Course Descriptions

This course provides practice in applied gas utilities tasks with a focus on installation. Students have theory and applied training with the installation of gas meters, valves, regulators and plastic pipe.

This course offers an Occupational Safety and Health Administration-compliant program consisting of field training, a knowledge test and a hands-on evaluation for all forklift operations.

This course provides practice in gas utility tasks with a focus on gas mains. The students have theory and applied training with the installation and repair of steel gas mains and services, line testing and leak detection procedures,

This course will provide hands-on training for responding to gas emergencies and conducting hazardous leak investigations.

This course provides the student with the skills necessary for the installation, maintenance and repair of residential electric/gas appliances.

This course covers general processes, workflow methods and utilization of the Macintosh Operating System features in a graphic design or production environment.

This course covers the fundamental functions of Adobe Photoshop to manipulate and combine digital images.

As the first of three layout and design courses in a series, this foundational course introduces students to the basic elements and principles of design. Students will produce a variety of design projects that will familiarize them with the creative process, basic design theories, branding philosophies and production techniques. Most projects will be created using Adobe Creative Suite applications.

As the second of three layout courses in a series, students will expand upon their basic design knowledge by learning advanced methods of style, typography, layout grids, identity development and branding. Increasingly complex projects will require students to employ more sophisticated methods of research, concept development, design strategy and assessment. Students will create a variety of projects in Adobe software.

In this course, students will be introduced to basic through intermediate functions of Adobe InDesign. Developing proficiency in software vocabulary, applied techniques and overall efficiency will be emphasized throughout the course. Students will create a variety of industry-related graphic design projects that effectively incorporate type and imagery in single- and multiple-page InDesign documents. These projects will involve simple to complex tasks that will reinforce students' basic design knowledge and skills.

This course focuses on design principles and technical specifications for interface design using digital imaging software, hypertext markup language and cascading style sheets to create and edit interactive and multimedia projects.

Students will develop basic photographic and video production skills and knowledge in this course, using a digital camera for a variety of assignments.

The Adobe Illustrator I course covers fundamental functions of Adobe Illustrator to create basic illustrations and layouts.

In this course, students will gain an understanding of the foundational theory of the printing process and be introduced to printing terminology.

This course builds upon the skills and knowledge acquired in the Adobe InDesign I course. More advanced tools and techniques will be taught, and students will again be designing a variety of industry-related graphic design projects to demonstrate their skills and design knowledge. Assignments will include both print and interactive projects, and students will be taught how to independently construct and output these projects to industry standards.