Commercial Drone Imaging

The Commercial Drone Imaging program provides skills in digital imaging, video editing, colorization, and photo editing. Students will participate in hands-on and virtual flight activities to develop, practice, and optimize UAV (Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle) flight and photography skills with high-end photo equipment, drones, and drone simulators. This program provides media management, image editing for drone operators and focuses on developing careers in digital media, capturing and editing images for a variety of industries across multiple sectors. This certificate also provides students with a strong foundation and employable skills needed to safely flying drones in the commercial unmanned aerial industry. The training within this program will develop a student's understanding of proper and safe piloting, weather effects on aircraft, federal airspace, and regulations, as well as ethical issues regarding drones.

Course Code Title Units
DDP 101Digital Imaging3
DDP 120Video Post Production3
DDP 130Digital Darkroom1.5
DDP 132Commercial Photography3
DDP 136Introduction to Drone Imaging3
DDP 095ADigital Design & Production Work Experience1-5
CJ 001Introduction to Criminal Justice3
CM 001Introduction to Construction Management2
GIS 021Introduction to GIS3
CERTIFICATE22.5-26.5

  Does not qualify for Title IV Federal Funding.