Computer Graphics Technology Program

Combine technical and creative skills to design, analyze and communicate ideas visually. Prepare for a career in industry, advertising, gaming, education, entertainment, construction, web development and beyond.

Accreditation

ABET Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission: The Computer Graphics Technology Program at Purdue University is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org, under the commission’s General Criteria with no applicable program criteria.

HLC: All Purdue University programs are institutionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, https://www.hlcommission.org/

Program Educational Objectives:

Two to five years into their career, CGT graduates:

  1. Work in fields of computer graphics/UX design or computer graphics technology and advance through career promotions.
  2. Solve complex problems, communicate solutions professionally, and adapt to changes, demonstrating effective performance in global, technological, or corporate environments and communities.
  3. Commit to lifelong learning, maintaining technical competence through continuous education and professional engagement.

Student Learning Outcomes 

Graduates of the Bachelor of Science degree programs in Computer Graphics Technology will achieve the following learned capabilities:

  1. an ability to apply knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to solve broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline;
  2. an ability to design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline
  3. an ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in broadly-defined technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use apprpriate technical literature;
  4. an ability to conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes; and
  5. an ability to function effectively as a member as well as a lead on technical teams

Enrollment Trends

  2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025
West Lafayette 450 425 401 378 326 335 366 386 441 511 575 620 663 660 666 687 684
New Albany - - - - - - - 36 48 48 45 45 36 27 31 19 -
Richmond - - - - - - -

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21 28 27 32 30 24 13 7 -

Number of Graduates

  2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024
West Lafayette 108 110 103 101 95 78 66 104 95 97 106 115 152 171 142 151
New Albany - - - - - - - - 5 9 11 12 11 4 10 3
Richmond - - - - - - - - 1 6 4 6 6 7 2 1

Enrollment Trends and Number of Graduates data is sourced from Purdue’s Office of Enrollment Management's Data Digest.

Placement Data*

Number of Graduates Percent of Grads Reported Placement Rate Continuing Education Average Salary
130 73.1% 67.4% 9 N/A