Online Web Design Courses & Web Page Training

Learn the skills you need to become a Web Page Designer – at home, at your own pace with Penn Foster. There are certain skills you need to begin a career as a Web Page Designer. The Penn Foster Web Page Designer Program helps you learn them quickly and conveniently. You’ll get hands-on training with:

• Essential web publishing skills
• Elements of design, computer graphics, and HTML fundamentals
• Internet basics, Macromedia® Dreamweaver® MX software
• Security, E-commerce, and much more

And you’ll learn it all at home — no classroom needed! The Penn Foster Web Page Designer Program is like having your own personal Web Page Design school!

Why take a Web Page Design program? With the right credentials, you can:

• Earn $39,000 per year or more.*
• Work for virtually any organization that wants or has a Web presence!
• Work for an existing web design firm, or begin one of your own.

Demand for professional Web Page Designers will increase 39% by 2012.** As the Internet grows and the World Wide Web expands, more professionals are needed to design, develop, and maintain websites. That means more job opportunity for an aspiring Web Page Designer like you!

We’ll send you FREE information and with absolutely no obligation! Find out more about Penn Foster's Web Page Designer training that includes:

• All the books, lessons, equipment, and learning aids you need.
• Macromedia® Dreamweaver® MX software.
• Toll-free instructional support.
• Access to student services by website, phone, and mail.

In this convenient distance learning course, you’ll learn website design in a way that makes it easy and fun. You’ll start with the basics of HTML, discover how to manipulate graphic and text elements, and develop a site that is visually attractive, easy to navigate and allows for updating.

Key topics include:

• Developing text content and formatting
• Using welcome pages and visual themes
• Working with frames and creating forms
• How to use JavaScript and create multimedia pages
• And much more!

There are thousands of websites on the Internet. And businesses of all kinds need trained professionals to create new sites, monitor and maintain existing sites, and market products and services via e-commerce. This course will open up many new opportunities for you!

Distance education lets you study in the comfort of home at your own pace. Frequent course updates assure you’ll learn the latest skills and techniques. Ashworth Career School courses are very affordable; monthly tuition is interest-free. Ashworth Career School is an accredited member of the Distance Education and Training Council. The Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency for distance learning schools.

Business | Bachelor of Web Development
This program is designed to work in conjunction with the Associate of Applied Science degree in Web Design to provide individuals with additional technical skills in the Web development field. While the Associate degree gives students a general base of skills, this degree targets the programming and development skills required to develop interactive, database driven Web sites.

Entrance Requirements for the Bachelor of Web Development degree program - An Associate of Applied Science in Web Design or an approved equivalent from an accredited institution. (minimum GPA 2.0)

Web Design | Associate of Applied Science
The Internet explosion has led to the creation of a new career path: the Web Designer. Web Designers are the people responsible for developing and maintaining web sites for public and private organizations. This program includes courses in marketing, computer information systems, and graphic design as well as the skills needed to develop and maintain web pages.

* All salary information is based on the "Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05," a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor. Individual student earnings vary.

** Growth figures represent a ten-year period ending 2012. Source: "National Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix," a publication of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.