Architectural Technology -  Associate in Art Degree
Architectural Technology - Certificate of Completion
Digital Design Skills Certificate
M.A.P.S./G.I.S. - Associate of Science Degree and Certificate of Completion Degree
CADD - Skills Certificate
E7  Studio Design Mapping LA

• D. Freeland
• L. Gissinger
• M. Oliva
• M. Rendler
• J. Samudio
• F. Tenckoff

• Assessment

Each student is assessed with his or her personal Portfolio for every course. In the design and architecture fields the student requires a portfolio to transfer to a university or to find a job. The traditional drafting job existed in the mechanical age. At that time repetition of an action created jobs. In the new economy, traditional drafting is automated with CAD. The new jobs require knowledgeable workers with critical thinking in academics and vocational instruction. With the development of Project-Based Portfolio, the student is able to show creativity, knowledge, technique and drawing ability. The projects in the portfolio demonstrate rigorous process of learning-working environments in the ARCH-TECH, DIGITAL DESIGN, MAPS-GIS.

• Work-based Learning

The City of Los Angeles is treated as a laboratory for our curriculum. City environments, public spaces and buildings are studied, developing analysis and project proposals. This approach to the curriculum corresponds to an existing demand from the community. Some of our students are homeowner-builders in need of construction drawings, small manufacturers in need of prototype design and small companies in need of interactive mapping.

L.A.NEW-MEDIA-CAD-GIS.
Faculty Driven Educational COMMUNITY
Franklin High School by Kelly Kennan, Belmont High School by Graint, Jordan, Lock High School by Hershell Snaidorf, ELAC by Michael Rendler, LATTC by Marcela Oliva-LATTC.

• Measurable Outcomes 

The ARCH-TECH, DIGITAL DESIGN, MAPS-GIS Programs have regular exhibitions at the Fish-Bowl Gallery at LATTC. These exhibits are cultural and social activities that re-affirm the importance of design made by people of color and immigrants in the College and City. During exhibit openings, the parents, professionals and community see the ambition, creativity and professional standards of the projects. Students participate in National and State Competitions for the Environment, Housing and Solar Design  sponsored by the Department of Energy, American Institute of Architecture,  Disney Imaginering and Professional Associations. Student’s work is also exhibited at trade shows like Sigraph, and A.E.C. (Architecture, Engineering and Construction)
 
• Livable Communities

Livable Communities represent a grass roots environment helping to bring design and quality of living to the community. The students find gratifying experience in this endeavor. They facilitate drawings and designs for a new addition, floor plans for a local restaurant, visions for a new church, a landscape proposal called “Nature Walk”, 3d animation for the entertainment field, stage design models, CAD prototypes, New Media Environments for the LATTC Learning Skill Center, patent drawings for inventions.

• The Power of Empowerment Through Design

We use design as a medium to provide technology, creativity and process. The design process is a valuable skill that produces knowledgeable workers. The design process creates problem solvers that can identify a problem and create solutions. The students in our programs are not the traditional ones. They require innovative curriculum that addresses the emotional, intelligence and cultural implications of living in the Los Angeles Urban Center. “Hidden curriculum” addresses emotions as a dominant force in learning and cognitive activity. Students experience life-learning strategies to implement on a multicultural and global scale.