Digital Media and Marketing Certificate

Cerro Coso IWV campus

What can I do with this?

The Digital Media and Marketing Certificate of Achievement

  • Equips students with fundamental skills in visual communication
  • Teaches skills in social media marketing

You can use this:

  • To learn to create and edit newsletters, advertisements, technical illustrations, photographs, web sites, and videos

Those who work in business office technology, real estate, sales, marketing, administration, education, science, engineering, healthcare, small business, and other industries will benefit from these skills as they communicate with customers, management, investors, colleagues, students, patients, and the general public.

What will I learn?

  • To evaluate the suitability of an eCommerce revenue model for a specific application.
  • To evaluate the suitability of different forms of digital marketing for a specific application.
  • To apply software skills in the creation and modification of digital media.
  • To apply design principles and/or specification standards to the creation of digital media content.

What courses do I take?

Note: Some courses within the major may have a required prerequisite. If you feel you have equivalent knowledge and skills to those included in the prerequisite course through professional experience, licensure, or certification, you have the opportunity to submit a Prerequisite Challenge to be reviewed by the faculty chair. For the Prerequisite Challenge to be considered, you must submit documentation/verification to substantiate the basis for the challenge. Please consult a counselor for more information regarding Prerequisite Challenge.

Complete the following course

Complete three of the following courses

Program Pathways

All classes needed for this certificate are available at the following campuses: CC Online

See Counseling for specific help with enrolling and completing this major.

How can I afford it?

This degree requires 12.0 units and will likely take 1 semester.

Approximate Total Costs

CA Residents

12.0 units

at $46 per unit

Equals $552 in tuition and fees

Plus approximately $720* for books and supplies

Total cost $1,272 for 1 semester

Non-residents

12.0 units

at $388 per unit

Equals $4,656 in tuition and fees

Plus approximately $720* for books and supplies

Total cost $5,376 for 1 semester

*This is an estimate. Actual costs will vary.

Need help? Financial Aid can help with fee waivers and scholarships and other aid. Make sure to fill out your FAFSA every January.