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Graphic Design Certificate Become an effective and marketable designer for both the web and print publications. You’ll receive basic fundamental training in the graphic arts while gaining the practical experience in the current premium Adobe creative suite. Individual track courses focus on industry-specific applications.

Complete all core courses and all of the courses in the desired track to earn the Certificate in Graphic Design.

Core Courses for Graphic Design Certificate:• Foundations of Graphic Design• Color Theory for Graphic Designers• Intro to Photoshop• Intro to Illustrator• Advanced Photoshop• Advanced Illustrator• Exploring Fonts: Intro to Typography

Print/Publishing Track:• Intro to InDesign• Advanced InDesign• Exploring Fonts: Advanced Typography

Web Track:• Essentials of HTML• Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Complete• Dreamweaver CS6 Complete

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Web Design ConceptsRequired: Basic knowledge of Windows; familiarity with creating and saving files, ability to touch type Learn the basic programming languages and tools you need to design and develop web content. Learn what you need to know BEFORE you begin building a website and use that knowledge to build a basic web-based framework. This class prepares you for the next level of courses you will want to take on your path to becoming a web designer or developer.

Dates Sessions Day Time Instructor

Aug 2- Aug 16

3 W 6:30-9:30 pm Blake Alderfer, Instructor

0.9 CEU. Cost: $212 NCWEB-CS001-01

Foundations of Graphic DesignFrom typography through page layout and on to color theory, this course will help you, as novice designer or working pro, to better understand the qualities of creating professional graphic design. Topics include a history of graphic arts and introductory discussions of type, composition/layout, color theory, photographic and illustrated images as they directly impact today’s graphic designer.


May 22- May 31*

3 M,W 6:30-9:30 pm John Paone, Adobe Certified Associate

0.9 CEU. Cost: $212 | No class May 29 NCGDS-CS001-01

Color Theory for Graphic Designers Discover the way colors interact with each other and the implications this interaction has for designers and artists. Examine ideas of space and learn about spatial problems that color can solve and understand color harmony, qualities, and combinations.


May 25- Jun 15

4 Th 6:30-9:30 pm George Purvis, Instructor

1.2 CEU. Cost: $271 NCGDS-CS002-01

Computer DesignCascading Style Sheets (CSS) - CompletePrerequisite: Essentials of HTMLThis hands-on course provides you with the fundamentals and advanced techniques of using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to build and control “responsive” web sites. The emphasis is on using web-standards to build site layouts with CSS (not tables), creating the HTML and CSS from scratch to deliver well-designed, focused content on varying media types from desktops to mobile devices.


Jun 22- Jul 27

6 Th 6:30-9:30 pm Lily Lin, Instructor


Essentials of HTMLRequired: Basic knowledge of Windows; familiarity with creating and saving files, ability to touch typeNow’s the time! Learn to read and write proper HTML 4 code to create accessible web pages. Understand conceptual design, text formatting, creating links, tables and lists, and inserting graphics and images. Cascading Style Sheets and creating forms will also be introduced. Materials will be provided by the instructor.


Jun 5- Jun 21

6 M, W 6:30-9:30 pm John Paone, Instructor


Let us introduce you to Adobe’s premier image editing application with an emphasis on what you NEED to know about this incredibly robust program. This course focuses on the tool sets available within the program and provides a hands-on understanding of how to find your way around Photoshop. Image-size, resolution, selections, layers, dialogs, shortcuts, and basic editing techniques are just some of what will be covered in this course.


Jun 22- Jul 13

4 Th 6:30-9:30 pm Jessi Oliano, Instructor


Intro to Photoshop CC

Required: Introduction to Windows, experience with word processing desirable

REFUND POLICY: 10 or more days before the beginning of a class: 100% refund; Less than 10 days before class start date: no refund.

Credit card payments will be refunded to the credit card; cash and check payments will be refunded via a check from MCCC.

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Learn the advanced techniques and application of the tools presented in the Introduction course. Photo-retouching, color correction, advanced layers, masking, channels, and an in-depth look at palettes are just some of the topics covered in this course. Learn to fix photos in post-production while maximizing efficiency and output. Photoshop is an incredibly powerful application; get the most from it!


Jul 20- Aug 10

4 Th 6:30-9:30 pm Jessi Oliano, Instructor


Adobe InDesign is the industry standard for creating professional-quality, full-color documents, ready for printing, distributing as Portable Document Format (PDF) files, or to Internet-ready XHTML pages. This course will provide a full overview of the program’s capabilities and functionality. Textbook required - available in college bookstore.


Jun 28- Jul 12*

4 M, W 6:30-9:30 pm John Paone, Adobe Certified Associate

1.2 CEU. Cost: $273 | No class July 3 NCGDS-CS007-01

More than just a page-layout application, Adobe InDesign CC6 is also the leading commercial production software for creating longer, multi-page documents as well as Internet-ready XHTML pages. Lecture, textbook samples and real-world examples will be used to exhibit this software’s complete range of capabilities. Textbook is recommended (not required) and available in the college bookstore.


Aug 1- Aug 17*

4 Tu,Th 6:30-9:30 pm John Paone, Adobe Certified Associate

1.2 CEU. Cost: $287 NCGDS-CS008-01 *No class Aug 3, 10

You don’t need to be an illustrator to learn and use this industry standard vector graphics application. Intro to Illustrator focuses gives you a hands-on understanding of how to find your way around the program while presenting the tool sets available within. Shapes, paths, layers, stacks, swatches, object based creation, document setup, the pen tool, and palettes are just some of what will be covered in this course. Textbook required - available in college bookstore.


May 30- Jun 20

4 Tu 6:30-9:30 pm Samantha Garofalo, Instructor


Take what you have learned in the Introduction class and bring it to the next level. Take an in-depth look at palettes, effects, new dimensional tool sets, page layout options, and integration with other applications. Advanced Illustrator takes the tools and turns them into techniques. Textbook is required and available in the college bookstore.


Jun 27- Jul 25*

4 Tu 6:30-9:30 pm Samantha Garofalo, Instructor

1.2 CEU. Cost $273 NCGDS-CS010-01 | *No class July 4

Introduction to WordPress

An understanding of website architecture, hosting, and programming languages (i.e., HTML, PHP, MySQL) is helpful, but not necessary.You, too, can use WordPress, the popular website blogging and content management system! Great for the beginner, this hands-on class will have you building pages, adding plug-ins, using templates, and editing themes. You will learn all you need to know to create your own basic WordPress website.


Jun 6- Jun 15

4 Tu,Th 6:30-9:30 pm Jessi Oliano, Instructor


Advanced Photoshop CC

Prerequisite: Introduction to Photoshop.

Intro to InDesign CC

Required: Experience with word processing desirable.

Advanced InDesign CC

Prerequisite: Intro to InDesign.

Intro to Illustrator CC

Textbook is required and available in the college bookstore.

Advanced Illustrator CC

Prerequisite: Intro to Illustrator.

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Dreamweaver CS6 - Complete

Prerequisite: Essentials of HTML, and knowledge of WindowsDo you want to learn how to design and manage websites using the Adobe Dreamweaver web authoring software? This class will show you how as you learn to navigate in the Dreamweaver workspace. Topics include: working with text and images; links; page layout; and templates. Advanced topics include: online forms; Javascript behaviors; and designing responsive websites (i.e., for portable devices like cell phones and tablets).


Jul 31- Aug 16

6 M, W 6:30-9:30 pm John Paone, Adobe Certified Associate


JavaScript/DHTML Prerequisite: Essentials of HTML Required: Basic understanding of Windows and MS Office Learn important techniques that will enable you to design web pages with the user in mind. This hands-on course provides an intensive introduction to the features provided by JavaScript and Dynamic HTML. Textbook is recommended (not required) and available in the college bookstore.


Jul 25- Aug 24

10 Tu,Th 6:30-9:30 pm Staff Instructor

3.0 CEU .Cost: $758 NCWEB-CS013-01

Exploring Fonts: Intro to TypographyThis new and exciting course provides an overview of the basic fundamentals of type design as it applies to graphics, advertising, and other areas of visual communication. It focuses on how typography can be used as a communicative device as well as a graphic, compositional, and expressive element.


May 23 - Jun 1

4 Tu,Th 6:30-9:30 pm Jessi Oliano, Instructor


PHP (with MySQL) Prerequisite: Essentials of HTML PHP and MySQL are today’s most popular tools used to develop web applications. In this course, you will learn how to create interactive web pages in PHP and how to store and retrieve data stored in a MySQL database. In this intensive hands-on course, you will learn the techniques necessary to develop dynamic web applications using open source software. Textbook is recommended (not required) and available in the college bookstore.


May 22- Jun 26*

10 M, W 6-9:30 pm Staff Instructor

3.5 CEU. Cost: $759 | No class May 29 NCWEB-CS016-01

Front-End Development The course is primarily designed to introduce JavaScript as a client-side programming language. Basic HTML and CSS concepts will also be reviewed but the focus will be on learning how to code interactive web pages using JavaScript. Hands-on exercises and lab sessions will be made available to practice and reinforce the concepts taught. At the end of this course, participants will be able to design web pages using HTML, CSS and make them interactive using JavaScript.


Jun 20- Aug 15*

8 Tu 6:30-9 pm Sonal Mukherjee, Instructor

2.0 CEU. Cost: $599 | *No class July 4 NCWEB-CS033-01

REFUND POLICY: 10 or more days before the beginning of a class: 100% refund; Less than 10 days before class start date: no refund.

Credit card payments will be refunded to the credit card; cash and check payments will be refunded via a check from MCCC.

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Graphic Design Certificate - MCCC Design Certificate ... gaining the practical experience in the current premium Adobe creative ... distributing as Portable Document Format (PDF) files,