Overview

Graphic Communications Technology, an area of emphasis within the Technology Leadership and Supervision degree program, prepares visionaries and leaders for the printing and publishing industry, the third largest industry in the United States.

The Field

Graphic Communications Technology, an area of emphasis in the Technology Leadership and Supervision Program, educates professionals to assume positions of leadership in printing and publishing businesses. Graphic Communications is a dynamic and ever-changing field, and is ranked among the largest industries in the United States. Texas is a home to over 10,000 printing operations, employing in excess of 80,000 workers, that produce more than $6.6 billion in sales annually! In addition, there are literally hundreds of thousands of Texans who do graphic-related work, such as desktop-publishing, in non-printing firms. Graphic Communications businesses need talented and educated people. In fact, Texas printing trade associations estimate that a minimum of 5,700 educated technicians are needed each year to allow the state's printing firms to maintain their current status and continue to grow. Besides the need for Technicians, there is an unmet need for leadership in the printing industry. The Graphic Communications Technology curriculum at the University of Houston was inspired by the printing Industries of the Gulf Coast, the Texas Printing Education Foundation and the Houston Litho Club, because professional and educated leaders are very hard to find. Graphic Communications businesses are exciting, dynamic, and healthy in Texas. It needs highly educated people to lead it into the future. It needs you.

Learn more by visiting graphics.tech.uh.edu.

The Curriculum

Graphic Communications Technology (GCT) courses are offered by the Information and Logistics Technology Department in the University of Houston's College of Technology. Graphic Communications Technology is an area of emphasis within the Technology and Supervision program (TLS).