Visual Communications involves the exchange of thoughts and ideas with images. In that sense, visual communications touches nearly every part of our lives. Government, big and small business, mass media, the entertainment industry and education depend on visual communications to achieve their goals. Images appear everywhere – from magazines to MTV, billboards to baseball cards, textbooks to training videos, fashion ads to CD covers, and Web sites to wedding albums.

Image creation (whether via photography, computer design, or pencil) goes through various processes or production stages. As society’s appetite for imagery increases, the knowledge and skill to produce high-quality visuals also becomes more valuable.

At DCTC, you have the opportunity to explore many areas in the very wide range of visual communications methods available today. You have the opportunity to specialize in the area or areas of your choice.

We can get YOU there!

Our highly respected program offers one of the best values in Visual Communications in the state. We are a strong group of industry, experienced faculty trained to teach you what you need to know to be A SUCCESS. Meet the instructors and see what we mean.

VCOM Areas

Applied Visual Art:
You work with traditional art methods such as scale and perspective, sketching and rendering. You use your artistic skills to produce two- and three-dimensional artwork, which has both commercial and fine art applications.

Graphic Design Technology and Electronic Publishing:
You use computers to create electronic artwork and design projects for print and screen.

Multimedia and Web Page Design:
You create two- and three-dimensional artwork and animation to be incorporated in interactive multimedia presentations and Web pages.

Photography:
You combine the art, science, and business of photography into a dynamic program aimed at helping to achieve one of three broad goals: 1) acceptance to a four-year college; 2) starting your own photography business; or 3) entering a specific sector of the visual communications workplace.

Photographic Imaging Technology:
You use both traditional and digital media in such areas as photojournalism; portraiture; photography and the Internet; photo processing and imaging; and photography for business and publication.