Tompkins-Cortland Community College
A.AS. Degree The rapid growth of the Internet has resulted in growing demand for qualified professionals to develop and support web applications. The field of web design has emerged as more and more businesses want to create an attractive presence and conduct business in cyberspace. The web design degree program allows you to focus your studies on acquiring the knowledge and skills for designing, creating, and maintaining functional, high profile dynamic web sites and web server administration. Graduates will be qualified to accept entry-level positions as web page or site developers. The web design program features coursework in programming languages, web server setup, server side programming and database integration and access. You will learn about the importance of visual design considerations and the integration of digital photography and dynamic media into web content. Web design graduates will: * understand the principles and concepts of web site design * understand the development of dynamic and data-intensive web applications * be able to communicate effectively in written and oral presentations * be able to use effective methods to solve site development problems
