Designed to give students a broad range of skills used by both laboratory technicians and photographers. Helps train students to handle a wide range of difficult assignments and creative techniques. A skills certificate is designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

✔ Analyze the major historical and contemporary trends and influences within the medium of photography.

✔ Critique photographs orally and in writing for content, composition, craftsmanship, and originality with terminology commonly used in art and photography.

✔ Create photographs demonstrating good exposure control under a wide variety of lighting situations, including both natural and studio lighting.

✔ Utilize the darkroom or computer to produce final images that have appropriate contrast, density and color as well as incorporate the elements of design, design, principles and compositional conventions.

✔ Distinguish between the key principles of copyright laws and understand industry business practices, and other legal and ethical considerations.

✔ Develop a portfolio of images that illustrates the student photographer's style, skill with the medium and subject area interests.

This certificate trains students to photograph assignments in such a way that they tell a story. Appropriate for those interested in gaining skills used by photojournalists, documentary and editorial photographers. A skills certificate is designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

✔ Analyze the major historical and contemporary trends and influences within the medium of photography.

✔ Critique photographs orally and in writing for content, composition, craftsmanship, and originality with terminology commonly used in art and photography.

✔ Create photographs demonstrating good exposure control under a wide variety of lighting situations, including both natural and studio lighting.

✔ Utilize the darkroom or computer to produce final images that have appropriate contrast, density and color as well as incorporate the elements of design, design, principles and compositional conventions.

✔ Distinguish between the key principles of copyright laws and understand industry business practices, and other legal and ethical considerations.

✔ Develop a portfolio of images that illustrates the student photographer's style, skill with the medium and subject area interests.

Course work in landscape photography trains students in the techniques utilized in creating expressive images of the environment. Helps prepare students for capturing the landscape for stock photography use, magazines, web sites and other visual media. A skills certificate is designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

✔ Analyze the major historical and contemporary trends and influences within the medium of photography.

✔ Critique photographs orally and in writing for content, composition, craftsmanship, and originality with terminology commonly used in art and photography.

✔ Create photographs demonstrating good exposure control under a wide variety of lighting situations, including both natural and studio lighting.

✔ Utilize the darkroom or computer to produce final images that have appropriate contrast, density and color as well as incorporate the elements of design, design, principles and compositional conventions.

✔ Distinguish between the key principles of copyright laws and understand industry business practices, and other legal and ethical considerations.

✔ Develop a portfolio of images that illustrates the student photographer's style, skill with the medium and subject area interests.

Designed to give students a broad range of skills used by both laboratory technicians and photographers. Students will be trained to handle a wide range of difficult assignments and creative techniques. A skills certificate is designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

✔ Analyze the major historical and contemporary trends and influences within the medium of photography.

✔ Critique photographs orally and in writing for content, composition, craftsmanship, and originality with terminology commonly used in art and photography.

✔ Create photographs demonstrating good exposure control under a wide variety of lighting situations, including both natural and studio lighting.

✔ Utilize the darkroom or computer to produce final images that have appropriate contrast, density and color as well as incorporate the elements of design, design, principles and compositional conventions.

✔ Distinguish between the key principles of copyright laws and understand industry business practices, and other legal and ethical considerations.

✔ Develop a portfolio of images that illustrates the student photographer's style, skill with the medium and subject area interests.

Designed for students interested in becoming proficient with photographic image capture, preparation and manipulation on the computer. Valuable for those preparing for a career as a photographer, photographic lab technician, or for those upgrading their skills. A skills certificate is designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

✔ Analyze the major historical and contemporary trends and influences within the medium of photography.

✔ Critique photographs orally and in writing for content, composition, craftsmanship, and originality with terminology commonly used in art and photography.

✔ Create photographs demonstrating good exposure control under a wide variety of lighting situations, including both natural and studio lighting.

✔ Utilize the darkroom or computer to produce final images that have appropriate contrast, density and color as well as incorporate the elements of design, design, principles and compositional conventions.

✔ Distinguish between the key principles of copyright laws and understand industry business practices, and other legal and ethical considerations.

✔ Develop a portfolio of images that illustrates the student photographer's style, skill with the medium and subject area interests.

Assists in preparing students to create visually stimulating images utilizing the power of color. Focuses on the aesthetic use of color, as well as technical mastery of color balancing, accuracy and manipulation. These skills are necessary for both laboratory technicians and photographers. A skills certificate is designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

✔ Analyze the major historical and contemporary trends and influences within the medium of photography.

✔ Critique photographs orally and in writing for content, composition, craftsmanship, and originality with terminology commonly used in art and photography.

✔ Create photographs demonstrating good exposure control under a wide variety of lighting situations, including both natural and studio lighting.

✔ Utilize the darkroom or computer to produce final images that have appropriate contrast, density and color as well as incorporate the elements of design, design, principles and compositional conventions.

✔ Distinguish between the key principles of copyright laws and understand industry business practices, and other legal and ethical considerations.

✔ Develop a portfolio of images that illustrates the student photographer's style, skill with the medium and subject area interests.

For those students who want to broaden their expressive abilities beyond the traditional photographic image. Helps prepare students for creative image making for the advertising and portrait photography markets. A skills certificate is designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

✔ Analyze the major historical and contemporary trends and influences within the medium of photography.

✔ Critique photographs orally and in writing for content, composition, craftsmanship, and originality with terminology commonly used in art and photography.

✔ Create photographs demonstrating good exposure control under a wide variety of lighting situations, including both natural and studio lighting.

✔ Utilize the darkroom or computer to produce final images that have appropriate contrast, density and color as well as incorporate the elements of design, design, principles and compositional conventions.

✔ Distinguish between the key principles of copyright laws and understand industry business practices, and other legal and ethical considerations.

✔ Develop a portfolio of images that illustrates the student photographer's style, skill with the medium and subject area interests.

A certificate is designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

✔ Analyze the major historical and contemporary trends and influences within the medium of photography.

✔ Critique photographs orally and in writing for content, composition, craftsmanship, and originality with terminology commonly used in art and photography.

✔ Create photographs demonstrating good exposure control under a wide variety of lighting situations, including both natural and studio lighting.

✔ Utilize the darkroom or computer to produce final images that have appropriate contrast, density and color as well as incorporate the elements of design, design, principles and compositional conventions.

✔ Distinguish between the key principles of copyright laws and understand industry business practices, and other legal and ethical considerations.

✔ Develop a portfolio of images that illustrates the student photographer's style, skill with the medium and subject area interests.

A certificate is designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

✔ Analyze the major historical and contemporary trends and influences within the medium of photography.

✔ Critique photographs orally and in writing for content, composition, craftsmanship, and originality with terminology commonly used in art and photography.

✔ Create photographs demonstrating good exposure control under a wide variety of lighting situations, including both natural and studio lighting.

✔ Utilize the darkroom or computer to produce final images that have appropriate contrast, density and color as well as incorporate the elements of design, design, principles and compositional conventions.

✔ Distinguish between the key principles of copyright laws and understand industry business practices, and other legal and ethical considerations.

✔ Develop a portfolio of images that illustrates the student photographer's style, skill with the medium and subject area interests.

This skills certificate provides students with the specific knowledge and skills needed for an entry-level desktop support positions. The IT industry is a high demand area and this certificate can help you gain employment while continuing to build on your career and educational pathways. A skills certificate is designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

✔ Design LAN and WAN logical topologies that support various sized organizations.

✔ Assess security risks and identify ways to minimize their threat and/or impact.

✔ Analyze various operating system options and make recommendations based on organization needs.

✔ Demonstrate digital literacy and work habits required for a successful virtual business.

✔ Evaluate effectiveness of web-based business tools for successful operation of a virtual business.

✔ Develop and implement common deliverables for virtual office entrepreneur.

✔ Diagnose common software and hardware problems.

✔ Analyze and integrate software solutions for the business environment.

✔ Demonstrate professional communication and customer services skills.

✔ Demonstrate computer literacy.

✔ Analyze scenarios, investigate options, and appropriately apply workplace computer programs.

✔ Demonstrate file management proficiency.