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Printing and Prepress Technology

Printing and Prepress Technology is a means of graphic communication and deals specifically with the reproduction of quantities of images, mostly on paper. The operations to accomplish this are divided into three main categories:

Prepress, Press, and Finishing
Prepress is the series of operations involved in the preparation and assembly of all copy elements and materials to be reproduced on press. This includes processes such as high quality color scanning, color correction, monitor calibration, digital image manipulation, preflighting, electronic imposition, proofing an outputting a job to film, plates or direct to digital press.

Press/Finishing is the process of using machines to print large quantities of jobs on paper. The press areas include lithographic press operation, multi color printing, quality control using densitometry, plate making, chemical use and safety, and machine maintenance. The completed printed job is moved to the Finishing Department.

Award	Title	Campus	Credits
Associate in Applied Science Degree (A.A.S.)	Printing and Prepress Technology	BPC	72
Diploma	Printing and Prepress Technology	BPC	64
Advanced Technical Certificate	Digital Printing (Variable Data)	BPC	24
Occupational Certificate	Printing Technician	BPC	30
Occupational Certificate	Printing/Bindery/Finishing Operator	BPC	15

Hennepin Technical College forms printing industry partnership with Minneapolis Public Schools

Hennepin Technical College (HTC) announced it will enter into a printing industry partnership with Minneapolis Public Schools to mutually strengthen career and technical programming offered by both institutions in printing and prepress technology.

HTC is a center for excellence for printing education in Minnesota and is the only metro area public college offering a printing program. Through the partnership, secondary students attending Minneapolis Public Schools will have the opportunity to gain access to educational opportunities at HTC, including earning college credit as a transition to their post-secondary education.

HTC printing and prepress faculty will provide assistance in curriculum development to Minneapolis Public Schools’ faculty and develop articulation agreements between the two programs to enable students to receive college credit for courses taught in participating Minneapolis Public Schools.

For further information about the HTC Printing and Prepress program, call HTC instructor Gary Mohn at (763) 488-2499.

Contact HTC at 952-995-1300 or info@hennepintech.edu