Digital Communication

The Digital Communication programs prepare students to create and share stories, experiences, and solutions across today’s constantly evolving media landscape. Business, nonprofits, and industry need creative thinkers who can design, capture, code, write, edit, and deliver content for digital, mobile, immersive, and social platforms.

Each program provides hands-on instruction using current tools, workflows, and creative technologies that drive regional and global industries.

• Photography students learn visual storytelling for editorial, commercial, and documentary work—building skills in traditional camera techniques as well as mobile, drone, and social-first production.
• Graphic Design students develop original concepts through a blend of studio foundations and digital design processes for branding, motion graphics, and user-centered experiences.
• Multimedia and Web students explore animation, video production, interactive media, and the design of cross-platform web and app content.
• Mobile App Development students learn to design and build applications for iOS and cross-platform devices, focusing on user experience, functionality, and emerging industry practices.
• XR Design & Development students create immersive experiences that blend virtual, augmented, and mixed reality—building the skills to design, prototype, and develop content for education, entertainment, and enterprise applications.
  Across all programs, students build professional portfolios and learn to adapt to emerging technologies—preparing them for today’s fast-moving creative industries.

2022-2023 Third-Party Licensure/Certification Exam Results  

Occupational licensure and/or certification pass rates reported by academic calendar year (Sept. 1–Aug. 31).

HCC is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). Seven Art and Design Programs—Studio Art, Interior Design, Digital Communication, Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising, Filmmaking, and Digital Gaming & Simulation for Artists—collectively represent the Art and Design Unit at HCC.

National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21
Reston, VA 20190-5248
Phone: 703-437-0700
Website: nasad.arts-accredit.org

Hybrid programs allow students to take a mix of online and face-to-face courses. Hybrid programs offer 50% to 85% of their courses online and the remainder of the curriculum is taken in-person on one of HCC’s campuses. Please contact your advisor for more information about specific program requirements.

Language Option Restrictions

Some hybrid programs require students to participate in foreign language courses as part of the program’s required curriculum. Please contact your advisor for more information about specific program requirements and available language options. If you would like to take courses in a language that is not offered online, you would have to do so on campus.

Elective Course Restrictions

Some hybrid programs may have a limited number of elective options available, based on which of the designated electives are currently offered online.  Please contact your advisor for more information about specific program requirements.

Required Course Restrictions

Hybrid programs require students to participate in campus-based courses as part of a given program’s required curriculum. Please contact your advisor for more information about specific program requirements. 

Potential Course Restrictions

Some online courses may have face-to-face requirements for exams, laboratory sessions, and other activities. Please review your course syllabus to determine if your online course has an on-campus laboratory or examination requirement.