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Workforce Development Solutions: A.S. Printing Technology
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College (Blue Ridge CTC) and The Community and Technical College at West Virginia University Institute of Technology (CTC Tech) formed an Access Through Partnership agreement to offer courses for the Printing Technology degree.
Students may enroll in the AAS Technical Studies degree or AA Liberal Arts degree program at Blue Ridge CTC until they are ready to transfer credits to the degree-granting iinstitution CTC WVU-Tech for the Printing Technology degree.
Program Description: The associate of science degree in Printing Technology is designed to provide quality technical education to prepare technicians for the rapidly changing printing industry. The student will receive training in all of the basic skills required of the printing industry, and upon completion of the two-year program, should be qualified to enter the industry in a junior supervisory capacity directly responsible to the plant manager or supervisor. For the student wishing to pursue the plus-two baccalaureate Printing Management degree program, offered by WVU Tech, the associate program offers a well-rounded basis for advanced study.
Program Objectives: In addition to the learning outcomes set forth in the general education core curriculum for the associate degree, specific outcomes for this program have been established. Upon completion of the Associate of Science degree in Printing Technology the student will be able to: design and prepare copy for publication, utilize desktop publishing software common to the printing industry, apply appropriate color theory to design and copy, appropriately bind and finish a printed document, and apply appropriate management skills for technical workers.
Access Through Partnership Agreement Printing Technology
Degree-Granting Institution: Community and Technical College at WVU Tech
Degree: Associate of Science, Printing Technology
CTC Tech Transfer Equivalency Courses:
|
Credit |
MATH 040 Math (ACT 19 or better) |
3 |
GNET 100 CTC Tech Orientation |
1 |
ENGL 101 Written English |
3 |
ENGL 202 Bus Professional Writing |
3 |
ECON 231 Principles of Econ I |
3 |
| ECON 232 Principles of Econ II | 3 |
| Humanities* (Culture Diversity) | 3 |
| LAB SCIENCE Elective | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours Required 20 or 23 |
Blue Ridge CTC Course Equivalent:
|
Credit |
ACFN 085 Basic Algebra |
3 |
CGEN 115 Technology Orientation |
1 |
ENGL 101 Written English |
3 |
ENGL 110 Technical Writing & Communication |
3 |
ECON 123 Contemporary Economics |
3 |
ECON 205 Principles of Macroeconomics |
3 |
| HIST 101 World History to 1500: Early Man Through the Renaissance | 3 |
| LAB SCIENCE Elective | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours Required 24 |
Courses Required from CTC Tech:
|
Credit |
PRNT 111 Intro to Printing |
4 |
PRNT 112 Paper and Ink |
3 |
PRNT 114 Intro to Computers |
1 |
PRNT 115 Text and Type |
1 |
PRNT 116 Intro to Page Layout |
1 |
| PRNT 125 Photography (Digital and/or Darkroom) | 1 |
| PRNT 126 Electronic Image Capture | 1 |
| PRNT 127 Image Reproduction | 1 |
| PRNT 131 Sheet Fed Press | 4 |
| PRNT 134 Graphics Creation | 1 |
| PRNT 135 Page Layout II | 1 |
| PRNT 136 Acrobat/PDFs Basic | 1 |
| PRNT 141 Color Model and Usage | 1 |
| PRNT 142 Intro to PhotoS hop | 1 |
| PRNT 143 Color Workflow & Management | 1 |
| PRNT 145 Safety/Environment Issues | 1 |
| PRNT 216 Web Fed Press | 4 |
| PRNT 217 Color Reproduction | 3 |
| PRNT 231 Flexography | 3 |
| PRNT 235 Database for Printers | 1 |
| PRNT 238 Bindery and Finishing | 3 |
| PRNT 241 Newspaper Operations | 2 |
| PRNT Print Specialization** | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours Required 44 |
*Recommended to meet the Cultural Diversity and humanities sequence requirement.
**Students select area of specialization from PRNT 251 Color or PRNT 255 Web Press.
