What You Will Learn
The Department of Information Technologies certificates of achievement at CCM are designed for current or aspiring professionals seeking a skillset upgrade or a new career. The five course, 16-credit Certificate of Achievement in Web Development is designed for current or future professionals who are inspired to solve important global problems by using the power of technology.
Curriculum
The five-course curriculum includes these required courses to provide a balance of theory and hands-on experience:
- The Internet and Web Page Design
- Web Design II
- Web Development Workflow
To round out your program, choose two electives — Mobile App Design, Information Security, Database Programming, Multimedia, Digital Media Production or Animation.
Careers Opportunities
CCM students who have completed this program are employed with the following job titles:
- CSS/HTML Developer
- Front-End Web Developer
- UI/UX Assistant
- Web User Interface (UI) Developer
- Web Designer
Why Study Web Development at CCM?
Technology provides the tools to help change the world. It’s embedded in all aspects of life from health care to fashion, from financial systems to art and entertainment, and everything in between. Creative solutions are required to solve tomorrow’s problems and computing skills are an essential element for achieving results.
The Certificate of Achievement program in Web Development at CCM is designed for full-time or part-time students who are working in or desire to work in this field. You’ll gain an understanding of creating web pages using basic and advanced Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) concepts, along with an introduction to JavaScript, and some basic programming concepts. Basic skills in a variety of Internet specialties such as Internet Protocols, Internet Addressing and Internet Naming Schemes are acquired. Basic training in configuring and utilizing email, FTP, news and browser software is provided. Basic applications using the leading web development languages and standards are incorporated. Students gain an understanding of how to use advanced graphic techniques to create visually attractive graphics and advanced design techniques to create navigationally sound web pages.
In addition to being offered in-person on campus, this certificate program is also available for 100% online learning through CCM’s Virtual Campus.
The certificate may be earned while pursuing an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Information Technology at CCM. Classes in web development may overlap making the completion of the certificate available before or at the same time as the completion of the degree program.
Paying for Your Web Development Education
Earning a certificate in web development is a powerful investment that will pay off over the course of your life, in both increased earnings and job satisfaction. But what is the upfront cost, and how do you afford it?
There’s good news: Money is available to help you pay for school! Our Financial Aid staff can provide lots of information about the process of finding funds to help pay for your education.
Featured Courses
Web Development II
This course is a continuation of The Internet and Web Page Design with an emphasis on more advanced concepts and techniques. Topics include Cascading Style Sheets, forms, JavaScript and other current scripting languages. Students learn to work with hosting and web server technology. For their final project, students build a website using these techniques.
Digital Media Production
This course provides students with theory and training in the area of digital content development for digital media productions. Software and hardware training in digital video, audio, animation and graphics are introduced. In addition, the appropriate use of these areas of content in developing digital media productions and interface design are discussed.
Advanced Web Programming
This advanced course introduces the student to creating interactive and dynamic Web sites using current Web programming. Building on concepts and principles of computer programming and scripting languages, students will interact with Web server technologies and develop front end, advanced professional Web sites with fully functioning back end support.
