Become a web designer and developer

In this program, students will develop the skills and earn the certifications to become a certified Website Designer. Students can opt to attend the program online or on campus. Courses included in the Web Design and Developer program will teach students the skills of how to build websites from scratch without the use of templates, use coding languages, and build a fully responsive, e-commerce website.

Diploma program: 66 credit hours and 12 months.
Offered as 100% distance education or 100% on campus.

Program Description

Mastering the range of technologies covered in this program will allow students to develop high quality web sites that, work seamlessly on mobile, tablet, and large screen browsers. During the capstone you will develop a professional-quality web portfolio demonstrating your growth as a web developer and your knowledge of accessible web design.

Prerequisites

High School Diploma or equivalent
Knowledge of basic computer end-user skills

Job Positions

Upon successfully graduating from the program, you are eligible to apply for the following job positions:

Web Designer
Database Administrator
UI UX Designer
Project Manager
Wen Applications Developer
Software QA Tester
Graphics Designer
Web Developer

Courses in the Web Designer and Developer Program

Certified Internet Webmaster Site Development Associate

You will learn to develop Web sites using Hypertext Markup Language and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).
You will learn to write code manually, as well as use graphical user interface (GUI) authoring tools. You will also work with images, create hyperlinks, and add tables, forms, video and audio to your Web pages.

Certified Internet Webmaster User Interface Designer (UI / UX) Part I & II

In this course, you will learn about the strategies and tactics necessary to design user interfaces, with particular emphasis on creating user interfaces for mobile devices.
You will learn how information obtained from the client, sales, and marketing is utilized to design and develop compelling visual experience Web sites for multiple platforms, including mobile, tablet, and desktop.

Building Web Applications with Typescript, Angular, and React

React is an open-source JavaScript library for building user interfaces or UI components. Students will use React as a base in the development of single-page or mobile applications.

Adobe Photoshop

You will learn the Photoshop ‘secret sauce’ whereby we will magically enhance our background and when necessary completely update and recreate images. By the end of this course you’ll possess super photoshop skills!

HTML, CSS & JavaScript Web Publishing

HTML is the foundation of all web pages. It defines the structure of a page, while CSS defines its style. HTML and CSS are the beginning of everything you need to know to make your first web page! Learn both and start creating amazing websites.

Certified Internet Webmaster JavaScript Specialist Part I & II

This course will empower you with the skills to design client-side, platform-independent solutions that greatly increase the value of your Web site by providing interactivity and interest. You will learn how to use JavaScript to communicate with users, modify the Document Object Model (DOM), control program flow, validate forms, animate images, create cookies, change HTML on the fly, and communicate with databases.

Object oriented programming with Python Part I & II

The Advanced Perspective of Classes and Object-Oriented Programming in Python course will teach you how to utilize more complex aspects of object-oriented programming.

Databases and the Web – Mongo DB for Beginners and Intermediate

These courses will teach you how to use MongoDB as the database for a Java application. You will play the role of a back-end developer for a Java application, where your job is to implement the application’s communication with MongoDB.
Using the Java driver you will read and write data to the database, use the aggregation framework, manage the configuration of the database client, and create a robust application by handling exceptions and timeouts.
You’ll build the back-end for a movie-browsing application and using the MongoDB Java Driver, you will implement basic functionality.

Software Testing and Q&A

Software testing training will help you master Software Testing concepts such as test cases development, error guessing techniques, and black-box techniques, etc.
As part of this Software Testing online course, you will also master configuration management, defect management, and risk management and will work on real-life projects.

Capstone Project Building Response and Design

You will create a complete, responsive, multi-user, data-driven website which aims to solve a particular problem.
We encourage you to create a website addressing a problem that you are interested in! However, if you don’t have an idea of your own, we have several that we will suggest in the course.

Softskills Career Placement & Resume Workshops

This course helps students develop a career mindset by establishing career goals, translating skills learned in program to job ready skillset, explore options, and excel professionally. It covers networking, communication, mentoring, self-discipline, and strategies for growth and career advancement.

To get started in the program, submit your application and connect with an advisor by clicking here.