Web Designer

Web Designer

There it is, the site you built out of pixels, links, and CSS—doing its job, guiding the user, helping the organization: point, click, thrill.

Create a Memorable UX

The web is an essential medium for most businesses and nonprofit organizations. Yet the knowledge and experience to build a site that works, both in code and to meet business goals, eludes many small groups.

Become their go-to person for web design. Build your portfolio of well-crafted user interfaces and experiences (UI/UX). Add this certificate to your computer, business, or design savvy.

The Front End: Where Code Meets Human

Make the front end your sweet spot. It’s where the highly structured, rational world of computer information systems (CIS) meets the intuitive and emotionally astute world of effective graphic design.

Use Web Skills Everywhere

Use this credential to launch or shift your career as a

  • Web designer
  • Front-end designer
  • UI designer
  • UI/UX designer
  • Front-end developer,
  • Web content manager
  • Social media manager

Or use these skills as part of your small business toolkit, building and maintaining a useful web presence for your enterprise.

Job Market Outlook

Learn by Doing

In every course, you learn by taking on small or large projects. Build a special effect with a style sheet, modify a piece of JavaScript to do exactly what you want, or adapt your code to an emerging browser. Test yourself in the web world to build an exemplary portfolio.

One Year to Front End Fluency

You can start and finish this 31-credit certificate in two terms if you attend full time. Take it slower to fit in with a busy life elsewhere. Every course you finish gives you greater skill in web development.

Many people earn this certificate on its own, sometimes long after they have finished another college degree. However, many also earn it as part of a CIS or graphic design associate degree. Speak with a faculty member to plan your course of study and the schedule that works for you. (Plan carefully if you would like to transfer for a bachelor’s degree.)

Certificate

Build your portfolio of skills and sites (31 credits):

Enroll Now

Begin your studies with these steps:

  • Apply to OCC. If you’re not already an OCC student, create a profile and complete our online application.
  • On the application, select your desired CAD option.

Existing OCC students can update their academic program using the Change of Program Form.