Graphic Design is everywhere. From the webpage on your screen, to the phone in your hands, to the box the phone came in; design influences every aspect of our daily lives. The Graphic Design Program at Lane Community College is a nationally award-winning program that will launch your graphic design career in branding, advertising, web design, illustration, page-layout, packaging design, and production for digital and print. Regardless of where you want to go with your career, Lane will give you the experience and network that you鈥檒l need for today鈥檚 competitive job market.
As a student in the Graphic Design Program, you鈥檒l learn both the theory and production of graphic design. You鈥檒l be a member of an inclusive, close-knit cohort, where team-building skills are enhanced, and strong bonds are formed. In our classes, you鈥檒l learn branding, advertising, web design, illustration, page-layout, packaging design, and production for digital and print media.
Graphic design requires you to be a well-rounded designer; with the ability to work with many different mediums to create successful designs that effectively communicate your message. Each project in the Graphic Design program will help you grow as a designer and develop your ability to address the design world head on.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
Design a variety of graphic materials
Create effective, visually appealing communications
Become well-versed in art, communication and marketing principles
Learn to research and solve design problems
Learn commercial art creation and illustration
Learn type design, page layout, and typography
Be proficient in Image manipulation and editing of raster images in Photoshop
Demonstrate vector and line art creation and editing through Adobe Illustrator
Expected January, July, October 2025
Start date
September 2025
Division of the Arts
EUGENE,
Oregon,
97405, United States
Students need to be at least 16 to apply, and at least 17 years of age by the first day of your entering term. Students must be making satisfactory progress in university or secondary school.
IELTS - 5.5 (No score below 5) - Placement or required testing (Writing 93 or 97); IELTS - 6.0 (No score below 5.5) - Placement or required testing (Writing 115); IELTS - 6.5+ (No score below 6) - Placement or required testing (Writing 121)
iBT/TOEFL - 46-60 (Reading: 8+, Listening:8+, Speaking:14+, Writing: 18+) - Writing Class Placement (Writing 93 or 97); iBT/TOEFL - 61-78 (Reading: 13+, Listening:13+, Speaking:18+, Writing: 21+) - Writing Class Placement (Writing 115); iBT/TOEFL - 79+ (Reading: 13+, Listening:13+, Speaking:18+, Writing: 21+) - Writing Class Placement (Writing 121)
PDT/TOEFL - 35-45 (Reading: 8+, Listening:8+, Writing: 18+) - Placement or required testing (Writing 93 or 97); PDT/TOEFL - 46-58 (Reading: 13+, Listening:13+, Writing: 21+) - Placement or required testing (Writing 115); PDT/TOEFL - 59+ (Reading: 13+, Listening:13+, Writing: 21+) - Placement or required testing (Writing 121)
Duolingo English Test - 95-100 Score Range - Writing Class Placement (Writing 115); Duolingo - 101+ score range - Writing Class Placement (Writing 121)
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
