All Pathways

A sequence of courses and the use of Adobe Creative Cloud software helps you develop skills in video and image manipulation, web development and visual communication. You develop logos and magazine layouts to help prepare you for Adobe certifications and a career in graphic art and design.

Course Sequence

Adobe Visual Design

Adobe Visual Design II OR Adobe Digital Design I OR Adobe Video Design I

Industry Certification

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator software is the industry’s premier vector-drawing environment for creating scalable graphics. Digital media gurus bring their unique vision to life with shapes, color, effects, and typography by using a host of powerful functions to make fast work of their most complex designs.

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop is the industry-standard image editing software, used worldwide by professional photographers, amateur photographers, and designers who want to perfect their digital images by going beyond what is captured by the camera.

Adobe Premiere Pro

With the rapid advancement of video and multi-media technology, Adobe Premiere Pro helps produce and edit productions more fluidly than ever before. And users don’t need a box-office budget to back their next great feature film—just the skills.


List of schools

Ardrey Kell High School Ballantyne Ridge High School Butler High School Julius L. Chambers High School Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual School East Mecklenburg High School Garinger High School Harding University High School Hopewell High School iMeck at Cochrane Independence High School Mallard Creek High School Myers Park High School North Mecklenburg High School Northwest School of the Arts (High School) Palisades High School Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology Rocky River High School South Mecklenburg High School West Charlotte High School West Mecklenburg High School Elbert Edwin Waddell High School


College and Career Promise

Career & College Promise Dual Enrollment gives eligible North Carolina high school students the opportunity to get a “jump start” and earn college credit toward a two-year or four-year degree at Central Piedmont while still in high school. Tuition free. Click here to learn more.

What Should I Do Next?

Take the Junior Achievement Career Quiz here.

Talk to the Pathway Development Coordinator or Counselor at your school!