Digital Cinema A.S.

What You'll Learn

Careers with Cameras

Understand camera settings like ISO, aperture, shutter speed, white balance, and more. Learn lighting, audio, editing, and sound recording techniques.

Expand your creative toolkit by learning industry-standard software like Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, After Effects, and Adobe Photoshop.

Where You’ll Go

person at switchboard and looking at a screen.

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film

$61,247

Median Salary

Regional Job Openings

Screen that shows a video editing software.

Film and Video Editors

$67,629

Median Salary

Regional Job Openings

Person sitting at a computer and working with a design program.

Graphic Designers

$53,332

Median Salary

Regional Job Openings

Student & Faculty Stories

Nordman and Underwood Honored with Chancellor's Award

Two Tompkins Cortland Community College students have been recognized with the 2023 Chancellor's

TC3 Students Honored by SUNY Chancellor

Two Tompkins Cortland Community College students have been recognized with the 2022 Chancellor's

Students and Alums Honored at Cayuga Film Fetival

Several current students and recent graduates of the communication and media arts programs at

Program Requirements

To graduate [ 62 credits + 2.0 GPA or higher ]

Developmental Courses

Section	Course Name	Credits	Minimum Grade
ENGL 098	Accelerated Writing Skills for ENGL100
RDNG 116	College Reading & Study Skills
MATH 020	Skills & Support for College Algebra
MATH 029	Skills & Support for Statistics

First Year

Fall

Section	Course Name	Credits	Minimum Grade
COMM 101	Mass Media	3
COMM 110	Aesthetics/Techniques Video & Film Editing	1
COMM 111	Foundations of Digital Editing	1
COMM 112	Foundations of Motion Graphics	1
COMM 127	Audio Production I	3
COMM 140	Introduction to Field Production	3
ENGL 100	Academic Writing I A student exempted from ENGL 100 must substitute a three credit liberal arts elective. The course should be selected in consultation with the student's advisor.	3	C
FSS 160	Freshman Seminar - Communication & Media	1

Spring

Section	Course Name	Credits
ART 111	Photography I	3
COMM 210	Production & Direction	3
ENGL 101	Academic Writing II	3
ENGL 200	Screenwriting	3
MATH 120, 138, or 200		3

Second Year

Fall

Section	Course Name	Credits
COMM 240	Non Fiction & Fiction Field Production	3
ENGL 233	Film Analysis	3
SUNY GEN ED Natural Sciences Elective	A lab science is recommended.	3
Restricted Elective	ART 212, ART 233, ART 255, COMM 145, COMM 225, COMM 245, COMM 265, COMM 270, ENGL 102, ENGL 216, ENGL 255, ENGL 271, or an ALEX course.	3
Restricted Elective	ART 212, ART 233, ART 255, COMM 145, COMM 225, COMM 245, COMM 265, COMM 270, ENGL 102, ENGL 216, ENGL 255, ENGL 271, or an ALEX course.	3

Spring

Section	Course Name	Credits
COMM 262	Portfolio Preparation – Communication	1
COMM 298	Cinema Capstone	3
ENGL 201	Public Speaking	3
PSYC 103 OR SOCI 101	Introduction to Psychology or Introduction to Sociology	3
SUNY GEN ED Restricted Elective I	Select a course from any of the approved SUNY GEN ED Knowledge and Skills Areas except The Arts.	3
SUNY GEN ED Restricted Elective II	Select an approved course from the following SUNY GEN ED Knowledge and Skills Areas: US History & Civic Engagement, World History & Global Awareness, or World Languages.	3

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