as a self-employed freelance contractor, small graphics related business, or graphics related position in a corporate office setting.

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

  • Demonstrate technology skills in leading Adobe and other applications required for business and marketing projects for print, web, and social media.
  • Understand how to provide business and marketing digital graphic design project services as a self-employed freelance contractor, small graphics related business, or graphics related position in a corporate office setting.
Program Requirements
CourseTitleUnitsYear/Semester
(Y1 or S1)
BA 164Adobe Photoshop3S1
BA 166Adobe Illustrator3S1
BA 163Adobe Acrobat3S2
BA 170Adobe InDesign3S2
BA 155WordPress2S2
BA 153Social Media Apps for Employment & Business
1.5S2
BA 154Search Engine Optimization & Web Statistics Apps for Business
1.5S2
ENTR 120Intro to Working as a Freelance Indep. Contractor
1S1
ENTR 121
People skills for the Freelancer
1S1
ENTR 122
Opportunities in Freelance Industries & Trades
1S1
ENTR 123
Marketing to Attract Customers and Grow Your Freelance1S1
ENTR 124
Survival Finance and Accounting for the Freelancer1S1
ENTR 125
Launch Your Freelance Business
1S1

Supporting Documents

Orange County Regional Questions

District

RSCCD - Rancho Santiago Community College District

College

Santa Ana College

CRLC Member

Kim Mathews

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Phone

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Reason for program recommendation request

New Program

Place of program in college's curriculum/similar program
Business Applications
List similar programs at other colleges in the Orange County Region
Graphic Design - Coastline, Golden West, Irvine
Annual Enrollment projects (non-duplicative)
30
Priority Sector

Business

Submission Details

Published at

09/29/20 - 02:48 PM

Status

Recommended

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