Animation, computer graphics and graphic design

Animation, Computer Graphics, and Graphic Design

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Books

Search our catalog online at http://www.vsac.org/LibrarySearch. Patrons may borrow books either by coming to the Resource Center in downtown Winooski, or by making an interlibrary loan request through their local school or public library.

Becoming a Graphic Designer: A Guide to Careers in Design (2006)	Call # 006.6 Heller
Careers for Color Connoisseurs & Other Visual Types (2005)	Call # 702.3 Goldberg
Careers in the Computer Game Industry (2005)	Call # 794.8 Sucin
Game Plan: The Insider’s Guide to Breaking In & Succeeding in the Computer and Video Game Business (2003)	Call # 794.8 Gershenf
Gardner’s Guide to Colleges for Multimedia & Animation (2004)	Call # 378.73 Gardner
Gardner’s Guide to Multimedia & Animation Studios: The Industry Directory (2004)	Call # 006.7 Gardner
Gardner’s Guide to Selecting a Multimedia School (2005)	Call # 378.73 Gardner
Getting a Job in CG: Real Advice from Reel People (2004)	Call # 006.6 Wagstaff
The Graphic Designer’s Guide to Portfolio Design (2005)	Call # 741.6 Myers
Opportunities in Cartooning and Animation Careers (2008)	Call # 741 Sacks
Opportunities in Commercial Art and Graphic Design Careers (2004)	Call # 741.6 Gordon
Paid to Play: An Insider’s Guide to Video Game Careers (2006)	Call # 794.8 Hodgson
Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students (2004)	Call # 686.2 Lupton

Vermont Web Links

Bennington College offers a BA in digital art and media arts — www.bennington.edu/go/academics/curriculum-and-areas-of-study/visual-arts

Burlington College offers a BA in cinema studies and film production with a number of courses in animation — www.burlington.edu/academics/index1.php?page=57

Castleton State College offers a BS in communication with a concentration in digital media — www.castleton.edu/communication/DigitalMedia.htm

Center for Cartoon Studies offers an MFA in cartooning and a one-year and two-year certificate in cartooning — www.cartoonstudies.org

Champlain College offers the following:

BS in graphic design and digital media — www.champlain.edu/Undergraduate-Studies/Majors-and-Programs/Graphic-Design-and-Digital-Media.html
BA in game art & animation, game design, game design & digital media, and game programming — www.champlain.edu/Undergraduate-Studies/Majors-and-Programs.html

Community College of Vermont (CCV) offers an AA in graphic design — www.ccv.edu/graphic_design

Lyndon State College offers an AS and BA in new media/digital media, AS and BA in graphic design, and BFA in animation & illustration — www.lscvisualarts.net/swf/index.htm

Labor Market information is available from the Vermont Department of Labor — www.vtlmi.info/oic3.cfm?occcode=27101400&page=occrpt

Vermont Department of Labor provides a job bank, locations of statewide career resource centers, and Vermont labor market information — www.labor.vermont.gov

Area Vermont Career and Technical Centers offer:

Evening and/or weekend classes geared towards adults (both free and fee-based).
Daytime programs geared towards high school students that are also open to adults (by state law).
- Free for adults without a high school diploma or with a GED.
- Fee-based for adults with a high school diploma or adult diploma (on a space-available basis).

The following Career and Technical Centers offer computer graphics, design, and/or animation classes:

Barre Technical Center (Barre) — (802) 476-1487, www.barretechnicalcenter.org
Burlington Technical Center (Burlington) — (802) 864-8436, www.burlingtontech.org or http://ce.bsdvt.org
Center for Technology, Essex (Essex) — (802) 879-5559, www.go-cte.org/welcome.php
Green Mountain Technology & Career Center (Hyde Park) — (802) 888-4447, www.gmtcc.info
Hannaford Career Center (Middlebury) — (802) 382-1012, www.hannafordcareercenter.org
Hartford Area Career and Technical Center (White River Jct.) — (802) 295-8630, www.hartfordschools.net/Schools/HACTC/tabid/56/Default.aspx
North Country Career Center (Newport) — (802) 334-7140, www.northcountrycareercenter.org
Northwest Technical Center (St. Albans) — (802) 527-6513, www.nwtcace.net
Randolph Technical Career Center (Randolph) — (802) 728-9595, www.randolphtech.org
River Bend Career & Technical Center (Bradford) — (802) 222-5212, www.rbctc.org
River Valley Technical Center (Springfield) — (802) 885-8300, www.rvtc.org
Southwest Vermont Career Development Center (Bennington) — (802) 447-0220, www.svcdc.org
Stafford Technical Center (Rutland) — (802) 770-1033, www.staffordonline.org
Windham Regional Career Center (Brattleboro) — (802) 451-3589, www.wrccvt.com

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Software Resources

VT Guidance Central is a web-based, personalized, self-guided program that provides comprehensive career, college, and education planning tools

You can use VT Guidance Central as a tool to:

explore career possibilities
plan the training you need for specific careers
search for colleges/universities that fit your desired criteria (e.g., location, size, programs/majors, activities, costs)
learn about financial aid options
and much more!

Visit the VSAC Resource Center in Winooski to utilize other assessment, career, and education planning software tools.

Updated: June 2010

Compiled by: VSAC Resource Center, 10 East Allen Street, PO Box 2000, Winooski, VT 05404
Call: 800-642-3177 toll-free or Burlington area 802-655-9602 • Fax: 802-654-3765 • E-mail: info@vsac.org

The Vermont Student Assistance Corp. was established by the Vermont General Assembly in 1965 to help Vermonters obtain the information and financial resources they need to pursue their education goals beyond high school.

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