This chart is designed to help students and parents understand the educational and physical expectations and/or recommendations for the Advertising Design/Commercial Art program at LCTI. For additional information, please visit the program webpage.
Program Safety & Physical Considerations
- High degree of self-discipline and focus needed in the program and industry
- Must be able to work independently and with teams
- Ability to sit at work station and focus on a project for an extended period of time
Essential Aptitudes Recommended
- Color discrimination
- Finger and manual dexterity
- Spatial acuity
- Eye/hand coordination
- Fine motor skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to discriminate between objects of similar size, shape, and color
- Depth perception
- Visual acuity
- Form perception
- Visualization
- Clerical perception
Reading & Language Arts Levels
- College Prep Reading and Language Arts
- Technical reading and writing skills
- Oral and written communication skills
Math Level
- Basic General Math skills
- Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, read a ruler, manipulation of fractions, decimals, percentages, and ratio and proportions
End of Year – 12th Grade Assessment Test
- NOCTI
Industry Certifications
- Students will have the opportunity to earn industry certifications in the program
Program Requirements & Related Costs
- Must follow LCTI Dress Code
Cooperative Education
- Students who meet all the requirements, including teacher recommendation, grades, attendance, and discipline record
- Students must provide their own transportation to and from the job site
Articulation Agreements
- The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
- Harrisburg University
- Lehigh Carbon Community College
- Statewide Articulation Agreements
Other Skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Time management skills
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Basic drafting knowledge
- Computer background
- Drawing ability
- Color keenness
- Detail oriented
- Creativity
- Ability to accept constructive feedback