Ferris State > Associates Degree Printing Graphics and Digital Imaging
Ferris State offers an Associates Degree in Printing, Digital Imaging and Graphics through the School of Design and Manufacturing. This Digital Imaging associates degree program addresses small business management, job planning, estimating, and marketing. Embracing the rapidly changing business environment, the Ferris printing graphics and digital imaging technology degree program prepares the future printing technician for the rigors of changing technology and printing processes. The printing associates degree enables college students to prepare for a major in printing technology. Digital imaging associates degree students study traditional printing methods as well as new advancements in digital printing, and digital graphics technology to remain competitive. Printing associates degree students further prepare themselves with a college associates degree in digital imaging technology.
Nearly one-third of the nearly three-quarters of a million people employed by the printing technology industry are over age 55. That means excellent job opportunities are available to printing technology majors who love to solve problems and work in a fast-paced environment on some of the most technologically advanced digital printing systems in the world. Many career opportunities and pathways are available to college graduates with an associates degree in printing technology and digital graphic imaging.
AAS degree in digital imaging technology provides many employment opportunities including:
More than 80 percent of the digital printing technology companies in the United States employ less than 50 employees. This allows graduates of Ferris State University's Digital Imaging Technology degree program excellent opportunities to stay close to the printing technology, people and business operations involved in digital graphics printing technology. While most Digital Imaging Technology graduates continue their studies by gaining a bachelor of science degree in either Printing Management or New Media Printing and Publishing from Ferris, those who don't will find many great job opportunities in the printing industry with an average starting hourly wage of $12.00.
Digital Imaging Technology Admission to the College of Technology is open to high school graduates who demonstrate
academic preparedness, maturity and seriousness of purpose with backgrounds appropriate
to their chosen program of studies. Among first-time students in our technical programs,
the average high school GPA is 2.8, and the average ACT composite score is 20.
Students wanting to enroll in any of the programs in the Printing and Imaging Technology
Management Department at Ferris may begin in either fall or winter semester. Applicants
must be serious-minded students who have completed high school or other college courses
with a minimum 2.0 GPA. Students with the highest ACT scores are admitted first.
Digital Imaging Technology at Ferris terminates with an associate in applied science degree but leads to a bachelor of science degree in Printing Management or New Media Printing and Publishing. Graduation requires a minimum 2.0 GPA in core classes, in the major and overall. Students must complete all general education requirements as outlined on the General Education website.
Printing and Imaging Technology Management
Ferris State University
915 Campus Drive/SWN 312
Big Rapids, MI 49307
Phone: 231-591-2845
Email printingandnewmedia@ferris.edu
