PCC Programs

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Pima Community College, located in Tucson, Arizona, offers an award-winning Digital Arts Program. Whether you are a young high school graduate in search of your future career, a business professional or have been active in the industry for years, Pima’s Digital Arts Program provides advancement in artistic and technical skills. Expand your horizons through a broad-based general education built upon the arts and humanities. Focus your studies in one of the following majors, or complete the AGEC-A for transfer into other university disciplines.

Associate of Arts degree for transfer

Whether your medium is print or film, television or the web, hone your skills and enhance your career prospects with these hands-on programs.  Students wishing to prepare to transfer to a 4-year university program in audio, film and/or video should follow the Associate of Arts degree.

Digital Arts Studies

Digital Arts – Associate of Applied Science
Prepare for a career in design, illustration, multimedia, web design or printing technology.

What can I do with this degree?
Career options:  Become a print designer, web designer, illustrator, multimedia artist or press operator.

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Digital Arts – Certificate
Prepare for entry level positions in the digital arts. Choose from concentrations in graphic design, desktop publishing or web design.

What can I do with this certificate?
Career options: Become a graphic designer, desktop publisher or web designer.

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Digital Arts – Post Degree Certificate
Learn advanced skills required for higher level digital arts positions such as graphic design, desktop publishing, web design or assistant art director.

What can I do with this certificate?
Career options: Obtain positions requiring advanced skills in graphic design, desktop publishing or web design.

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Digital and Film Arts

Digital and Film Arts – Associate of Applied Science
Prepare for a career in television, film, video or other media. Courses cover filming, editing, production, design, lighting, script writing and photography. Students also have internship opportunities.  Students seeking to transfer into a digital/film arts program at a university should pursue an Associate of Arts degree. 

What can I do with this degree?
Career options: Leads to careers in television, film and audio production, including producer, editor, director, writer, camera operator, sound designer, web designer and graphic designer.

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Digital and Film Arts Animation – Associate of Applied Science
Develop skills in animation, cinematography, video production and script writing. Courses also cover drawing, illustration, cartooning, digital imaging and computer animation. Students seeking to transfer into a digital/film animation program at a university should complete an Associate of Arts degree.

What can I do with this degree?
Career options: Obtain employment as a writer, producer, editor, director, camera operator, sound designer or graphic artist.

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Digital and Film Arts – Certificate
Learn to work with various film, digital video and analog video formats; how to purchase and repair equipment; and how to assess media production needs.  Program includes internship opportunities at television stations, production centers, industrial video facilities and audio production studios.

What can I do with this certificate?
Career options: Become a media center manager; television camera person, news tape editor or commercial producer; script writer or audio technician.

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Digital Game and Simulation

Digital Game and Simulation – Associate of Applied Science
Prepare for a career creating digital games and simulations.

What can I do with this degree?
Career options:  Become a game play tester, game designer or programmer, or an artist, character builder or modeler working with digital games and simulations.

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