Platt College San Diego is a private college

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 in San Diego, California

California

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. Platt College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology

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 and offers degrees from Associates to Bachelor of Science for the Media Arts.

History

Platt College traces its origin to St. Joseph, Missouri, where the first Platt College was founded in 1879. The San Diego campus was opened in January 1980 offering a variety of drafting programs. It ceased its affiliation with the Missouri school in 1985.

Beginning of 1985, Production Art, Graphic Design, Computer Graphic Design, Multimedia and Specialized Multimedia Diploma program were added to the curriculum. Unfortunately, CAD/drafting programs had to be dropped for the new wave of career fields.

The selection of programs offered at Platt College San Diego was further enhanced in 1995 by the addition of Associate of Applied Science Degrees. In 2002 the College's commitment to the pursuit of academic excellence as part of career training developed further with the introduction of the Bachelor of Science Degree in Media Arts. This degree program focuses on the specialized areas of 3D Animation, Digital Video Production and Web Design.

Expansion

By 2003, Platt College San Diego expanded its facilities due to the increasing number of interest within the field of multimedia design. Thus leading to an all campus expansion, ranging from improving administration offices and building a brand new on-campus library.

Programs and degrees

Platt College San Diego consists of six disciplinary programs that lead into two refined Associates degrees and three baccalaureate degrees:

• Graphic Design
  Graphic design
  Graphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form – undertaken in order to convey a specific message to a targeted audience...
  
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• Multimedia Design Program
• Multimedia / Animation
  Animation
  Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
  
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• Digital Video Production Program
• Web Design
  Web design
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plus an Professional Studies program that allows professionals within industry to either increase their skill sets or refine their current talent.