PROFESSIONAL-TECHNICAL PROGRAMS

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discrimination policies is available at: olympic.edu/nondiscrimination-title-ix,

360-792-6050, 1600 Chester Ave., Bremerton, WA 98337-1699.

The contents of this publication were developed with

funds from the Carl D. Perkins Act.

Revised 5. 12. 2017

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DIGITAL MEDIA Explore Your Opportunities in an Exciting Career Pathway!

The Olympic College Digital Media Program

offers students hands-on experience in the

ever changing field of digital media and

photography.

Students will practice digital media

techniques and strategies that include

photography, video, web, and design

projects that prepare them for working with

clients and within organizations to meet

digital media-based technical needs.

Through the Digital Media Program,

students may earn certificates of

completion in both digital communications

and digital photography.

DIGITAL MEDIA

Get Started Today!

Faculty Advisor

Pam Bilodeau (360) 475-7371, pbilodeau@olympic.edu

Professional-Technical Program Advisor

Steve Quinn (360) 475-7345, squinn@olympic.edu

Contact Admissions to enroll!

www.olympic.edu/current-students/getting-

started/Admissions

New Classes Start

Every Quarter!

Focus Your

Talent on a

High-Tech

Career

Funding Options

are available through Workforce Development

(360) 475-7555

wfd@olympic.edu

Contact us to find out if you are eligible!

Interested in Digital Media?

Check Out The Webpage!

P R O F E S S I O N A L - T E C H N I C A L P R O G R A M S : :

https://www.olympic.edu/digital-media

Digital Media

Digital Communications Certification of Completion (42 cr) This certificate program prepares students to

apply their knowledge, skills, and abilities in a

variety of workplace and entrepreneurial

multimedia environments. Students will practice

digital media techniques and strategies that

include photography, video, web and design

projects that prepare them for working with

clients and within organizations to meet digital

media-based technical needs. Students will learn

to produce the most cutting-edge creative

projects that involve a variety of digital media

formats to formulate solutions for technical

problems that include photo manipulation, story

-boarding, digital workflow, lighting techniques,

color-management and calibration, planning

and fine-tuning end-product presentation. In

this way, students will utilize current strategies

and tools to plan, prepare and deliver high-end,

technical projects.

Digital Photography Certificate of Recognition (17 cr) Using a variety of photographic tools, students

will study and practice the principles of visual

communication. Students will learn the

terminology, features and concepts of digital

photography that help them determine and

develop photographic possibilities and solutions

and produce compelling images that commu-

nicate a message through lighting, color, special

techniques and subject knowledge. Techniques

such as photographic composition, exposure

techniques, use of photography in social media,

privacy and security on the web, editing

techniques, ethics of photography and

photographic presentation for both print and

web will be covered in this program.

Career Options

Digital Communications Manager

Digital Content Producer

Communications Specialist

Public Information Officer

Social Networker

Social Media Consultant

Web Developer

Photographer

Wages

For median wages, labor market and wage data

provided by the Washington State Employment

Security Department go to:

https://fortress.wa.gov/esd/employmentdata/

How to Pay for College

You may be eligible for financial assistance!

Workforce Development Eligibility Survey

www.startnextquarter.org/

Financial Aid

www.olympic.edu/paying-college/financial-aid

The Washboard Scholarship Opportunities

https://fortress.wa.gov/hecb/thewashboard/

“The professors around here work

together. You can go to any of them

and they are willing to help”

– Terry Bash, Student

“I just feel so supported by the other

students and the teachers.

It’s a family in a way.”

– Jenny Clarke, Graduating Class of 2017

Check Out The

Digital Media

Career Pathway