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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
A wide variety of careers are available in the printing and publishing industry: desktop prepress, such as page composition, electronic illustration, scanning, and color correction using QuarkXPress, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator; press operation using offset duplicators up to a Heidelberg GTO press; color scanning and color correction, imagesetter output and proofing; and Web-based online publishing production as an addition to print production.
The graphic arts industry is a major employer in Illinois, and there are significant opportunities for employment nationally.
According to Printing Industries Illinois/Indiana, printing is the third largest manufacturing sector in Illinois, contributing more than $9.1 billion (more than the NFL, NBA and NHL combined) to the state's economy in 2002. Illinois printing companies alone employ more than 84,000 workers, and this does not even include the numerous advertising agencies, universities, major corporations and firms with in-house print shops.
Because of the strong curriculum and up-to-date computer labs and graphic arts equipment, local employers hire current students and graduates of the Graphic Arts Technology program.
Students who complete an Associate in Applied Science degree are immediately employable or can transfer to universities that have articulation agreements with our program.
Those with job experience or other academic degrees can gain the knowledge and skills to adapt to a high-tech graphic production environment by pursuing courses leading to a certificate.
David Rogers, coordinator
M 162
(630) 942-3029
Liberal Arts Division
IC 3098
(630) 942-2047
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
The following files describe in detail the requirements for this program. They are portable document format (PDF) files that can be viewed and printed with free Adobe Acrobat Reader software. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer, you may download it here.
Please consult a faculty adviser listed below before beginning your coursework.
Degrees
• Print Production, Associate in Applied Science
• Digital Prepress Production, Associate in Applied Science
When planning your coursework, use the Student Planning Worksheet. Degree information and the worksheet can be found on the following files:
[Print Production, A.A.S. Degree, PDF file]
[Digital Prepress Production, A.A.S. Degree, PDF file]
[Student Planning Worksheet, PDF file]
Certificates
• Print Production
• Digital Prepress Production
Information on the certificates listed above can be found on the following file:
[Certificates, PDF file]
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FACULTY ADVISERS
If you are considering this program as an area of study, consult with a faculty adviser in this field. To send an e-mail, click on the name of the adviser you wish to reach:
Location Phone David Rogers, coordinator M 162 (630) 942-3029 Pat Borowiak M 160B (630) 942-2117 Shaun Dudek M 160C (630) 942-2040 Elizabeth Marszalek M 160A (630) 942-2045
If you are unable to contact an adviser, messages may be left with the Liberal Arts Division, IC 3098, (630) 942-2047.
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