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Kevin Slay
Assistant Professor, Technical Theatre
Orange County
Santa Ana College
CTE Dean
Mathew Valerius
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Program Details
Lighting Design and Technology
Program Modifications (formerly substantial changes)
Technical Theater (100600)
08/18/25
The Lighting Design and Technology program provides training in emerging technologies for theatre, live events, cinema and broadcast. The program focuses on the study of entertainment industry practices, lighting design conceptions, virtualization, and execution. Students will become proficient in the utilization of technologies commonly used in concerts, dance performances, live theater, theme parks, sports arenas, houses of worship, live events and cinema.
Five
Program Proposal Attributes
- Certificate of Achievement: 16 or greater semester (or 24 or greater quarter) units (C)
Obtain a position as a Lighting Technician, Moving Light Programmer, Console Operator, Master Electrician, Assistant Lighting Designer, or Projections Technician.
Course Units and Hours
18-21
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Course Report
The mission of Santa Ana College is to be a leader and partner in meeting the intellectual, cultural, technological, workforce development needs of our diverse community. Santa Ana College provides access and equity in a dynamic learning environment that prepares students for transfer, careers, and lifelong intellectual pursuits in a global community. This program fulfills the mission by empowering students to use acquired performance skills to express their individuality, identity, and culture, and participate as workers in the creative economy of the entertainment industry.
| Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THEA 131 | Stagecraft | 3 | Y1,Y2 / Fall & Spring |
| THEA 133 | Lighting Fundamentals | 3 | Y1 / Fall |
| THEA 150B | Technical Theatre in Production | 3 | Y1,Y2 / Fall & Spring |
| THEA 135 | Technical Production | 3 | Y1,Y2 / Spring |
| THEA 169 | Work Experience | 1-4 | Y1,Y2 / Fall & Spring |
| THEA 117 | Introduction to Technical Theatre | 3 | Y1, Y2 / Fall & Spring |
| THEA 130 | Introduction to Lighting Design | 3 | Y1 / Spring |
| THEA 165 | Intermediate Stage Lighting | 3 | Y2 / Fall |
| THEA 166 | Fundamentals of Programming | 3 | Y1 / Fall |
Supporting Documents
Orange County Regional Questions
Rancho Santiago Community College District
Santa Ana College
Matthew Valerius
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Program Modification
Associates of Arts in Theatre Arts for Transfer
Associates of Arts in Theatre Performance
Department Certificate in Stage Lighting, Sound, and Projection – Santa Monica College
Certificate of Achievement for Moving Light Technician – Ohlone College
Certificate of Achievement for Theatrical and TV Lighting Technician – Ohlone College
| DEPARTMENT/ COURSE NUMBER | YEAR ONE | YEAR TWO | YEAR THREE | YEAR FOUR |
| THEA 131 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| THEA 133 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 10 |
| THEA 150B | 36 | 20 | 14 | 42 |
| THEA 135 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 14 |
| THEA 169 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| THEA 117 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| THEA 130 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| THEA 165 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| THEA 166 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
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Submission Details
06/06/24 - 01:12 PM
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