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Television Production Technology

Limited Entry, Associate of Applied Science Degree Program (2006-2007) *

*Information regarding the requirements for this Limited Entry program is available by accessing the Admission Requirements page.

MHCC Faculty Advisor:
Jack Schommer: 503-491-7611 - Room AC 1371 Jack.Schommer@mhcc.edu

Television first came into America’s living rooms in the 1940’s and moved swiftly to the top of the entertainment world. In the 1960’s, powerful images of war changed forever the way we received our news and information. The space age took television equipment to the moon, which in turn moved us toward video production on a smaller scale. Video equipment that only a few years ago would have cost thousands and required an engineer to operate is now as accessible as the medium itself. The World Wide Web offers a glimpse at the next level of change and with this increasingly accessible technology has come a growing demand for people trained to develop media messages.

The Television Production Technology program at MHCC is perhaps the best way to gain an understanding and obtain training. Over the last 30 years, MHCC’s Television Production Technology program has placed hundreds of graduates in a variety of video and media related jobs. A production oriented curriculum benefits from a fully equipped multi-camera studio, portable field production units, and editing facilities that train fundamental, as well as digital and nonlinear, concepts. Our instructors are working professionals with experience in every aspect of this field.

Television Production is a specific discipline within Integrated Media at Mt. Hood Community College. Program students benefit from the use of the college’s well-equipped Macintosh computer lab where they learn video production using Final Cut Studio and Final Draft. As members of the larger Integrated Media Group, students will collaborate with radio, graphic design and photography majors as they explore the relationship between words, images, sound, motion, time and space in digital media. Learning these vital broadcast and video production skills opens the doors in the world of television, film, graphic design, advertising, marketing, web design and creative services.

MHCC offers a two-year Associate of Applied Science Degree in Television Production Technology. It is a Restricted Entry program with acceptance only after admission criteria has been met and applicants are reviewed by program advisors and faculty members. Because the core courses are sequential, students must start in the fall term. Application Packets are available online. Once you have read the application materials, you can call 503-491-7256 if you have questions about the admission process.

1 Students may not use demonstrated proficiency on the College Placement Test (CPT) to satisfy this requirement.
2 It is recommended that Television Production students select from the Film History series (FA257, FA258, FA266, etc.) to satisfy distribution requirements.
3 Cooperative education internship must be limited to 12 credits or less in any one academic year

Related Electives

In selecting related courses the student should consult with an advisor to determine whether a selection of courses across divisional areas or a concentration of courses within a specific division is more appropriate to the student’s vocational goals.

‡ See pages 7-10 of the printed catalog.