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Collins College in Arizona is a great educational choice
for budding creative and analytical professionals. Known for
its current technology and wide range of degree programs,
it's no wonder that so many people turn to Collins College
to help develop their real-world skills.
Collins College is located in sunny Tempe, Arizona, located
just outside of Phoenix. Here you can find many recreational
activities, colleges and top Arizona companies. Our several
programs are taught by experienced professionals that help
you develop the career-advancing skills you need. We keep
our class sizes small, and personal attention is our policy.
Classrooms and labs are equipped with current technology so
you can be ready for the real world and the applications that
go with it.
Collins College is Accredited by the Accrediting Commission
of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology. After preparing
students for integration into the work force, our career services
staff will assist in identifying possible employment options.
Our graduates are ready with highly marketable skills and
the combined advantages of hands-on training, business savvy,
and creative and technical skills necessary for today's
competitive job market.
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Collins College was formerly known as Al Collins Graphic
Design School. Prior to 1997, Al Collins Graphic Design School
emphasized programs in the Visual Communication fields of
study, such as graphic design, digital video, computer graphics,
and computer animation. Since 1997, programs in Information
Technology fields have been implemented, as well as programs
in Media Arts and Game Design. The new name better reflects
our present and future program offerings.
Collins College in Arizona is committed to the technical
training, development, and preparation necessary for our graduates
to succeed in the areas of Visual Communication, Animation
(such as 3d animation), Personal Computer Network Technology,
Web Design, Game Design and Media Arts. Our school lays the
foundation for a successful educational experience with industry-current
equipment, an experienced and dedicated staff, and a curriculum
that is continually reviewed by our active Advisory Committee.
Find out why Collins College is where your future should
begin.
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 Animation
Animation is an artful blend of creative vision and technology.
Computer animators work in 3-D, bringing their characters
and imagination to life through realistic subtleties and motion.
You can learn how to cultivate a critical thought process
as it relates to space and time. First, you can develop drawing
and rendering skills, and then you can combine them with writing
and storytelling in the digital realm. Finally, you can move
on to advanced character modeling, achieving the skills and
knowledge necessary to enter this exciting field. You can
also graduate with a demo reel that can help you land your
first job.
Computer modeling and animation may be explored through
industry-current programs, such as Alias/Wavefront® Maya™,
Macromedia® Flash™ and discreet® 3ds max™.
Adobe® After Effects® and Premiere® can be part
of the student's experience in post-production.
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| Fashion Design & Merchandising
Develop a head for business and an eye for fashion design.
Fashion is certainly one of the more glamorous careers – where creating and forecasting trends and attending fashion shows and designer showrooms can be part of your job. Personal style can be your starting point, but you need more than a flair for fashion to make it in this field. You can learn what it takes in our Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design & Merchandising program. It’s designed to help you gain the skills – along with the business knowledge – to take your creative ideas all the way from fashion sketch. . . to models on the runway. . . to the real women and men who will purchase them.
Along with learning professional techniques for creating and producing your designs – including fabric and color selection, pattern drafting, draping, garment construction, and tailoring – you’ll have the opportunity to learn about fashion publicity and promotion, merchandising practices, store design, and global sourcing. When you graduate you should have a portfolio showcasing your best work – and an understanding of how fashions progress from design to runway to retail.
A Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design & Merchandising could be your first step into an exciting career that requires both fashion savvy and business smarts.
Designer
Assistant Visual Merchandiser
Line Representative
Seamstress
Costumer
Production Assistant
Design Assistant
Retail Manager
Assistant Buyer
"Outcomes based on graduates of an affiliated school, outcomes and titles may vary"
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Game Design
Do you want to play or make video games?
Collins College game design school program can offer you
a way to do both! In our Bachelor of Arts Game Design Degree
(BA), our curriculum is designed to equip you with game essentials
like C++®, Java™, 3ds max™ and AI (Artificial
Intelligence) so that you can make your quest-driven concept
a game reality. Your education in Game Design can take you
from game research and planning, character development and
storytelling, all the way through level design, modeling,
programming and project management. It takes more than imagination
to be a game designer, and we can help you to take your ideas
from concept to completion and beyond. Get in the game at
Collins College game design school.
Collins College can also accept BA candidates with AA degrees
in game design-related fields and/or general education courses
from other schools with appropriate official transcripts for
credit transfer consideration.
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| Graphic Design
Graphic Design is a harmonious blend of communication, commerce
and art. It's used to sell products and services by
way of branding, advertising and packaging. You can learn
how to become a visual problem solver as you refine and perfect
your design skills in typography, color theory, digital production,
empirical design and art direction through real world applications.
Best of all, you can graduate with a portfolio of print media
creative work that can help you land your very first job in
the graphic design field.
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| Interior Design
The Interior Design program can prepare students for entry-level
positions in the interior design industry. Students are expected
to develop design concepts for interior spaces, and transform
these concepts into practical, functional, and innovative
environments that meet client needs. Architectural drafting,
space planning, and computer-aided design are used to develop
new concepts and to refine students' individual skills and
talents. Building systems, regulations, and current business
practices are taught to prepare students for their internships
and professional careers in interior design.
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| Media Arts
After successfully completing our associate's degree
program, you can advance your knowledge in the broadcast field
and learn to tell a great story behind the lens of a camera.
This practical, real-world curriculum focuses on the creative,
technical and business aspects of the industry. You'll
explore lighting, audio for video, television studio production
and nonlinear editing. You'll work with industry-current
programs like discreet® flame®, smoke® and combustion®,
and refine your skills on Avid Xpress® and move up to
Avid®|DS HD. All with the goal of cultivating the knowledge,
skills and experience to produce effective commercial presentations.
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Network Technology
Where will technology take you?
What do you know about current technology? Collins College
is a provider of computer networking training offering an
Associate of Science Degree in Personal Computer/ Network
Technology, that can provide you the knowledge and skills
essential in the computer/ network technology field. This
computer networking degree program offers a foundation of
core classes in personal computer and local area network set-up,
configuration upgrade, diagnosis and repair. These are concepts
and technical skills necessary for entry-level professionals
in the computer/ network technology field.
Do you want to advance in the field of technology? After
successfully completing the associate's computer networking
degree program, you can further your training by achieving
the Bachelor of Science Degree in Network Technology also
offered at Collins College. Receive training in wireless technologies,
SQL Server™ and configuration on the enterprise and
how to manage projects in the IT industry. Gain experience
in creating large-scale network design, managing and executing
these projects. Get the caliber of training you need to advance
in your career in Network Technology.
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| Visual Arts with a Major in Game Art
Create the characters and settings that bring a game to life. Gain experience visualizing your concepts. Acquire the computer skills necessary to render in 3D. Learn the fundamentals of sound design for game projects. And explore the workflow concepts behind the art department of a major game studio.
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Visual Communication
What is your visual style?
Are you looking to change the face of communication, one
brochure, one magazine ad, or one billboard at a time? Collins
College's Associate of Arts Visual Communications Degree (AA)
can get you ready to enter this exciting and continually changing
field. In this program you can develop traditional and computer-driven
design skills from project conceptualization to production
techniques.
A track choice offered in the latter portion of the visual
communications degree program gives you the opportunity to
specialize in multimedia/web design/programming or graphic
design. Which is your preference? Want to take it to the next
level?
Do you want to make an impact with your portfolio or interactive
CD-ROM? Our Bachelor Degree program in Visual Communications
(BA) can help you build on what you have learned. It begins
the process of refining your skills into those of a highly
trained designer. This bachelor degree in visual communications
emphasizes integrating technology and visual communication
in multimedia projects and web design/programming.
If you prefer print communication to multimedia, then our
Bachelor of Arts Graphic Design Degree is the right visual
communications path for you. Our graphic design program will
help you refine and perfect your design skills in typography,
color theory, digital production, empirical design and art
direction with "real world" applications for inclusion
into a professional portfolio.
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| Associate |
Media Arts
Express your ideas in the intriguing world of celluloid and
videotape. After learning the ins and outs of screenwriting,
pre- and post-production and non-linear editing, plus exploring
lighting and audio for video and field production, you can
demonstrate your talent in the form of videos you create from
concept to final, edited composition. You should be prepared
for an entry-level career in television production, industrial
video or production for Web casting.
Fast-forward your future.
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Personal Computer / Network Technology
Where will technology take you?
What do you know about current technology? Collins College
is among the top computer networking schools offering an Associate
of Science Degree in Personal Computer/ Network Technology,
that can provide you the knowledge and skills essential in
the computer/ network technology field. This computer networking
degree program offers a foundation of core classes in personal
computer and local area network set-up, configuration upgrade,
diagnosis and repair. These are concepts and technical skills
necessary for entry-level professionals in the computer/ network
technology field.
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Visual Communications
What is your visual style?
Are you looking to change the face of communication, one
brochure, one magazine ad, or one billboard at a time? Collins
College's Associate of Arts Visual Communications Degree (AA)
can get you ready to enter this exciting and continually changing
field. In this program you can develop traditional and computer-driven
design skills from project conceptualization to production
techniques.
A track choice offered in the latter portion of the visual
communications degree program gives you the opportunity to
specialize in multimedia/web design/programming or graphic
design. Which is your preference?
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Turn your computer into your own classroom.
Are you wired? Go Virtual. Take some of your classes online.
Collins College is pleased to announce a new virtual campus, an instructional offering that gives you the freedom to take certain courses anytime, day or night. The online class offerings give you the opportunity to cut down the amount of time you need to spend in a classroom when working toward your degree.
So what are you waiting for?
We have made earning your degree even easier by minimizing travel time and utilizing many of the same professional faculty you'll meet in our classrooms.
Contact Collins College and discover how it can give you flexible schedules to fit your lifestyle and the tools to succeed.
Collins College does not guarantee employment or salary.
The jobs mentioned are examples of certain potential jobs, not a representation that these outcomes are more probable than others.
Collins College does not guarantee employment or salary.
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