Northwest Tech offers the following career majors within the Information Technology Cluster.

Web and Digital Communications Pathway Career Majors

Desktop Publisher/Graphic Designer - Alva Campus & Fairview Campus
The Desktop Publisher/Graphic Designer career major prepares students for careers in electronic publishing. Students acquire fundamental skills in image creation and management procedures and techniques as they create, revise, optimize and export graphics for video, print and web publishing. Students learn digital photography and understand copyright basics. Students gain skills required for Adobe Certified Expert and Adobe Print Specialist industry certifications.

Graphic Design Specialist - Alva and Fairview Campus
The Graphic Design Specialist career major prepares students for careers in graphic design for websites, video and/or publications.  Students create, revise, optimize and export graphics as they acquire advanced skills in web design and animation to apply to a digital portfolio. Students also learn digital photography and copyright basics and develop electronic marketing strategies to promote their work. Students gain skills required for Adobe Print Specialist, Adobe Certified Associate and/or Certified Internet Webmaster industry certifications.

Interactive Media Specialist - Fairview Campus only
The Interactive Media Specialist career major prepares students to create and edit multimedia for video, print and web publishing. Students acquire fundamental web authoring skills and learn design strategies through the application of XHTML and Cascading Style Sheets. In addition, they master non-linear computer editing techniques to create, revise, optimize and export graphics for a variety of media. Students gain skills required for Adobe, CIW, and/or WOW industry certifications.

Updated on 7/7/14