Press and Finishing Technology

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The Career
Twenty-first century graphic communications is a dynamic combination of creativity, high-tech advances and manufacturing ingenuity, leading to a variety of exciting career opportunities. Digital documents and print-ondemand are growing exponentially, as are large format display and vehicle wrap printing. Flexible packaging printing —flexography, continues to outperform all other market segments in terms ofprofitability — resulting in impressive growth and high wage employmentopportunities — and Dunwoody’s flexography program is regularly recognized as one of the best in the nation.

The Program
The technical course work includes a one-quarter comprehensive introduction to the entire industry, four intensive quarters of a chosen specialty, and a final quarter spent on an internship or a targeted capstone independent study. Students may specialize in Pre-Press/Digital Imaging (PREP) or Press and Finishing (PRES). Prominent companies conduct cutting-edge R&D on site, give product demonstrations, and advise our instructors on new products. In turn, Dunwoody provides our students with their first professional networking opportunities and places graduates in paid internships.

Program Length
Graduates of this six-quarter program earn a diploma or an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree, depending on the number of Arts and Sciences courses completed. Students with previous training or experience in the occupation may arrange to take selected courses in the program.

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