Peekskill Summer 2025 Newsletter

SUNY Westchester Peekskill • 27North Division Street Peekskill NY10566• 914-606-7300 Upcoming Fall Certificate Programs 8 NEW! Game Design Certificate– 140Hrs This hybrid, non-credit program spans two semesters, starting in the fall. Offered at SUNY Westchester’s Peekskill Center for the Digital Arts, it provides hands-on training with industry tools like Unity and Maya. Enhance your programming, modeling, design, and storytelling skills through expert mentorship, ultimately crafting professional portfolio. Program tuition is $1,752. Application required. www.sunywcc.edu/game-design Illustration and 2D Animation Certificate – 206 Hrs This is a one-year, in-person, non-credit certificate program beginning in the fall. The Illustration and 2D Animation Certificate program provides students with the fundamentals of illustration techniques and animation principals. Students will begin with foundations in illustration, sequential storytelling, character design and move into animation fundamentals. This program will utilize a variety of Adobe tools including Photoshop, After Effects, and Premiere. In addition, students will be taught illustration, painting, and animation techniques in Procreate and also gain experience in TV Paint. This program is designed to develop strong professional level skills in 206 hours and a portfolio piece for students to share with future employers. Students must register for the entire certificate program at time of registration. Program tuition is $2,418. Application required. www.sunywcc.edu/illustration-2d 3D Animation Certificate – 252 Hrs Explore the many facets of 3D animation in this intensive online, non-credit, two-semester certificate program beginning in the fall. This program will take students through the 3D animation production pipeline and cover many aspects of 3D creation. From modeling assets and characters to animating and final rendering, this program will guide you through the fundamental principles of 3D animation. Whether you are interested in film, video games, or commercial work, these courses will get you on the right trajectory. The culminating experience will bethe creationofademoreelfortheirportfolio to show employers or schools in order to continue on their career paths. Student demo reels will be featured in an exhibition. Prerequisite: Basic computer knowledge. Students must register for the entire program at time of registration. Program tuition is $2,612. Application required. www.sunywcc.edu/3d-cert Digital Photography Certificate– 126Hrs This online, non-credit certificate program is over two semesters, beginning in the fall. The culminating experience will be the creation of a photography portfolio and exhibition to share with family, friends, and potential employers in order to continue on their personal and professional pathways. The Digital Photography Certificate will provide new and motivated photographers with a foundation in practice and theory with lab exercises, assignments, and lecture demonstrations. Students will learn about the proper operation of a camera and achieving correct exposure, composition methods, post processing, and specialized photography. Throughout the experience, students will draw inspiration from the works of historical and contemporary photography. Enhance your portfolio and hone your skills! The certificate program is an intensive course of study with six individual courses. Students must register for the entire program at time of registration. Program tuition is $1,654. Application required. www.sunywcc.edu/photo-cert Hybrid Advanced Digital Photography Series Did you complete the Digital Photography Certificate or are you a capable photographer looking for a community with other photographers and to advance your skills? The Advanced Digital Photography series is for students who are post certificate or have received instructor permission. Students will expand on their technical and storytelling capabilities with hands-on technical training. These courses are hybrid (remote and in-person): Photo-shoots will be both outdoors and onsite, taking advantage of the extensive resources and specialized facility at the Center for the Digital Arts. Software-based review sessions will be remote. Series tuition is $1,196. www.sunywcc.edu/advanced-photo FINANCIAL SUPPORT (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Scholarships Areyoupursuingworkforcetraining?There are scholarship opportunities through Workforce Development and the Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber Foundation to support our non-credit workforce certificate programs. Pleasecontact peekskill@sunywcc.edufor more information. The Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber Foundation scholarships are awarded to students in attendance at SUNY Westchester Peekskill in the Workforce Development & Community Education Division. The scholarship awards are given tostudents who are in workforce development programs. Visit www.sunywcc.edu/hvgcc-foundationfor more information. Please note some scholarships do not cover every program. Payment Plans The Center for the Digital Arts offers payment plans for its non-credit Workforce Certificates. Payment plans have specific payment schedules. All payments are due prior to certificate completion. Contact carmen.marrinan@sunywcc.edufor details. The following certificates do not qualify for the payment plan: • Artificial Intelligence for Business Owners • Historic Preservation • Social Media Specialist CERTIFICATE APPLICATION www.sunywcc.edu/peekskill-apply

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