This program prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to plan, prepare and execute commercial and industrial print products using mechanical, electronic and digital graphic and printing equipment.

Students learn page layout, offset lithographic presswork and bindery as well as flexography, screen printing, and digital printing. Emphasis is on typographical layout and design using computer graphics, offset preparation and operation, paper cutting, ink and color preparation, screen printing production, digital printing, engraving, and use of industry standard software. Also included in the course are cost/inventory control, job planning, troubleshooting, repair of equipment, and estimating.

Curriculum:

Page layout and preflight for printing

Use of Adobe Creative Suite

Use of Fiery Command Workstation and Rasterlink software

Offset lithographic platemaking and printing

Flexographic platemaking and printing

Sheet-fed and wide-format digital printing

Screen preparation, printing, and reclamation

Laser engraving

Various bindery methods and equipment

Customer service

Job planning, estimating, and invoicing

Job Opportunities:

Press operator or press assistant

Bindery worker

Prepress Technician

Customer Service Representative for print industry

Screen printer

Business owner

Materials handler

Production worker

Certifications Offered:

OSHA10 for General Industry/Manufacturing

Certified Screen Printer through the ASPA

FIRST Flexographic Pressman Level 1 through the FTA

Industrial Powered Lift Equipment (forklift) Operator