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Digital Communication
The Digital Communication programs at Houston City College prepare students to create and produce visual content across today’s digital media landscape. Students develop skills in design, photography, writing, editing, and multimedia production for web, social media, mobile, immersive, and print platforms.
- Career Path
- Art & Design
Programs
Digital Communication, A.A.S.
The Digital Communication programs offer students the opportunity to explore innovative digital media. Business and industry need skilled illustrators, photographers and technical communicators to design, photograph, write, edit, and produce a wide variety of advertising and technical materials in print and electronic media. Students may earn one of 6 Associate of Applied Science in one of the specializations by completing the requirements for the chosen specialization.
The Digital Communication programs prepare students to create and share stories, experiences, and solutions across today’s constantly evolving media landscape. Business, nonprofits, and industry need creative thinkers who can design, capture, code, write, edit, and deliver content for digital, mobile, immersive, and social platforms.
Each program provides hands-on instruction using current tools, workflows, and creative technologies that drive regional and global industries.
- Photography students learn visual storytelling for editorial, commercial, and documentary work—building skills in traditional camera techniques as well as mobile, drone, and social-first production.
- Graphic Design students develop original concepts through a blend of studio foundations and digital design processes for branding, motion graphics, and user-centered experiences.
- Multimedia and Web students explore animation, video production, interactive media, and the design of cross-platform web and app content.
- Mobile App Development students learn to design and build applications for iOS and cross-platform devices, focusing on user experience, functionality, and emerging industry practices.
- XR Design & Development students create immersive experiences that blend virtual, augmented, and mixed reality—building the skills to design, prototype, and develop content for education, entertainment, and enterprise applications.
Across all programs, students build professional portfolios and learn to adapt to emerging technologies—preparing them for today’s fast-moving creative industries.
HCC is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). Seven Art and Design Programs—Studio Art, Interior Design, Digital Communication, Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising, Filmmaking, and Digital Gaming & Simulation for Artists—collectively represent the Art and Design Unit at HCC.
National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21
Reston, VA 20190-5248
Phone: 703-437-0700
Website: nasad.arts-accredit.org
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