Printing/Graphics Technology
Diploma
Contact Information
Sherrie Rowe
706-771-4125
Augusta Campus - Building 800, Room 820

Program Description

The Printing/Graphics Technology program prepares students for employment in a variety of positions in today’s modern printing industry. The Printing/Graphics Technology program provides learning opportunities, which introduce, develop, and reinforce knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for getting a job, keeping it, and being promoted. Additionally, the program provides opportunities to upgrade current knowledge and skills or to retrain in the area of Printing/Graphics Technology. Graduates of the program receive a Printing/Graphics Technology diploma, which prepares a student to become an entry-level typesetter, graphic artist, graphic designer, desktop publisher, camera operator, stripper, press operator, or bindery worker. High school graduation or GED is required for admission to this program.

Employment Opportunities

Numerous opportunities are available in small and large companies throughout the country. Over 50,000 commercial graphic arts facilities are located in the United States. Major companies, which print books and popular magazines, are concentrated in metropolitan areas. Also, most counties have newspaper and related commercial printing plants. Commercial printing plants do printing jobs for large numbers of outside customers producing items ranging from books and business cards to invitations and brochures. There are also thousands of in-plant printing departments that perform varied printing and duplicating jobs for companies not involved in the printing business. The printing industry employs over one million people with an average employment growth of 4 percent per year placing it sixth in the top ten manufacturing industries. The Augusta area currently has the second largest concentration of commercial printers in the state.