Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
This has all the subfields within “Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services”. This field is for “Instructional programs that prepare individuals to function as equipment operators, support technicians, and operations managers in the film/video, recording, and graphic communications industries.”
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Communications Technology/Technician
A program that generally prepares individuals to function as workers and managers within communications industries. Includes instruction in business economics; basic management; principles of interpersonal and mediated communications; radio, television, and digital media production; and related aspects of technology and communications systems.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 15 | 171 |
| Bachelors | 13 | 233 |
| Certificate | 35 | 440 |
| Doctorate | 1 | 0 |
| Masters | 4 | 10 |
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the operation and maintenance of camera and lighting equipment and the production of finished still, video, and film products under the supervision of photographers, directors, and editors. Includes instruction in equipment setup and maintenance; lighting; power supplies; studio and film set tasks such as camera operator, grip, and best boy; plate and negative handling and development; laboratory procedures; and digital software applications.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 73 | 342 |
| Bachelors | 5 | 66 |
| Certificate | 112 | 463 |
Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the production of radio and television programs, and related operations, under the supervision of broadcast and studio managers, directors, editors, and producers. Includes instruction in sound, lighting, and camera operation and maintenance; power and feed control; studio operations; production preparation; broadcast engineering; related computer applications; and specialized applications such as news, entertainment, live talk, sports, commercials, and taping.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 75 | 562 |
| Bachelors | 18 | 450 |
| Certificate | 65 | 498 |
| Masters | 2 | 46 |
Recording Arts Technology/Technician
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the production of sound recordings as finished products or as components of film/video, broadcast, live, or mixed media productions. Includes instruction in sound equipment operation and maintenance; music, dialogue, and sound effects recording; soundtrack editing; dubbing and mixing; sound engineering; tape, disk, and CD production; digital recording and transmission; amplification and modulation; and working with producers, editors, directors, artists, and production managers.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 92 | 899 |
| Bachelors | 41 | 449 |
| Certificate | 153 | 1923 |
| Masters | 6 | 76 |
Voice Writing Technology/Technician
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to use voice writing computer software and speak a verbal shorthand language to create transcripts and screen captioning of live or recorded events intended for the public or a specific audience in a variety of media (e.g., digital, film, print, television) as well as for conferences, conversations, interviews, and meetings. Includes instruction in screen captioning, speed building, spoken shorthand, transcription, and voice input writing.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 3 | 10 |
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians, Other
Any instructional program in audiovisual communications technologies not listed above.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 8 | 115 |
| Bachelors | 3 | 332 |
| Certificate | 17 | 181 |
Graphic Communications, General
A program that generally prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills in the manufacture and distribution or transmission of graphic communications products. Includes instruction in the prepress, press, and postpress phases of production operations and processes such as offset lithography, flexography, gravure, letterpress, screen printing, foil stamping, digital imaging, and other reproduction methods.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 13 | 69 |
| Bachelors | 20 | 250 |
| Certificate | 26 | 234 |
| Masters | 3 | 17 |
Printing Management
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical and managerial knowledge and skills to the processes and procedures of managing printing operations from initial design through finished product distribution. Includes instruction in the principles of graphic communications design and production; quality control; printing operations management; computerization; printing plant management; business finance and marketing; logistics and distribution; personnel supervision and leadership; and professional standards in the graphic communications industry.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelors | 4 | 66 |
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the layout, design and typographic arrangement of printed and/or electronic graphic and textual products. Includes instruction in printing and lithographic equipment and operations, computer hardware and software, digital imaging, print preparation, page layout and design, desktop publishing, and applicable principles of graphic design and web page design.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 62 | 480 |
| Bachelors | 4 | 2 |
| Certificate | 123 | 612 |
| Masters | 1 | 0 |
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
A program that prepares individuals to use computer applications and related visual and sound imaging techniques to manipulate images and information originating as film, video, still photographs, digital copy, soundtracks, and physical objects in order to communicate messages simulating real-world content. Includes instruction in specialized camerawork and equipment operation and maintenance, image capture, computer programming, dubbing, CAD applications, and applications to specific commercial, industrial, and entertainment needs.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 128 | 1083 |
| Bachelors | 105 | 3054 |
| Certificate | 196 | 1128 |
| Masters | 20 | 422 |
Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, General Production
A program that generally prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to plan, prepare, and execute a variety of commercial and industrial graphic communications jobs. Includes instruction in the operation and maintenance of mechanical, electronic, and digital graphic, printing, and finishing equipment; and related processes.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 23 | 145 |
| Bachelors | 3 | 35 |
| Certificate | 29 | 157 |
Platemaker/Imager
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to prepare film, digital data, and surfaces to reproduce printed or graphic images. Includes instruction in platemaking, stripping, camerawork, imposition, digital imaging, computer direct-to-plate and direct-to-press, and related processes.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 3 | 6 |
| Certificate | 4 | 8 |
Printing Press Operator
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to set up, operate, and maintain printing presses.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelors | 1 | 8 |
| Certificate | 1 | 0 |
Computer Typography and Composition Equipment Operator
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to design and execute page formats, layouts and text composition, and to make typographical selections using computer graphics and other computer-assisted design programs.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 2 | 13 |
Graphic Communications, Other
Any instructional program in graphic communications not listed above.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 5 | 101 |
| Bachelors | 2 | 76 |
| Certificate | 6 | 17 |
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
Any instructional program in communications technologies and support services not listed above.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 10 | 59 |
| Bachelors | 10 | 56 |
| Certificate | 14 | 47 |
| Masters | 4 | 18 |