Graphic Design Degree at Carrington College California

Design your future – Graphic Designer jobs expected to increase 13% by 2018!*

Graphic designers use their technical and creative skills to create visual solutions for their clients’ communication materials. The Graphic Design associate degree and/or certificate program at Carrington College California can teach you the skills you need for entry-level graphic design jobs in places like advertising agencies, publishing companies, design firms, marketing departments, or even to work as a freelance graphic designer.

Our Graphic Design degree and/or certificate classes provided students with the skills needed to help them succeed in a career as a graphic designer. There are many outstanding reasons to consider taking the Carrington College California Graphic Design program, but here are just a few:

• Our program focuses on graphic design for print, web, and multimedia, including video editing
• The program covers both the theory and practice of graphic design skills
• Graduates leave with a valuable understanding of print production

Build your creativity on our Graphic Design program 

The Carrington College California Graphic Design associate degree or certificate program can give students the knowledge and skills that can enable them to apply for entry-level graphic design roles like a print designer, production artist, web designer, multimedia developer, or video editor.  In addition to developing our students’ skills on a variety of design software, graduates are also given a practical understanding of print production, including how to prepare files for output to film and plate, theoretical knowledge of printing processes, and some pre-press functions.

Graduates of the Carrington College California Graphic Design certificate or associate degree program can develop the skills and the confidence to:

• Produce a portfolio that demonstrates their range of graphic design skills
• Display their creativity and imagination using industry-standard graphic design software
• Demonstrate their critical thinking, information management, and communication skills
• Display respect and responsibility to clients and colleagues  

Graphic Designers have a vision for their future 

The U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts that the number of graphic design jobs will grow this decade. “Employment of graphic designers is expected to grow 13 percent, as fast as the average for all occupations from 2008 to 2018, with many new jobs associated with interactive media.*” Isn’t it time you discussed your vision for the future with a Carrington College California Admissions Representative?

The Carrington College California Graphic Design associate degree and/or certificate program is available at our Emeryville and San Jose campuses; program availability may vary by location, and culminates in either a Certificate of Achievement or an Associate of Science degree in Graphic Design. 

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