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Web Design Specialist Career Pathway Certificate


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Less-Than-One-Year Certificate of Completion

The Web Design Specialist Career Pathway Certificate (20 credits) was designed to offer a well-rounded education extending far beyond web design alone. A classroom-based lecture and lab format will enable students to acquire vital skills related to best practices in Web site design and effective coding techniques using HTML5, and Cascade Style Sheets (CSS3), Java Script, and more. Students completing this certificate will also have the opportunity to apply their skills through analyzing and assisting in the development of actual business and commercial Web sites owned by community partners with KCC. National certification opportunities are available to students who successfully complete this certificate coursework.

Core Outcomes: Students who successfully complete this coursework will demonstrate skills in:

  • Planning and developing Web sites using best practices.
  • Applying an understanding of coding with HTML5, CSS3, and Java Script.
  • Using a full array of Web site applications software and interactive Web 2.0 technologies.
  • Developing mobile Web sites for iPhones, Androids, Windows, and other smartphones.
  • Applying techniques related to using video/audio resources in Web site design.
  • Applying graphic design techniques and strategies to the overall Web site design process.

It is recommended that students place into a minimum of MTH 070  and WRI 095  to be most successful in this certificate.

Program Requirements


A recommended schedule to complete this coursework is below. Several courses are also offered during other terms.

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