平面设计和摄影课程的重点是在设计和技术之间取得平衡。该计划从设计，绘画和艺术欣赏的基础开始，并在第一学期开始整合技术。设计原理，创造性思维和解决问题的技术，为学生进入职场和在其他学院和大学进修奠定了坚实的基础。学生们在最先进的数字艺术中心工作，进行动手计算机培训。平面设计和摄影专业的学生都使用电子媒体，版式设计，出版物设计，新闻摄影，广告插图摄影和色彩管理来创建项目。
The Graphic Design & Photography Department offers a one-year Graphic Design Certificate. This certificate provides career technical training and education in creative problem-solving that can be used to qualify for jobs in the Graphic Design field after completion. It also prepares a student for transfer to four year institutions such as: Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo; California State University, Long Beach; California State University, San José; California State University, Los Angeles, CalArts, CCA or OTIS.<br><br><br>The goal of the Graphic Design curriculum is to develop creativity, conceptualisation and problem-solving skills, as well as train in the tools of the industry. The program begins with a foundation in design elements and principles applied to digital and analog tools. Then proceeds to encourage students to “learn to see” and develop their skills in creating unique and interesting concepts and solutions. Digital tools instruction, design principles, creative thinking, and problem-solving techniques, as they apply to the graphic arts, give the student a strong foundation for entry into the workforce, and for advanced study at other colleges and universities. Students work in a state-of-the-art Digital Arts Center for hands-on digital tools training.<br><br><br>Graphic Design students create projects using all manner of digital tools that integrate typography, page layout, illustration, photography, and color management. The curriculum is based on the belief that the graphic designer is a visual and verbal communicator who is able to develop creative solutions for a variety of design and communication problems.