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California Regional Consortia

Digital Design Communications

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Submitter's Information

Name

Lisa F. Knuppel

Title

Dean, CTE and Career Services

Region

Orange County

College

Orange Coast College

CTE Dean

CTE Dean's Name

Lisa F. Knuppel

CTE Dean's Email

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Program Details

Program Title

Digital Design Communications

Submission Type

New Program

TOPs Code

Interior Design and Merchandising (130200)

Projected Start Date

08/28/21

Catalog Description

The Digital Design Communication certificate program provides a specialized skill set for interior designers, preparing students to create design production drawings and presentation drawings using current industry-standard software programs such as AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, SketchUp, and Autodesk Revit.   This program provides students entering the job market with a highly valued, marketable skill set, and provides professionals currently working in the field with the potential to advance in their career and earn higher wages. 

Enrollment Completer Projections

15

Program Proposal Attributes

Program Award Type(s) (Check all that apply)
  • Certificate of Achievement: 8 to fewer than 16 semester (or 12 to fewer than 24 quarter) units (B)
Program Goal

This program will provide specialized skill training in various software programs used in the field of interior design to prepare students for employment or career advancement in occupations such as 

Interior Design Assistant

CAD Technician

Digital Rendering Artist

In-house Designer

Architectural Technician

Interior Designer

Career Advancement in Interior Design

CAD Operator - furniture dealer

CAD Operator - furniture manufacturer

CAD Operator - custom millwork contractor

Course Units and Hours

Total Certificate Units (Minimum and Maximum)

9.0

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

To earn this certificate, students must complete a total of 9 units of required coursework as set forth below:

Program Requirements
CourseTitleUnitsYear/Semester
(Y1 or S1)
ID A130Design Communication 2: CAD 2D
 3.0S1
ID A260Design Communication 4: Digital Visualization 
3.0S1
ID A290 
Building Information Modeling for Interior Design
3.0S1

Total Units for Certificate:9.0




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Orange County Regional Questions

District

Coast Community College District

College

Orange Coast College

CRLC Member

Lisa Knuppel

Email

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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
This certificate program provides specialized skills in using software design and is a specialization within the Interior Design program.
List similar programs at other colleges in the Orange County Region
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Annual Enrollment projects (non-duplicative)
15
Advisory Minutes
Priority Sector

ICT/Digital Media

Submission Details

Published at

02/16/21 - 11:56 AM

Status

Recommended

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