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Visual communications has fallen under many different names over the years, including commercial art, graphic design, advertising design, publication design, graphic arts, and multimedia. The TMCC Graphic Communications (GRC) program offers classes that lead to an Associates degree or a Certificate of Achievement.
Instruction includes the use of industry standard graphics software, and GRC computer labs are equipped with the latest Apple Mac Pro and iMac Intel-based computers with support scanners, black and white and color printers, a sound booth for creating and capturing audio, and a complete prepress/print shop facility.
The bottom line is, if you want to learn how to create, produce and reproduce visual graphics that communicate to an audience, then graphic communications is for you. The GRC program teaches the theories and applications necessary to get a job in this exciting field.
Class Rooms
Inside The Dandini Campus
The Serra Building
Classes
GRC classes are offered during day and evening timeframes. There are two levels of foundation (introductory) classes that all GRC majors must take before moving on to higher-level classes. GRC 107, GRC 109 and GRC 110 are first level. Challenge by portfolio/challenge exam for these classes is available, and students with equivalent experience may skip these classes with department approval. Second level classes are GRC 118, GRC 119 and GRC 122, which focus on merging creative skills with the various software required in print, digital and letterform media. All six foundation courses are offered fall and spring semesters, and sometimes during the summer session.
Not all intermediate/advanced classes are offered every semester, please check the schedule of classes or contact the department for sequencing of courses. While manual skills are important in graphic communications, most classes focus on electronic skills using Apple computers and Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Flash, Premiere, Soundbooth, After Effects and Lightwave 3D software.
2015's Class Throw
2014's Class Throw
The Ceremony
Dregrees/Certificates
In a recent survey of industry representatives, 60 percent said that an associate's degree related to graphic communications was the level of training they were looking for when hiring for entry-level positions.
TMCC's GRC program offer an Associate's degree and Certificates of Achievement that give training in those areas that employers want. Check out the links below to view degree and certificate requirements or check out our program flow.
Graphic Communications AAS Degree
Graphic Communications Certificate of Achievement
Competency-based Program You, as a learner, are the most important part of instruction. In performance-based instruction, we carefully identify what you need to be able to do as a result of an instructional experience. Next, we determine how you can show that you have learned these skills. Finally, we plan learning activities that will help you develop the skills
Brian "It takes a thousand drawings to get good, better start now."
Ron "That's my sister"
Dan "No"
Teachers
Here are GRC's three full time teachers
Meet Brian: He is in charge of a majority of time based mediums such as; animation, storyboarding, video production using Adobe's Flash, Premiere, Audition, and an old fashion pencil test machine
Here are some of the classes he teaches: GRC 110 GRC 119, GRC 132, GRC 135, and more
Meet Ron: He is in charge of print, imaging and many of the adobe programs such as; Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat and InDesign
Here are some of the classes he teaches: GRC 118, GRC 156, GRC 153, GRC 183, and more
Meet Dan: He is in charge of typography and design
Here are some of the classes he teaches: GRC 107, GRC 144, GRC 137, GRC 298, and more
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Student Gallery
Students in the program work hard to come out of classes with porfolio worthy pieces. Here is a collection of past and present work.