Production Artist

High School Jr. & Sr. and Adults (Requires Assistant Director Permission)

This career major prepares students for executing the plans created by graphic designers. Production Artists typically reproduce the layout and design of magazines, newspapers, newspaper ads, catalogs, logos, and signs. They use design software programs to produce technically accurate files to ensure accuracy and timeliness of the projects they create. It is important that they have good design skills and layout sense, as they will be working closely with art directors and graphic designers.

Courses

	Hours
Introduction to Graphic Design	165
Computer Drawing: Illustrator	120
Digital Page Layout/ Desktop Publishing & Graphic Design	180
Digital Image Manipulation - Multimedia and Image Management Techniques (PhotoShop)	135
Total	600

Class Times

Morning Hours:

9:25 - 12:10

Afternoon Hours:

1:05 - 3:50

Evening Hours:

N/A

Days:

Monday - Friday

Student Organizations:

SkillsUSA

General Information

Start Date:

August & January (PT Only)

Hours:

600

Who Can Enroll:

High School Jr. & Sr. and Adults (Requires Assistant Director Permission)

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

CIP Code:

50.0401

Completion Information

Positive Placement Rate includes Military, Continuing Education and all Employment, related or not related.

On-Time Adult Completion Rate (2011-12):

For more information contact the Director of Educational Services

Positive Placement Rate (2011-12):

Occupations

Source:

www.onetonline.org

Graphic Artist
Graphic Designer
Production Artist
Desktop Publisher
Project Manager

Wages	SOC Code
US - $17.69 Hourly; $36,800 Annually OK - $16.11 Hourly; $33,500 Annually	43-9031.00 Desktop Publishers

Attributes & Abilities

Source:

Bureau of Labor Statiscs (BLS)

Active Listening
Writing
Originality
Visualization
Category Flexibility and Inductive Reasoning

College Credit

College Credit hours are subject to change without notice.

Credit Hours - A.A.S. Degree	College/University
Credit Hours - A.A.S. Degree: 12 - Graphic Communication, Print Media	College/University: Oklahoma City Community College

Accreditation/Certification

Certifications Available:

Adobe Illustrator (ACE)
Adobe inDesign (ACE)
Adobe Photoshop (ACE)

MNTC National and State Accreditations

Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education

1500 W 7th Ave

Stillwater, OK 74074

405.743.5108

www.okcareertech.org/

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Oklahoma State Department of Education

2500 N Lincoln Blvd #121

Oklahoma City, OK 73105

405.521.3301

www.ok.gov/sde

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Prerequisites

None

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