Web Design and Development
The exciting field of web design and development is one of the most rapidly growing and well-paying careers available! If you have always been interested in design, technology, or coding, this is your chance to develop your skills for a potentially lucrative career.
Our Web Design and Development program provides a foundation in graphic design, storyboarding, scripting, UI/UX, content management systems, and e-commerce solutions. With a solid base from which to grow, you can then specialize and develop your skills in diverse areas like digital image creation and manipulation, audio and video editing, character animation, database integration, programming, server administration, mobile app development, and more.
We provide state-of-the-art computer labs, skilled instructors, and hands-on experience with modern technologies.
Learn how to design and create sophisticated and engaging websites. Begin your journey toward a career in web design and development today.
Students at any Maricopa Community College may need to complete courses at more than one of our colleges.
| Web Design/Development |
| Cross Functional Design and Web Essentials |
| Web App Development |
| Web Design |
| Web Development |
| Web Foundations |
Fast Track Certificate, which can be completed in two semesters or less.
Program Description
The Web Design/Development program is developed to prepare students to design, create, and administer interactive and professional web sites. Courses focus on "hands-on" experience with web page navigation, web publishing, web graphics preparation, database design and development, and e-commerce solutions, including storefront setup. The program focuses on user interface technologies such as Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), JavaScript, and Flash. Potential job opportunities, upon program completion, include web designer, web marketing manager, web manager, or e-commerce manager.
The Web Development program prepares students to design, create and administer interactive and professional web sites that utilize server side programming technologies. Web page navigation, web publishing, web graphics preparation, database design and development, and e-commerce solutions, including store front setup, are integral components of this degree which focuses on server-side programming. In addition to web page creation, students study object-oriented systems analysis and design methods, structured programming logic and design, programming in an Object Oriented Programming Language and database design and development. Potential job opportunities following program completion include web designer, web developer, web marketing manager, web manager, e-commerce manager, web programmer, web technician, or web server administrator.
Experiential Learning Opportunities
- Internships
- Service-learning
- Seminars
- Technical Competitions
Course Format
Classes are offered in a variety of formats: in-person, online, hybrid, day, evening, full-time and part-time.
Textbooks
Most of our courses use low-cost textbooks or no cost material provided by your instructors. General education courses may have textbooks that cost more.