Course Offerings
Graphic Communications classes are offered during day and evening timeframes, although most intermediate/advanced classes are taught after 4:00 p.m. GRC 107, GRC 118, and GRC 119 are required introductory-level classes that all students must pass before other GRC classes can be taken. Challenge exams for these classes are available, and students with equivalent experience can skip these classes with department approval (contact us). Not all required classes are offered every semester. While manual skills are important in graphic communications, most classes focus on electronic skills using Macintosh computers and InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Final Cut, Lightwave and Swift 3D software. See also: Graphic Communications Course Descriptions
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. Performance-based instruction offers many advantages
Graphic Communications classes are offered during day and evening timeframes, although most intermediate/advanced classes are taught after 4:00 p.m. GRC 107, GRC 118, and GRC 119 are required introductory-level classes that all students must pass before other GRC classes can be taken. Challenge exams for these classes are available, and students with equivalent experience can skip these classes with department approval (contact us). Not all required classes are offered every semester. While manual skills are important in graphic communications, most classes focus on electronic skills using Macintosh computers and InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Final Cut, Lightwave and Swift 3D software. See also: Graphic Communications Course Descriptions
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. Performance-based instruction offers many advantages
- What you will learn is based on the skills you will need rather than on outlines of information.
- You can plan how to invest your time and energy. To help you do that, we tell you right up front what you will learn, how we expect you to show when you have learned, and how you may go about learning.
- You know the standards for evaluation before the performance test. You earn a grade according to how well you perform the skills rather than according to how well others in the class perform. You are not graded on a curve.
- You are actively involved in the learning. We design learning activities and assignments that teach you to solve problems and to learn on your own.
See For Yourself
Do you want to learn how to create, produce and reproduce visual graphics? TMCC’s graphic communications program teaches the theories and applications necessary to get a job in this exciting field.