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Graphic Communication

School of Integrated Studies
Klump Academic Center, Rm. 102 · (570) 327-4521

About the Graphic Communication A.A.S. and B.S. Degrees

Accredited by the ACCGC

Pennsylvania College of Technology offers two-year and four-year Graphic Communications majors that prepare students to enter into the printing and publishing industry.

Graphic Communication Technology (GT) A.A.S. Degree

This two-year major prepares students for entry-level positions in production areas or, if they choose, for continued education in baccalaureate programs. Types of jobs might include: digital prepress, preflight analysis and file repair, electronic page layout, color scanning and separation, output technician, digital media development, press operations, finishing and binding operations.

Graphic Communication Management (BGC) B.S. Degree

This four-year major prepares students for entry-level positions in production or management areas or, if they choose, for continued education in graduate-degree programs. Types of jobs might include: entry-level positions leading into production management, scheduling, sales and service, cost estimating, quality-control supervision, and department supervision.

Graphic Communications Management is nationally accredited by the Accrediting Council for Collegiate Graphic Communications.

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Graphic Communication News

Graphic Design Students to Display Works in Gallery

April 2008

The Gallery at Penn College, on the third floor of the college's Madigan Library, will host a graphic design student portfolio exhibit from May 2-13. An opening reception will take place from 3:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, with a talk by Joseph Loehr, associate professor of English/mass communication and the media arts department head, scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Gallery hours are 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday and Friday. All exhibits are free and open to the public.

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Lyter Elementary Students Visit Graphic Communications Labs

March 2008

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First-graders from Lyter Elementary School in the Montoursville Area School District visited Penn College's graphic communications facilities on March 25-26.

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Graphic Communications Management Major Earns Accreditation

September 2007

The graphic communications management major at Penn College recently was awarded national accreditation by the Accrediting Council for Collegiate Graphic Communications.

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Select High School Students Participate in Media Arts Event

August 2007

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Fifteen high school students from Pennsylvania and Maryland, each nominated by his or her graphic arts instructor, attended Penn College’s first Media Arts Summer Exposure - an intense three days of workshops focused on video production, radio broadcasting, graphic design and graphic communications. The college’s media arts department asked high school graphic arts faculty members to nominate one student who has shown promise and interest in the media arts. These students were then invited to attend the Media Arts Summer Exposure, held July 16-18, to delve deeper into the workings of the media arts field.

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Capstone Class Sees Printing Industry Up-Close

January 2007

Students enrolled in PNP495, the capstone course for graphic communications management students, recently visited six printing companies in the Baltimore area and attended the annual awards banquet of the Print & Graphics Association Mid-Atlantic.

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