The Graphic Communications program provides students with an advanced level of experience using the leading page layout, drawing, and digital manipulation software. Students are provided with experience in design and layout, illustration, desktop publishing, typography, production processes, and web page construction.
Students learn through classroom and laboratory experiences emphasizing skill development in the following areas:
The Graphic Communications program is a two year program. Students typically enter in the Fall semester and graduate the following year after completing the Spring semester. Part-time enrollment options are available for some courses.
Hawkeye Community College has articulation agreements with Upper Iowa University and Wartburg College allowing graduates to enter with junior status. The Regent universities accept 12 hours of transfer credit and 16 hours of elective credit. Articulation agreements with the University of Northern Iowa's Department of Industrial Technology may assist graduates in transferring additional credits.
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