Champlain College
Web Development & Design: Be ready to take full take advantage of the unlimited career opportunities on tap for creative Web site professionals by joining Champlain's Web Development & Design program. You'll be exposed to all aspects of the field, from Web and database design to putting up a live site for a client. You'll develop technical, problem-solving, communications and teamwork skills that will prepare you to join a team of designers or start your own business. You'll be designing and building Web sites in your first semester at Champlain. In your junior and senior years, you'll enhance your communication and problem-solving skills while expanding your knowledge of Web development tools and techniques. Using Champlain's extensive network of servers and more than 260 high-speed PCs, you'll use state-of-the-art, industry-standard Web design and development software. And with the program's associations with industry-savvy professors and guidance by its Advisory Board, you'll have ongoing input from professionals in the field who will advise you. Program Highlights Work on team projects for real clients and network with professionals in the field. Get involved in an internship or paid project at Web development firms and local businesses. Develop a set of foundation skills in Web site design, Web navigation, database design, Web scripting and programming, Web usability and systems analysis, design and implementation cycles. The campus is fully networked and offers several wireless hotspots, so that students can logon to the Internet and College library Web site any time. Students also have access to major-specific labs including three multimedia development suites where they can create advanced technological projects using state-of-the-art equipment. Computers in all of our computer labs, both Macs and PCs, are installed with the latest design and web development software.
