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Information and
Communication Technologies (ICT) Education at Gavilan College
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Gavilan College
was originally established in 1919 as San Benito
County Junior College. Today, the Gavilan Joint
Community College District is comprised of 2,700
square miles, encompassing southern Santa Clara
and most of San Benito County. The main campus is
located south of Gilroy, against the hills that
form the western boundary of the Santa Clara
Valley. Buildings have been designed and
constructed to serve the needs and interests of
college students and are equipped with the most
recently developed aids to enhance teaching and
learning. Many live oaks native to the area have
been preserved, and a series of ponds and
waterfalls have been developed to emphasize a
pleasant, tranquil setting. Gavilan College also
has sites in
Hollister at the Briggs Building and in
Morgan Hill as a wing of the Morgan Hill
Community and Cultural Center. Gavilan serves more
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Gavilan’s
Computer Science and Information Systems
Department offers a wide variety of
classes that prepare students for many
careers. Our programs are designed to provide
students with a foundation for career and
professional success in: Microsoft Office,
Desktop Publishing, Keyboarding Skills, Web Page
Design, Programming, Networking and UNIX/Windows
Operating Systems. We offer AS degrees and
certificates in Business Computer Applications,
Computer Networking, Computer Programming,
Programming for the Internet, Scientific
Programming and UNIX Operating System. We offer
Certificates of Proficiency in Computational
Preparation for Bioinformatics, Computer Hardware,
Computer Networking, and Web Page Production
Specialist. For more information, please call
(408) 846-4965 or
email. |
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Gavilan’s
Computer Graphics and Design
Department provides a
collaborative learning environment to prepare
students for careers as designers, architects,
engineers, game/simulation developers, and other
fields that produce and market real and/or virtual
products. Project-based activities help students
develop design skills while gaining expertise in
computer graphics. Courses
provide career and transfer options, and
incorporate theories and principles to support
design, including instruction on SolidWorks and/or
other commonly used computer graphics applications
and design standards. Creative problem solving
methods enable students to design products that
meet human factors needs, use appropriate
materials and address environmental issues.
Students learn to create diverse products.
Portfolios produced thoughtfully organize
presentations that demonstrate graphic and design
competencies, including freehand sketches,
SolidWorks models and/or other graphics and apply
theories and principles associated with visual
design, creative problem solving, typography,
professional ethics and research. CGD prepares
students to succeed in a broad range of design
fields including: Product Design, Engineering,
Architecture, Graphic Illustration,
Game/Simulation Development and Environmental
Design. For more information, please call (408)
848-4868 or
email. |
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Gavilan’s
Digital Media program’s state of the art
technology and
studio to provide students with the
opportunity to acquire or enhance
job skills in this contemporary art, satisfy
major requirements for transferring to a college
or university, or for personal enrichment in an
exciting technology-based field that is changing
our lives on a daily basis. Students studying
Digital Media learn fundamental concepts and
complex techniques applicable to digital media;
related programs in multimedia, new media, digital
film/video, digital art; and almost any other work
situation in this technologically equipped world
in which we live. A variety of
classes,
degree and certificate options are provided so
that one may pursue their desired specialty within
this truly multidisciplinary field. Check out our
Institute for Digital Media Entertainment.
For more information, please call (408) 848-4719
or
email. |
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