Graphics Imaging Technology - Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

Graphics Imaging Technology from Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is a Campus Associate Communication Technologies degree that prepares you for a Communications career. Students in the Graphics Imaging Technologies study the process of creating art and publishing materials from idea generation to production. Students use Macintosh and PC computer platforms, software, and peripherals to produce art for the major printing processes, including offset lithography, packaging (flexography), and screen printing. Hands-on training in the production of printed materials using industry standards is accomplished using two- and four-color offset presses, a four-color digital offset press (Heidelberg Quickmaster DI-Plus), four and six color screen printing presses, a four-color flexographic press, and a digital web press simulator. In addition, curriculum emphasis is placed on digital photography techniques in a studio setting using digital cameras and equipment, mid-management training, estimating, and marketing. Graduates are prepared to: Estimate job and paper costs for clients Generate artwork using the most popular graphics software programs Operate and produce jobs on offset, flexographic, and screen printing presses Prepare files for specific printing process standards Produce digital photos optimized for print production Representative Job Titles for Graduates Color Specialist Customer Service Estimator Preflight Technician Prepress Specialist Press Operator Salesperson Representative Co-op Employers Berman Printing RPI Mr. Label Co. Stevenson, Inc. Great American Insurance Company Co-op Salary Projections $9?$16/hour Graduate Starting Salary Projections $26,000?$40,000 annually View more details on Cincinnati State Technical and Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Communication Technologies courses.