Art and Design

Bring Your Creative Vision to Life

Our Art and Design program will help you explore a range of media, increase your practice skills and sharpen your sense of design. You will learn basic visual skills, elements and principles of design, and specific characteristics of several media while gaining a broader perspective through art history and theory. Throughout the program, you will learn progressively advanced levels of drawing, and of black-and-white, color and three-dimensional design. In addition to a strong Liberal Arts core, this program also includes elective courses in ceramics, painting, graphic design and photographic imaging, all held in spacious, well-lit studios, plus hands-on activities like manual and computer-based techniques. Art and Design's cornerstone course, portfolio development, is where you will learn how to impressively showcase your work, which is necessary in order to transfer to a bachelor's degree program.

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Commercial and Industrial Designers – est. salary $74,376
Graphic Designers – est. salary $60,521
Fine Artists, including Painters, Sculptors and Illustrators – est. salary $28,378*
Art Directors* – est. salary $88,899

**EMSI Data, 2022; Philadelphia County, PA; a percentage of people in these jobs may have a bachelor's degree or higher.

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Courses and Completion Sequence

The following courses and sequence of courses is designed for the optimal success and completion of the Art and Design degree/certificate. Any alterations should be discussed with your academic advisor.

Semester 1

Course Number and Name Credits Advisory Notes Course Type
ENGL 101 - English Composition I or
ENGL 101H - English Composition I (Honors)
3 credits Art and Design majors are expected to take ENGL 101, ART 105, ART 111, ART 125, and ART 150 within the first 15 credits in order to properly progress through the program.
ENGL 101 fulfills the General Education Writing/Research/Info Lit 1 requirement
ENGL 101
ART 105 - Drawing I 3 credits Fulfills the General Education Oral Communication/Creative Expression requirement Major Course
ART 125 - Design I 3 credits   Major Course
ART 111 - Three-Dimensional Design I 3 credits   Major Course
ART 150 - Introduction to Computer Art/Graphics 3 credits Along with ART 290, ART 150 fulfills the General Education Technological Competency Requirement. Major Course

Students must maintain a "C" average in all program-specific courses.

  • This program is designed for students who plan to transfer to a bachelor's degree program after earning their associate's degree
  • Follow this course schedule each semester and you'll earn your associate’s degree in two years
  • Make sure you discuss your first semester schedule and your educational plan with an advisor or counselor when you register.

Semester 2

Course Number and Name Credits Advisory Notes Course Type
ART 106 - Drawing II 3 credits ART 106 must be completed in the second 15 credits.
Prerequisite: ART 105 
Major Course
ART 126 - Design II 3 credits ART 126 is only offered in the Spring semester. Major Course
ART 112 - Three-Dimensional Design II 3 credits   Major Course
ART 103 - History of Art: Ancient to Renaissance or
ART 103H - History of Art: Ancient to Renaissance (Honors)
3 credits ART 103 fulfills the General Education Cultural Analysis & Interpretation requirement. Major Course American Global Diversity and Interpretive Studies
ENGL 102 - The Research Paper or
ENGL 102H - The Research Paper (Honors)
3 credits Fulfills the General Education Writing/Research/Info Lit 2 requirement. Major Course

Semester 3

Course Number and Name Credits Advisory Notes Course Type
FNMT 101 - Quantitative Reasoning or
FNMT 118 - Intermediate Algebra or MATH 137 - Geometry for Design
3 credits Some colleges and universities require a mathematics course above FNMT 118. In that case, we recommend that students who are FNMT 118 ready take MATH 137 instead of FNMT 101. Students who are FNMT 118 ready who intend to transfer to Temple University should take FNMT 118, which is the prerequisite for MATH 161.
Please visit the transfer agreements web page for more information and consult with an advisor when selecting a quantitative reasoning course.
Quantitative Reasoning
ART 290 - Portfolio Preparation 3 credits ART 290 is only offered in the Fall semester
Prerequisite: ART 106, ART 111, ART 125 
Along with ART 150, ART 290 fulfills the General Education Technological Competency Requirement.
Major Course
ART 207 - Drawing III 3 credits ART 207 is only offered in the Fall semester Major Course
ART 104 - History of Art II: Renaissance to Modern or
ART 104H - History of Art: Renaissance to Modern (Honors)
3 credits    
ART 109 - Ceramics I or
ART 115 - Painting I or
ART 151 - Graphic Design I
or
PHOT 101 - Introduction to 35mm Film Camera and Darkroom Techniques
or
PHOT 151 - Techniques in Photo Editing (Photoshop I)
 or
Combine 3 credits worth of ART 180 or ART 170 Special Topics courses

3 or 4 credits Students must select the first of three opportunities for directed electives. Directed Elective

Semester 4

Course Number and Name Credits Advisory Notes Course Type
ART 208 - Drawing IV 3 credits    
ADC 176 / HIST 176 - Philadelphia History: Architecture and Planning or
ANTH 112 - Cultural Anthropology or
GEOG 103 - Introduction to Human Geography or
HIST 102 - United States History: The Civil War and the 19th Century or
HIST 103 - United States History: The 20th Century and Beyond or
HIST 103H - United States and Pennsylvania History: The 20th Century (Honors)  or
HIST 121 - World History: The Distant Past or
HIST 122 - World History: The Recent Past or
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology or
SOC 101H - Introduction to Sociology (Honors) or
SOC 115 - Gender and Society
  Students must take a Social Science course that fulfills the Writing Intensive General Education Competency.
The following courses are recommended: ADC 176, ANTH 112, HIST 102, HIST 103
 
BIOL 106 - General Biology I or
CHEM 103 - General Chemistry I or
CHEM 105 - Inquiry into Chemistry or
PHYS 101 - Revolutionary Concepts in Physics or
EASC 111 - Environmental Conservation or
EASC 111H - Environmental Conservation (Honors)
PHYS 107 - Matter and Energy or
PHYS 108 - Descriptive Astronomy
3 or 4 credits Students must take a Scientific Reasoning course from the included list on the left. Scientific Reasoning
ART 205 - Modern and Contemporary Art  3 credits ART 205 is currently only offered in the Spring semester.  
ART 109 - Ceramics I or
ART 115 - Painting I
or
ART 205 - Modern American Art
or
ART 209 - Ceramics II or
ART 215 - Painting II
or
ART 251 - Graphic Design II or
PHOT 101 - Introduction to 35mm Film Camera and Darkroom Techniques or
PHOT 151 - Digital Imaging or
Combine 3 credits worth of ART 180 or ART 170 Special Topics courses
3 or 4 credits For the second directed elective, students can select anything from the list on the left.
ART 205 and 251 are currently only offered in the Spring semester.
Directed Elective
ART 109 - Ceramics I or
ART 115 - Painting I or
ART 205 - Seminar: Modern and Contemporary Art
ART 209 - Ceramics II or
ART 215 - Painting II
or
ART 251 - Graphic Design II
or
PHOT 101 - Introduction to 35mm Film Camera and Darkroom Techniques
or
PHOT 151 - Techniques in Photo Editing (Photoshop I)
 or
Combine 3 credits worth of ART 180 or ART 170 Special Topics courses
3 or 4 credits For the third directed elective, students can select anything from the list on the left.
ART 205 and 251 are currently only offered in the Spring semester 
Directed Elective

 

  • Congratulations, this is your final semester! Don’t forget to complete your graduation application.
  • Meet with an advisor when registering for your classes
  • Finalize your transfer plans:
  • Take advantage of our scholarship opportunities for transferring students and apply for a scholarship
  • Visit Career Connections to learn about internships and your future career possibilities

General Education Requirements:

All general education requirements necessary for graduation are met through the courses in the program as indicated above. Students who wish to take courses that differ from the general education courses indicated above must complete a course substitution request form. To access the form, login to the MyCCP portal, and in the Student tab, under Electronic Forms, click on the Records and Registration Forms link, then choose Request For Course Substitution Of Graduation Requirement link. A more detailed explanation of the College's general education requirements is also available.

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