Desktop Publishing

Do you look at brochures and pamphlets with an eye to their layout as well as their content? Do you view Web sites the same way? Are you interested in a career where you can create print materials and Web pages too? TSTC West Texas may be just the place for you to develop the skills and experience needed for a successful career in desktop publishing.

In the Desktop Publishing Program here at TSTC, you'll learn how to handle all the print work that businesses want, projects like business cards, brochures, flyers and specialty reports. With the advanced software skills and experience you'll gain in the program, you'll be able to adapt to and manage a variety of business situations -- perhaps your supervisor will need brochures or help designing a marketing campaign or Web page, or maybe your co-workers will need software support -- you will be able to do it all!

Desktop publishing is a field where your organizational skills and creative talent complement each other. With the expertise you develop at TSTC West Texas, you'll be able to work in a small company developing a variety of business documents or in a specialty desktop publishing department in a large company. The courses you'll take in the Desktop Publishing Program that will help you do this include:

  • Design Communications I & II
  • Digital Publishing (Adobe InDesign)
  • Intro to Presentation Graphics (MS PowerPoint)
  • Intro to Spreadsheets and Advanced Spreadsheets (MS Excel)
  • Advanced Databases (MS Access)
  • Computer Illustration (Adobe Illustrator)
  • Web Page Design (Dreamweaver)

While you're in the Desktop Publishing Program you'll learn skills and principles that are vital to your success in the field; you'll have the opportunity to learn professionalism, to develop your critical thinking skills, and to understand the importance of flexibility in the rapidly changing business environment we so often see. You'll also be able to acquire the technical skills that will give you confidence in the workplace. Along the way, you will test for a Microsoft Specialist Certification in several tracks:

  • Microsoft (MS) Word
  • MS PowerPoint
  • MS Excel
  • MS Access

Successful completion of the certification exams demonstrates to potential employers that you have the skills to perform desktop publishing work! So, if you are interested in a career in this growing and versatile field, contact us. Our experienced faculty are here to help you achieve your career goals.