Platemaker/Imager

Platemaker/Imager is a one- to two-year certificate program at Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas, a public institution in Helena, AR. This program is part of the graphic communications and printing CIP field (10.0306) and trains students in the technical processes used to prepare printing plates and digital imaging for commercial print production.

Phillips Community College also offers a two- to four-year certificate in Platemaker/Imager, as well as programs in Welding Technology/Welder, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse, and Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General. Students completing the shorter Platemaker/Imager certificate can expect instruction in prepress operations, imaging systems, and quality control processes relevant to entry-level positions in the commercial printing industry.