ILLUSTRATION

The Certificate of Achievement in Illustration is focused on developing concepts, visual image creation strategies and technical skills. Students develop ideation, critical thinking, and working processes. A variety of media and stylistic approaches with traditional and digital tools are introduced. This Certificate prepares students with a versatile portfolio which may be appropriate for careers in the Commercial Arts including editorial and advertising illustration; concept design and illustration for products and children’s books; careers in the game and entertainment industry; and visual storytelling for graphic novels and illustration for the toy and theme park industries.

Program Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Student masters a variety of media and stylistic approaches with traditional and computer based tools to illustrate given content
   
2. Student translates word based content into a compelling visual form presented on traditional and technological platforms
   

DEPT & COURSE NUMBER	TITLE	2018-19 SECTIONS	2018-19 ENROLLMENT TOTAL	2019-20 SECTIONS	2019-20 ENROLLMENT TOTAL
ART 201	DRAWING I	7	350	8	390
ART 209	PERSPECTIVE DRAWING I	1	30	1	30
ART 204	LIFE DRAWING I	2	50	2	50
ART 620	ILLUSTRATION I	2	40	2	48
ART 304	ACRYLIC PAINTING I	2	30	2	25
ART 621	ILLUSTRATION II	0	N/A	1	15
ART 649	STORYBOARDS	1	30	1	42
ART 648	ANIMATION--DIGITAL IMAGING	1	20	1	20

Given the number of past enrollments, we project 15 completers a year.

We are proposing a Certificate of Illustration because of its broad applications in the career technical world: Illustrators traditionally have worked in the publication and editorial industry, but today illustrators can find jobs in the Gaming and Animation industry, in the Design world, and in all fields of Product Design. 

Beside Mission College and Fullerton College, both over 50 miles away without direct public transportation, no CC offers this degree. Taking our location in Hollywood into consideration , the Certificate of Achievement in Illustration fills demand within the entertainment industry. 

By completing this degree our students will have fulfilled most of the prerequisites for the AA and ADT in Art, Graphic Design and Certificate of Graphic Arts Communications and Animation. Since all these degrees share the same introductory courses, the proposed Certificate in Illustration makes sense from an efficiency standpoint. Students can easily stack degrees, and complete 3-4 degrees within a compressed timeline. All courses for this Certificate are already in place, and are also part of the general AA and AA-T in studio art, AA and Certificate of Achievement in Graphic Arts Communication, and Animation. Furthermore all courses are transferable, which allows students to add an AA in Studio Art, Animation or Graphic Design to the degree with General Ed requirements. 

The degree can be completed within 2 years, assuming students are enrolling only in Spring and Fall.

The proposed program supports the college mission to prepare students for careers in technical education. The program has a clear sequence of courses that leads to intended outcomes and as such is appropriate to the objectives and conditions of higher education and community college education in California. The program was first discussed in advisory board meetings in 2018. We are having a follow up advisory board meeting in December. There are no requirements for additional facilities and equipment 

For the reasons cited below from COE: Labor Market Research in response for Market Data on Illustration, this degree fits into the college, and state masterplan for CTE related community college education.

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
ART 201	DRAWING I	3	SUMMER 1
ART 250	INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL ART	3	S1
ART 209	PERSPECTIVE DRAWING I	3	S1
ART 204	LIFE DRAWING I	3	S2
ART 620	ILLUSTRATION I	3	S2
ART 304	ACRYLIC PAINTING I	3	S3
ART 649	STORYBOARDS	3	S3
ART 621	ILLUSTRATION II	3	S4
ANIMATN 102, OR ART 648	CONCEPT DESIGN AND VISUAL DEVELOPMENT ANIMATION--DIGITAL IMAGING	3	S4

No active inventory records need to be made inactive or changed with the approval of this program. This program does not replace any existing program in the college inventory. As an expansion of the digital art courses being offered, this program is related to and shares courses with the certificate of achievement in animation and the graphic design program.

Mission College https://missioncollege.edu/depts/graphic-design/digial-illustration.html Curtis Stage stagecj@laccd.edu supports our Certificate Creation Saddle Back College (60 miles away) http://catalog.saddleback.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=15&poid=5069&returnto=1896 Fullerton College https://catalog.nocccd.edu/fullerton-college/degrees-certificates/art/illustration-certificate/ ELAC does not offer a Certificate, but illustration courses: Chair LInda Kallan at ELAC Kallan, KALLANLP@ELAC.EDU is in support of us developing a Certificate PCC does not have a degree in illustration, and Lynora Rogacs at Pasadena City College is in support

15 students