SF Digital Media & Graphic Design Technology

Digital media and graphic design

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Digital media and graphic design technology

The Digital Media and Graphic Design Technology (DMT) program offers degrees that combine career and technical skills with state-of-the-art graphics and multimedia training.

Digital media skills can be applied to all industries and are necessary for many different job roles. The need for digital graphic design, multimedia and video production continues to grow in many fields including communications, advertising, education and entertainment.

With small classes and qualified instructors, we give students the support they need to succeed. You will gain more than skills. Our programs give you the confidence you need to excel in an exciting and creative career.

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Certificates and Degrees Defined Associate of Science The Associate of Science (A.S.) degree program is designed to get you ready for a career, but in some cases it may transfer to a bachelor’s program. A.S. programs are a good balance of general education coursework and hands-on training with the end goal of preparing you to enter the workforce with a competitive skill set. The A.S. degree typically takes two years to complete.

Bachelor’s Degree A bachelor’s degree is the highest degree you can achieve in undergraduate education. Santa Fe College offers Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.S.) degrees in certain program areas. For most, a bachelor’s degree at SF is the next step after obtaining an A.A. or an A.S. degree. It allows students to continue to build skills and advance in a career field.

A bachelor’s degree typically requires two additional years after completing an A.A. or A.S. degree.

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PROGRAMS OFFERED • Graphic Design Technology • Digital Media Technology (Multimedia Track) • Multimedia and Video Production Technology

Graphic Design Technology Associate of Science Degree (A.S.) The Graphic Design Technology program teaches you to apply the language of visual communication to meet a variety of business needs in the graphic design field. As a graphic designer, you will plan, analyze and create visual solutions to communications, marketing and advertising problems. You might develop the layout of magazines and other publications, create marketing brochures or package designs, manipulate digital images, or design websites.

This Mac-based program emphasizes creative thinking and problem solving using up-todate industry standard computer hardware and software. The program consists of five semesters of study and courses are offered in specific sequence on a full-time schedule.

Upon graduation, you are eligible to transfer your credits to Miami International University of Art and Design, Fort Lauderdale Art Institute or other regional private art colleges to pursue a bachelor’s degree in graphic design.

Time to completion: Two years | Average salary: $44,000

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Digital Media Technology (Multimedia Track) Associate of Science Degree (A.S.) In the Digital Media Technology program, you will learn the basic skills needed to author, design, organize and deliver multimedia presentations from concept through production. Job opportunities for multimedia professionals include video production, video editing, motion graphics design and advertising production in a variety of professional settings from in-house, industrial-style video and commercial production to television and film production.

You will train on a Mac platform and learn the industry standard applications used by the nation’s leading multimedia and video production companies.

The program consists of five semesters of study and courses are offered in specific sequence on a full-time schedule. Upon graduation, you may choose to continue your education and earn your bachelor’s degree in Multimedia and Video Technology Production right here at Santa Fe College.

Time to completion: Two years | Average salary: $37,000 Transfers to: Multimedia and Video Production Technology B.A.S.

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Multimedia and Video Production Technology Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.S.) The bachelor’s program in Multimedia and Video Production Technology expands upon the skills learned in the Digital Media Technology A.S. degree program to include a deeper and more technical understating of video production. With a bachelor’s degree in Multimedia and Video Production Technology, you can pursue a career in a variety of areas including commercial video and digital film production, video editing, digital effects, 3D graphic animation or digital cinematography.

Qualified applicants to this program must have completed an A.S. degree in Digital Media Technology (multimedia or interactive media production track) from Santa Fe College or an A.S. degree in a similar program (video, television or multimedia production) from a regionally accredited college or university. This program is the first of its kind in the Florida College System and is consistent with similar private school degrees in the state, without the hefty price tag.

Time to completion: A.S. degree + two years | Average salary: $51,000

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DIRECTORY INFORMATION www.sfcollege.edu/ite 352-395-5839 LOCATION: 3000 NW 83rd Street Building N, Room 214 Gainesville, FL 32606 Kelly Cartier 352-395-5579 kelly.cartier@sfcollege.edu Eric Flagg, Program Coordinator 352-395-4145 eric.flagg@sfcollege.edu

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