Associate in Science
Web/UX Design
“PTC helped support my career goals by giving me an education in a wide variety of Web Design and Development areas. The education I received has made me a valuable candidate in the job market and provided me with a wide range of skills. These skills have helped me obtain milestones in my career in a short amount of time. I am in a senior-level position with less than two years in the field.
I cannot recommend an education from PTC enough; it has truly changed my life, and the professors and staff have become close colleagues and are still an invaluable resource in my ongoing career.”
Connor W.
2020 Multimedia Technologies, Web Design and Development graduate
Design, build, and program web sites. This program shows you how.
Web designers, UX designers, and web developers are problem solvers, creative engineers, and skilled professionals whose work fills the screens that are all around us.
In our Web/UX Design program, you’ll learn to apply design thinking to create compelling webpages, screens, and interfaces, and code them to streamline the user experience on tablets, mobile devices, desktops and laptops. You’ll develop skills in both the design and programming aspects of the web.
You’ll study front-end basics like layout design, typography, color theory, and digital imaging, and apply that learning to design sites for everything from mobile devices to desktop computers. In addition, you will:
- Learn to use content management systems and create server-side code to retrieve dynamic data.
- Design interfaces for a wide world of screens and environments.
- Write code to power highly interactive systems and applications.
- Animate screen elements to enhance the user experience.
- And diagnose and troubleshoot code errors.
You’ll also learn HTML5 and CSS3, interactivity, and JavaScript, and build the back-end skills you’ll need to make websites powerful using PHP, XML, JSON, and MySQL languages. And you’ll study and apply the latest technologies to streamline development, including SASS, Bootstrap, jQuery, WordPress, Angular and/or React, and GitHub.
This program will teach you to build wireframes, prototypes, and responsive websites. You will work the problems and devise the solutions, then apply everything you’ve learned to a real-world internship that can open your eyes to the realities—and opportunities—that lie ahead.
You’ll enter the workforce equipped with a personal website to showcase your work and your talents to potential employers. And enter the industry as a designer, front-end coder, UX designer, or even go to work for yourself.
See the work of recent Web graduates.
Career Skills
- Design project solutions on your own, and as part of an agile team using scrum methodology.
- Understand at least five languages and several frameworks used in web development.
- Write server side code to retrieve dynamic data.
- Design interfaces for a wide array of screens and environments.
- Write code that powers highly interactive systems and applications.
- Create interactive solutions for delivery on desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and large format displays.
- Animate screen elements to add tone and context to the user experience.
- Problem-solve and troubleshoot code errors.
- Solve creative and technical problems.
Career Opportunities
Our grads are working in the industry in roles such as these:
- Web designer
- UX Designer
- Developer
- Front end developer
- UI/UX Engineer
- Email Marketing Specialist
Alumni Freelance Center
This online resource offers the tools to build your own practice with your own clients—along with professional networking opportunities. You’ll find helpful articles, tutorials, and links to services and job postings.
Employers of PTC Graduates*
Our Career Services staff will work with you on your job search—just as they’ve helped our grads who’ve been hired by employers including:
- Ciber, Inc.
- Dick’s Sporting Goods
- EZToUse
- Higher Images, Inc.
- LarsonO’Brien
*Background check and drug screening may be required prior to employment.
Program Courses
The Web/UX Design path consists of eight quarters. For course descriptions, visit our catalog.
Quarter 1
- Design Foundations
- Critical Thinking
- Steps to Career Success 1
- Web Design Concepts
- Computer Illustration
Quarter 2
- Behavioral Design
- Digital Imaging
- Principles of Writing
- English Composition 1
- Web Authoring Design
Quarter 3
- Compositional Drawing
- Psychology
- English Composition 2
- Client-Side Web Development
Quarter 4
- Media Communications
- Design Thinking
- Data-Driven Projects
- Interactive Design
Quarter 5
- Steps To Career Success 2
- Effective Speech
- Front-end Web Development
- Development Technologies 1
- Project Methods 1
Quarter 6
- Personal Finance
- Career Development
- Digital Marketing
- Project Methods 2
Quarter 7
- Human Relations In Organizations
- Development Technologies 2
- Web Portfolio Development
Quarter 8
- Internship
- Entrepreneurship
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