Photography
Overview
- Delivery: Daytime, Evening
- Start: Fall or Spring Semester, Full- or Part-Time
- Location: Rosemount Campus
Outcomes
Major Description
Meshing the art, science and business of photography in a dynamic curriculum, this program allows students to achieve one or more of the following goals:
- Starting a photography business
- Entering a specific sector of the visual communications workplace
- Acceptance to a four-year college
Work Environment
Professional photographers, self-employed or employed by large organizations, succeed in a multitude of niches. Harnessing creativity to strong technical skills, photographers typically take on some form of scientific, commercial or artistic specialization.
Potential Job Titles
- Advertising Photographer
- Forensic Photographer
- Photojournalist
- Portrait Photographer
- Sports Photographer
- Wedding Photographer
- Wildlife Photographer
Salary Data
- Average Wage: $28.32/hour
- Top Earners: $41.37/hour
(Seven-county metro area—iseek.org)
Web Site
Visit the Visual Communications Web site to access more information, including testimonials, student work, student employment, transfer opportunities and instructor biographies.
Academic Advisor
- Alison Tauer
Academic Advisor
alison.tauer@dctc.edu
651-423-8384
Dean
- Sherralyn Cox
Dean of Design and Health/Human Services
Instructors
| Tangen, Darrell | 651-423-8584 | darrell.tangen@dctc.edu | BIO |
| Eilers, Bill | 651-423-8364 | william.eilers@dctc.edu | BIO |
| Latner, Peter | 651-423-8590 | peter.latner@dctc.edu | BIO |
