Web Design and Development

The exciting field of web design and development is one of the most rapidly growing and well-paying careers available! If you have always been interested in design, technology, or coding, this is your chance to develop your skills for a potentially lucrative career.

Our Web Design and Development program provides a foundation in graphic design, storyboarding, scripting, UI/UX, content management systems, and e-commerce solutions. With a solid base from which to grow, you can then specialize and develop your skills in diverse areas like digital image creation and manipulation, audio and video editing, character animation, database integration, programming, server administration, mobile app development, and more.

We provide state-of-the-art computer labs, skilled instructors, and hands-on experience with modern technologies.

Learn how to design and create sophisticated and engaging websites. Begin your journey toward a career in web design and development today.

Students at any Maricopa Community College may need to complete courses at more than one of our colleges.

Associate Degrees and University Transfer
Web Design/Development
Fast Track Certificate, which can be completed in two semesters or less.

SCC Program Description

The Web Design/Development program is developed to prepare students to design, create, and administer interactive and professional websites. Courses focus on "hands-on" experience with web page navigation, web publishing, web graphics preparation, database design and development, and e-commerce solutions, including storefront setup. The program focuses on user interface technologies such as Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), JavaScript, and Flash. Upon program completion, potential job opportunities include web designer, web marketing manager, web manager, or e-commerce manager.

The Web Development program prepares students to design, create, and administer interactive and professional websites that utilize server-side programming technologies. Web page navigation, web publishing, web graphics preparation, database design and development, and e-commerce solutions, including storefront setup, are integral components of this degree, focusing on server-side programming. In addition to web page creation, students study object-oriented systems analysis and design methods, structured programming logic and design, programming in an Object Oriented Programming Language, and database design and development. Potential job opportunities following program completion include web designer, web developer, web marketing manager, web manager, e-commerce manager, web programmer, web technician, or web server administrator.

Experiential Learning Opportunities

  • Internships
  • Service-learning
  • Seminars
  • Technical Competitions

Course Format/Textbooks

Course Format/Textbooks

Classes are offered in various formats: in-person, online, hybrid, day, evening, full-time and part-time.


 

Most of our courses use low-cost textbooks or no-cost material your instructors provide. General education courses may have textbooks that cost more.