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Advertising Designer

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This career major prepares students to use design principles to solve graphic design problems and communicate visual messages to the intended audience in innovative ways. They conceptualize and develop images for specific commercial or promotional needs. Students plan how words and images are presented in printed and digital formats including: identity packages, annual reports, advertising campaigns, magazines, books, posters, brochures, packaging, newspapers, promotional products, letterheads, greeting cards, CD covers, and invitations, and much more. They will learn to be skilled in various design software including page layout, photo manipulation, and illustration. They will also be skilled in developing unique, innovative, and effective solutions to design problems, and will have the ability to communicate and present concepts and solutions orally and in writing.

Courses
Title Hours
Introduction to Graphic Design 165
Computer Drawing: Illustrator 120
Digital Page Layout 180
Multimedia and Image Management Techniques 135
Advertising Layout 195
Image Editing: Photoshop II 90
Desktop Publishing & Graphic Design (Publication Design) 180
Portfolio Development I 60
Workbased Learning Capstone (Internship) 75
Total 1,200
CIP Code: 
09.0903
SOC Code: 
Student Organizations: 
  • SkillsUSA

General Information

Start Date: 
August, October, January
Hours: 
1200
Who Can Enroll: 
High School Jr. & Sr. and Adults

Financial Aid Information

Start your application today at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
More information about MNTC’s Financial Aid services can be found at http://mntechnology.com/enrollment/financial-aid.
Financial Aid Eligibility: 
Title IV Eligible
Loan Debt: 
$0.00

Cost Information

Total Estimated Cost (HS Students): 
$67.00

Completion Information

Positive Placement Rate includes Military, Continuing Education and all Employment, related or not related.
On-Time Adult Completion Rate (2010-11): 
87.5%
Positive Placement Rate (2010-11): 
93.8%

Occupations

Source: 

http://www.onetonline.org

  • Graphic Artist
  • Graphic Designer
  • Production Artist
  • Desktop Publisher
$15.50 hourly; $32,200 annually

Attributes & Abilities

Source: 

BLS

  • Active Listening
  • Writing
  • Originality
  • Visualization
  • Category Flexibility and Inductive Reasoning

Accreditation/Certification

Certifications Available: 
  • Adobe Illustrator (ACE)
  • Adobe inDesign (ACE)
  • Adobe Photoshop (ACE)

College Credit

College Credit hours are subject to change without notice.
Credit Hours - A.A.S. DegreeCollege/University
Credit Hours - A.A.S. Degree: 
15 - Graphic Communication, Print Media
College/University: 
Oklahoma City Community College
MNTC National and State Accreditations
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Prerequisites

None

Expense Sheets*

*Cost estimates listed are only an approximation of the total amount that individual students are responsible for. Tuition costs are subject to change due to many possible reasons for increases (i.e. instructional supplies, curriculum, certification upgrade requirements, etc.), and are only reflective of such estimates during MNTC's FY12 school year (7/1/11 - 6/30/12).

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