A.A.S. Degree - (Terry Campus)

The Advertising Design Option of the Visual Communications Technology is a focused curriculum aimed at training new professional creative talent for the information age. Communicating visual information requires imagination, skill, and talent. While developing skills in key software for print and non-print communications, the program stresses the use of innovative, creative problem solving. As the information highway becomes more and more congested, good design and graphics will be needed to compete for the attention of a visually acute public. A professional in the visual communication industry would be involved in a range of projects from traditional print items such as brochures, publications and stationery to exhibits, signage, audio/visual presentations and architectural graphics. Graduates of the program may enter careers as in-house designers for corporations, publishers, schools, retailers, and design firms. Many students work as independent, self-employed designers.