NMC's Visual Communications - Commercial Art AAS degree emphasizes marketable job skills, the design process, problem-solving, and portfolio preparation for careers in advertising design, film, animation, and graphic design. Students gain hands-on experience through a Studio class partnering with area nonprofits on digital and print projects and through student publications. Technical classes offer Apple and Adobe certification, taught in an Apple Certified Mac lab. Graduates pursue entry-level roles in web, print, and film at design firms, agencies, and publications, or as freelancers. The program also prepares students to transfer to four-year art colleges.