Academy College
Bloomington, MN Phone: 952-851-0066 Fax: 952-851-0094 E-mail: admissions@academycollege.edu Website: www.academycollege.edu Degrees/certificates offered: Certificates, Associate of Applied Science and BS degrees Cost of program: $15,900 per year Head of animation: Stan Bissinger Head of admissions: Paul Burkhartzmeyer III Time of year offered: Quarters; four starts per year

Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA Phone: 800-544-ARTS (2787) E-mail: info@academyart.edu Website: www.academyart.edu Degrees/certificates offered: Accredited AA, BFA and MFA degrees, certificates and personal enrichment courses. The School of Animation/Visual Effects offers courses in character animation, game design, 2D modeling, 3D modeling, composition/visual effects, storyboarding visual development and background painting. Number of students in animation program: 1,663 Cost of program: $550 per unit undergraduate; $600 per unit graduate Time of year offered: Fall, spring and summer semesters Application deadline: Rolling admission

Academy of Game Entertainment Technology
Hollywood, CA Phone: 323-466-4300 Fax: 323-466-4368 E-mail: info@agetedu.com Website: www.AGETedu.com Cost of program: $10,000 per program or $1,250 per class Head of animation: Mario Orsini Head of admissions: Lena S. Lee Time of year offered: Open enrollment Application deadline: Open enrollment

Alfred State College
Alfred, NY Phone: 607-587-4682 Fax: 607-587-4620 E-mail: halldl@alfredstate.edu Website: http://web.alfredstate.edu/ciat Degrees/certificates offered: AAS Number of students in animation program: 70 Head of animation: Constance Pennisi, 607-587-4693 Head of admissions: Rex Simpson Time of year offered: Fall & spring Application deadline: Rolling admissions however, portfolios should be handed in by Feb. 15.

Algonquin College
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Phone: 613-727-4723 Fax: 613-727-7707 E-mail: westp@algonquincollege.com or huntern@algonquincollege.com Website: www.algonquincollege.com Degrees/certificates offered: Advanced diploma Number of students in animation program: 80 first year, 55 second year Cost of program: 1800 per semester Head of animation: Paul West ext. 5504, Neil Hunter ext. 5821 Head of admissions: Joanne Chartrand Time of year offered: Aug. entrance Application deadline: March 15

The Animation Academy
Burbank, CA Phone: 818-848-6590 E-mail: info@TheAnimationAcademy.com Website: www.TheAnimationAcademy.com Degrees/certificates offered: Certificate offered upon completion of program. Number of students in animation program: Depending upon the time of year, 65 to 90 Cost of program: $395 per course for adults plus a registration fee for new students, $210 for Teen Program. Head of animation: Charles Zembillas Head of admissions: George Novotny Time of year offered: Year-round, five semesters per year Application deadline: Reservations required. Payment must be received five days before the new semester begins.

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The Animation Workshop University College of Western Denmark
Viborg, Denmark Phone: +45-87-25-54-00 Fax: +45-87-25-54-11 E-mail: info@animwork.dk Website: www.animwork.dk Degrees/certificates offered: BA, Character Animation, Professional Training Certificates, Classical Drawing Certificate Number of students in animation program: 120 Cost of program: 25.000 DKK per year (approx. $3,850) Head of animation: Morten Thorning, Michelle Nardone and Tim Leborgne Head of admissions: Michelle Nardone Time of year offered: Year-round Application deadline: March

Archaeology Technologies Laboratory - North Dakota State University (NDSU)
Fargo, ND Phone: 701-231-8657 E-mail: Visit website for contact information Website: http://atl.ndsu.edu/ Degrees/certificates offered: BS,BA in Anthropology (3D graphics - self-study only), MS in Social Sciences (3D graphics - self-study only), BS,BA,MS,PhD Emergency Management (3D graphics - self-study only), BS, Computer Science (3D graphics - self-study only), BS,BA in Art (3D graphics - self-study only), Web-Design Minor in Communications (3D graphics - self-study only) Number of students in animation program: Over 10,000 at NDSU Cost of program: Standard NDSU tuition rates apply Head of animation: Aaron Bergstrom, Computer Visualization Manager Head of admissions: www.ndsu.edu/prospective_students/requirements/ Application Deadline: Visit admissions website for deadline information.

The Art Institutes International Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN Phone: 612-332-3361 or 800-777-3643 Fax: 612-332-3934 E-mail: aimadm@aii.edu Website: www.aim.artinstitutes.edu Degrees/certificates offered: BS degrees in Media Arts & Animation, Visual Effects & Motion Graphics and Multimedia & Web Design Number of students in animation program: 187 Cost of program: $353 per credit Head of animation: Pete Patsiavos Head of admissions: Russ Gill Time of year offered: Classes start quarterly: Jan., April, July and Oct. Equipment: 3D Studio Max, Maya, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Combustion, Shake, Sound Forge, Pro Tools, Adobe Premiere, Photoshop and Illustrator; a green room for compositing live-action footage with computer-generated imagery; a professional-level sound-recording studio; several digital video cameras; lighting kits to supplement the technology used in this program.

The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University
Boston, MA Phone: 800-773-0494 or 617-585-6700 Fax: 617-437-1226 E-mail: admissions@aiboston.edu Website: www.aiboston.edu Degrees/certificates offered: Professional college of visual arts within a larger university. Studio-intensive mentoring with individualized instruction in the cultural center of Boston. Programs include MFA, BFA, Diploma, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate and Pre-College summer residency program. Low-residency MFA with concentration in interdisciplinary media. Post-Baccalaureate Advanced Professional Certificate in graphic design, illustration or animation. BFA majors: graphic design, illustration, animation, photography, fine arts. Dual degrees in art education and expressive therapies. Number of students in animation program: 20-30 each year Cost of program: $18,000 Head of animation: John Casey Head of admissions: Alan Van Reed Time of year offered: Traditional semesters of fall and spring each year Application deadline: Fall: Feb. 15, spring: Nov. 15. These are priority deadlines. Applications are reviewed after these dates.

The Art Institute of California-Orange County
Santa Ana, CA Phone: 714-830-0200 or 888-549-3055 Fax: 714-556-1923 E-mail: aicaocadm@aii.edu Website: www.aicaoc.aii.edu Degrees/certificates offered: BS, Media Arts & Animation; BS, Game Art & Design; AS and BS, Interactive Media Design Number of students in animation program: Approximately 400 Cost of Program: $373 per credit plus fees Head of animation: Larry Richman Head of admissions: Ken Post Time of year offered: Year-round on quarter system Application deadline: Rolling admission

The Art Institute of California-San Diego
San Diego, CA Phone: 800-591-2422 Fax: 619-291-3206 E-mail: aicaadm@aii.edu Website: www.aicasd.artinstitutes.edu Degrees/certificates offered: BS, Media Arts and Animation Cost of program: $70,038 for finished Bachelor's degree program Head of animation: Donna Sandsmark, Academic Director, Media Arts and Animation Head of admissions: Sandy Park, Director of Admissions Time of year offered: Year-round Application deadline: Start of academic quarter Equipment: HP workstations, 3D Studio Max, Maya, Macromedia, Adobe

The Art Institute of California - San Francisco
San Francisco, CA Phone: 415-865-0198 or 888-493-3261 Fax: 415-863-5831 E-mail: aisfadm@aii.edu Website: www.aicasf.aii.edu Degrees/certificates offered: BS, Media Arts & Animation; BS, Game Art & Design; BS, Visual & Game Programming; AS and BS, Interactive Media Design; AS and BS, Graphic Design; several other programs in fashion and interior design Number of students in animation program: 358 students in Media Arts & Animation program; 282 students in Game Art & Design; 96 students in Visual & Game Programming; (student numbers for other programs available upon request). Cost of program: $373 per credit hour; $5,968 per quarter (for seven or 12-quarter program) Head of animation: Mary Clarke-Miller, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Head of admissions: Daniel Cardenas, Director of Admissions Time of year offered: Quarterly basis Application deadline: Rolling deadline for quarterly entry.

The Art Institute of Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV Phone: 702-369-9944 Fax: 702-992-8564 E-mail: jkerbaugh@aii.edu Website: http://AiLV.aii.edu Degrees/certificates offered: BS, Media Arts & Animation Number of students in animation program: 250 Cost of program: $18,000 per academic year Head of animation: Jon Kerbaugh Head of admissions: Suzanne Noel Time of year offered: Quarterly Application deadline: Rolling admissions Equipment: Five computer labs, one A/V lab, one Lunchbox, 3DS Max, Maya, Combustion, After Effects

The Art Institute of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ Phone: 602-331-7500 Fax: 602-331-5300 Website: www.aipx.edu Degrees/certificates offered: BA Number of students in animation program: Approx. 275 Cost of program: See website for current pricing Head of animation: Gregg Durham Head of admissions: Jerry Driskill Time of year offered: Year-round Application deadline: Year-round

Art Institute of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh PA Phone: 800-275-2470 ext. 6353 Fax: 412-2263-6667 E-mail: weberb@aii.edu Website: www.aip.aii.edu Degrees/certificates offered: BS, AS, diploma Number of students in animation: 305 Cost of program: $372 per credit hour, $5,580 per quarter Head of animation: Hans Westman Head of admissions: Newton Myvett Time of year offered: Jan., April, July and Oct. (quarters)

The Art Institute of Portland
Portland, OR Phone: 503-228-6528 or 888-228-6528 Fax: 503-228-4227 E-mail: schotlam@aii.edu Website: www.aipd.artinstitutes.edu Degrees/certificates offered: BS, Media Arts & Animation, Game Art & Design, Visual and Game Programming, Apparel Design, Interior Design, Graphic Design, Digital Media Production, Interactive Media Development, Advertising, Design Management Number of students in animation program: 250 as of fall 2004 Cost of program: $368 per credit as of fall 2004 Head of animation: Andy Larkin Head of admissions: Lori Murray Time of year offered: Fall, winter, spring, summer Application deadline: Enrollment accepted year-round; ask Admissions for specific deadlines per quarter Equipment: Software: Maya, Flash, After Effects

Art Institute of Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Phone: 800-661-1885 Fax: 604-298-5400 E-mail: aivbinfo@aii.edu Website: www.aivan.artinstitutes.edu Degrees/certificates offered: Diplomas Number of students in animation program: 345 Cost of program: $25,650 Head of animation: Elizabeth Wilson-Tagoe Head of admissions: Larry Heinzlmeir Time of year offered: Jan., April, July, Oct. Application deadline: Call for more information.

The Art Institutes
31 locations throughout North America Phone: 1-800-592-0700 E-mail: webadmin@aii.edu Website: www.artinstitutes.edu/an Degrees/certificates offered: Varies by location Number of students in animation program: Varies by location Cost of program: Varies by location Time of year offered: Four start dates per year

Ateneo de Naga University Department of Digital Arts and Computer Animation
Naga City, Philippines Phone: +63-54-472-ADNU, Ext. 2811 Fax: +63-54-473-9253 E-mail: animation@adnu.edu.ph Website: www.adnu.edu.ph/daca Degrees/certificates offered: BS, Digital Illustration and Animation Number of students in animation program: 270 Cost of program: About $1,200 per year Head of animation: Fr. Danilo B. Isidro, SJ, Department Chair dbisj@adnu.edu.ph Head of admissions: Mrs. Vanessa V. Remo, Office of Admissions and Aid aao@adnu.edu.ph Time of year offered: First semester: June to Oct.; second semester: Nov. to March Application deadline: April

Ballyfermot College of Further Education
Ballyfermot, Dublin, Ireland Phone: +353-1-6269421 Fax: +353-1-6266754 E-mail: info@bcfe.cdvec.ie website: www.bcfe.ie Degrees/certificates offered: Two-year higher National Diploma Classical and Computer Animation (BTEC); two-year Advanced Diploma in Animation following the first two years successfully completed (BA Degree in Animation from University of Dundee) Number of students in animation program: 60 Head of animation: Miriam Van Gelderan Head of admissions: Paula Jane Shuter Time of year offered: Registration early Sept. 2005 Application deadline: Friday March 4, 2005; will be posted on the website in the new year Equipment: mainly 3D studio max and Animo software; Avid editing and PC-based editing packages. The courses concentrate on life-drawing skillsa and their application and integration with classical and computer animation. Students are involved in a collaborative project in the 3rd year after the Higher National Diploma and in the production of an individual film in the final year.

Bournemouth University
Bournemouth U.K. Phone: +44 (0)1202-595371 Fax: +44 (0)1202-595875 E-mail: UG: bmsugrad@bournemouth.ac.uk PG: jreeson@bournemouth.ac.uk Website: www.bournemouth.ac.uk Degrees/certificates offered: BA (Hons), Computer Visualisation & Animation; MA, 3D Computer Animation; MA, Digital Effects; MSc, Computer Animation, Masters in Computer Animation by project (subject to validation) Number of students in animation program: BA: 52; MA3d: 44; MADE: 20; MSC: 20 Cost of program: BA: For 2004 entry Home/EU £1150($2,093) Overseas £7700($14,014); MA: For 2004 entry £5100($9,282) for home/EU students and £8,200($14,924) for overseas. Head of animation: John Vince Head of admissions: BA: Ari Srafopolous; MA3D: Georg Finch; MADE: Steve Hubbard; MSc: Andy Hayes Time of year offered: Autumn start Application deadline: None, but early application is advised as courses are popular. Applications from Dec. of the year before entry (i.e., from Dec. 2004 for Oct. 2005 entry)

Brigham Young University
Provo, UT Phone: 801-422-3777 E-mail: advisement_secretary@byu.edu or adamsb@byu.edu Website: www.et.byu.edu/animation Degrees/certificates offered: BFA Number of students in animation program: 65 Cost of program: $1,640 to $2,460 per semester Head of animation: Kelly Loosli Head of admissions: Brent Adams Time of year offered: Fall semester Application deadline: April 1

The Bristol School of Animation's Three-Month Animation Course
Bristol, U.K. Phone: +44 (0)117-9663411 Fax: +44 (0)117-9663908 E-mail: amd.shortcourses@uwe.ac.uk Website: www.uwe.ac.uk/amd/bristolanimation Number of students in animation program: 12 Cost of program: £2,200 for home and EU students; £3,900 for non-EEA residents Head of animation: Chris Webster Head of admissions: Sophie Harbour Time of year offered: June 27-Sept. 9, 2005 and Oct. 3-Dec. 16, 2005 Application deadline: April 1 (June course)/July 10 (Oct. course) Equipment: Stop Motion Pro software with plasticine and wooden puppets, armatured puppets designed for the course by Aardman. Toon Boom Studio software, light boxes and drawing equipment for 2D students.

Brooks College
Long Beach, CA Phone: 800-421-3775 Fax: 562-597-6209 E-mail: kackerson@brookscollege.edu Website: www.brookscollege.com Degrees/certificates offered: AS Head of admissions: admin@brookscollege.edu Time of year offered: Jan., April, July, Oct. Application deadline: Open enrollment Equipment: Video Lunch Box, USAnimation, 3DS Max, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premier, Final Cut Pro, Dreamweaver, Light Tables, Flash

CalArts
Valencia, CA Phone: 800-545-ARTS Email: admissions@calards.edu Website: www.calarts.edu Degrees/certificates offered: BFA and MFA Number of students in animation program: 160 Cost of tuition: $25,520 Head of admissions: Carol Kim Time of year offered: Fall

California State University, Fullerton Visual Arts Department
Fullerton, CA Phone: 714-278-3471 Fax: 714-278-2390 E-mail: dlamb@fullerton.edu Website: www.fullerton.edu/arts/art Degrees/certificates offered: BFA, Entertainment Art and Animation; BFA, Illustration; MA and MFA, Illustration Number of students in animation program: 100 Cost of program: $2,400 per year Head of animation: Dana Lamb Head of admissions: See university website Time of year offered: Fall, spring, and summer semesters Application deadline: See university website

California State University, Northridge (CSUN)
Northridge (Los Angeles area) CA Phone: 818-677-2348 Fax: 818-677-3046 E-mail: mary.a.trujillo@csun.edu Website: www.csun.edu/animation Degrees/certificates offered: BA, Art, Animation Concentration: 3D CG, 2D Character Number of students in animation program: 150 Cost of program: $3,200 per semester Head of animation: Prof. Mary Ann Trujillo Head of admissions: Svet Pirjan, Art Advisement, 818-677-2348 Time of year offered: Fall and spring Application deadline: Nov. for following fall

California State University Summer Arts
Fresno, CA (headquartered in Long Beach, CA) Phone: 562-951-4060 (LB office) Fax: 562-951-4982 (LB office) E-mail: summerarts@calstate.edu Website: www.csusummerarts.org Degrees/certificates offered: Three units of undergraduate or graduate credit per course. Number of students in animation program: Approx. 30 Cost of program: Refer to website in Jan. 2005 for details. Head of animation: Refer to course description on website in Jan. 2005 for details. Head of admissions: Refer to course description on website in Jan. 2005 for details. Time of year offered: Production Animation offered July 10 to July 23, 2005. Application deadline: Around May 30, 2005; refer to website for more details.

Capilano College, Animation Dept.
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Phone: 604-983-7516 Fax: 604-984-4985 E-mail: animation@gradshow.com Website: www.gradshow.com Degrees/certificates offered: Animation Fundamentals Certificate, Commercial Animation two-year Diploma, Digital Animation Certificate, Animation Institute Certificate Number of students in animation program: 24 per year, Commercial (2D) Animation; 18 per year, Digital (3D) Animation Cost of program: See website for varying programs Head of animation: Craig Simmons and Don Perro Head of admissions: Itidal Sadek Time of year offered: Sept. Application deadline: Early April

By Ellen Wolff Persistence of Vision: How 2D Animation Education is Surviving Today When last year's student Oscar for animation was handed out, it went to a 2D animated film, Alex Woo's Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher. But the extent to which 2D will continue to flourish among students seems to be an open question in today's 3D-saturated climate. Some well-known schools like Sheridan, Cal Arts, The Art Institutes and The Savannah College of Art And Design are maintaining 2D classes, but training in traditional animation has given way to an emphasis on 3D at many other institutions. Click Here for More... Ellen Wolff is a Los Angeles-based journalist who specializes in animation and visual effects.

The Center for Advanced Digital Applications, New York University
New York, NY Phone: 212-992-3274 E-mail: cada@nyu.edu Website: www.scps.nyu/digital Degrees/certificates offered: MS, Digital Imaging and Design Number of students in animation program: 150+ Cost of program: $1,038 per credit Head of animation: Patricia Heard-Greene Head of admissions: Robert Manuel Time of year offered: Fall admissions Application deadline: June 1

Center for Arts and Technology
Kelowna, BC, Canada Fredericton Campus: Fredericton, NB, Canada Halifax Campus: Halifax, NS, Canada Phone: Kelowna Campus: 866-860-2787 Fredericton Campus: 877-369-1888 Halifax Campus: 866-429-1847 Fax: Kelowna Campus: 866-860-2787 Fredericton Campus: 877-369-1888 Halifax Campus: 866-429-1847 E-mail: Kelowna Campus: cato@digitalartschool.com Fredericton Campus: catac@digitalartschool.com Halifax Campus: infohalifax@digitalartschool.com Website: www.digitalartschool.com Degrees/certificates offered: One-year Certificates and two-year Diplomas Number of students in animation program: Varies

Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University
Waltham, MA Phone: 800-808-CDIA Fax: 781-209-1701 E-mail: info@digitalimagingarts.com Website: www.digitalimagingarts.com Degrees/certificates offered: 3D Animation, Visual Effects, Game Art & Design, Photography, Digital Filmmaking, Graphics & Web Design Number of students in animation program: 12 per class Cost of program: $18,600 Head of animation: Mark Thompson Head of admissions: Robert Frazier Time of year offered: Winter, spring, summer, fall Application deadline: Ongoing Centre for Animation & Interactive Media School of

Creative Media RMIT University
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Phone: 613-9925 2994 Fax: 613-9925 3356 E-mail: david.atkinson@rmit.edu.au Website: www.rmit.edu.au/aim/ Degrees/certificates offered: Post-graduate MA by coursework or research Number of students in animation program: 20 Cost of program: $AUD 14,400 Head of animation: David Atkinson Head of admissions: David Atkinson Time of year offered: Commencing semester: Feb. 2006 Application deadline: Nov. 10, 2005

City College of New York
New York, NY Phone: 212-650-7410 Fax: 212-650-7438 E-mail: weintraub@ccny.cuny.edu Website: www.ccny.cuny.edu/electronic_design Degrees/certificates offered: BA, Art; BFA, Electronic Design & Multimedia Number of students in animation program: No dedicated animation program, 250 students in media program Cost of program: $4,000 per year for New York residents, $360 per credit for non-resident Head of animation: Program Director of Electronic Design & Multimedia, Professor Annette Weintraub Head of admissions: Admissions Office, City College of New York Time of year offered: Fall and spring Application deadline: Nov. 15 and May 15

CityVarsity Film and Television and Multimedia School
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Phone: +27 (0)21-4233366 Fax: +27 (0)21-4236300 E-mail: rowan@cityvarsity.co.za Website: www.cityvarsity.co.za Degrees/certificates offered: Two-year full-time diploma in animation for Film and New Media, third year Advanced Diploma in Animation and Effects for Film and New Media Number of students in animation program: First year: 30 max.; second year: 25 max.; third year: 18 max. Cost of program: First and second year: ZAR 28950.00 ($4,698), third year: ZAR 25900.00 ($4,203) Head of animation: Rowan van Tonder Head of admissions: Nicolette van der Horst Time of year offered: Starts in early Feb. Application deadline: Jan.

Collëge Borèal Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Phone: 705-560-6673 Fax: 705-521-6011 E-mail: dxfasciano@borealc.on.ca Website: www.borealc.on.ca Degrees/certificates offered: Three-year diploma - Dessin d'animation classique (offered in French only) Number of students in animation program: approx. 40 over the three program years Cost of program: $2,382 CDN/year (tuition for 2004-2005) Head of animation: David Fasciano Time of year offered: Start in Sept., classes from Sept. to April Application deadline: Feb. 2 for priority consideration, second week of Sept. for late admission.

Collins College
Tempe (Main Campus) and Phoenix (West Campus), AZ Phone: 800-876-7070 Fax: 480-829-0183 E-mail: info@collinscollege.edu Website: www.collinscollege.edu Degrees/certificates offered: Associate's and Bachelor's degrees Number of students in animation program: Approx. 200 Head of animation: Ron Gregg Head of admissions: Wendy Johnston Time of year offered: Year-round

Columbus College of Art and Design
Columbus, OH Phone: 614-224-9101 Fax: 614-232-8344 Email: admissions@ccad.edu Website: www.ccad.edu Degrees/certificates offered: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Media Studies with an emphasis in time-based media (animation, video, and interactive design); Computer Game Development courses Number of students in animation: Approx. 85 students Cost of program: $17,880 per year Head of animation: Ron Saks Head of admissions: Thomas Green Time of year offered: Full-year semester-based program Application deadline: Rolling admissions Equipment: Full PC and Mac Labs for 3D CGI and 2D digital-animation production. Digtial-animation camera room inclues three digitizing animation camera stands, flatbed optical-pin-registered autofeed scanner for high-end 2D ink-paint and compositing. Traditional animation lab includes 20 animation tables. Shooting stage includes cold and hot lights, cyclorama, blue and green screen backdrops. Off-line digital sound-recording suite. Software includes Maya (21 seats in two labs), USAnimation (22 seats in two labs and scanning station), Flash, Director, After Effects, Premiere, Final Cut Pro, Take2, Photoshop

Computer Master Institute of Technology
Victoria, BC, Canada Phone: 250-380-9850 Fax: 250-380-9852 E-mail: info@cmit.ca Website: www.cmit.ca Degrees/certificates offered: Diploma: One-year programs and two-year programs Number of students in animation program: 20 Cost of program: $16,950-$19,995 Head of animation: Ralph Vance Principal Head of admissions: Ralph Vance Principal Time of year offered: Jan., April, July and Oct. Application deadline: 30 days prior to commencement of program

The DAVE School (Digital Animation & Visual Effects)
Orlando, Florida Phone: 407-224-3283 Fax: 407-224-5648 E-mail: admissions@daveschool.com Website: www.daveschool.com Degrees/certificates offered: Occupational Associates Degree; Diploma Number of students in animation program: 120 Cost of program: $24,500 Head of animation: Jeffery Scheetz Head of admissions: Royce Grayson Time of year offered: Jan., April, July, Sept. Application deadline: Applications accepted any time for next available class

The daVinci Institute Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Phone: 416-362-9664 Fax: 416-362-9950 E-mail: info@davincicollege.ca Website: www.davincicollege.ca Degrees/certificates offered: 3D Computer Animation, Visual Effects Digital Audio, Digital Design Number of students in animation program: 30 Cost of program: $8,995 Cd Head of animation: David Woodworth Head of admissions: Alex MacLean Time of year offered: Sept., Jan., April Application deadline: Three weeks prior to class start

Digital Media Arts College
Boca Raton, FL Phone: 561-391-1148 or 866-255-DMAC(3622) Fax: 561-391-2480 E-mail: admissions@dmac-edu.org Website: www.dmac-edu.org Degrees/certificates offered: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Computer Art, Computer Animation and Graphic Design and Master of Fine Arts in Computer Arts, Special Effects Animation and Graphic Design Number of students in animation program: 150 Cost of program: BFA ­ $18,500 per calendar year (3 semesters); MFA ­ $20,500 per academic year (2 semesters) Head of animation: BFA, Scott Smith; MFA, David Xu Head of admissions: Christina Wheeler Time of year offered: Fall, spring, summer (rolling admissions) Application deadline: 30 days before each semester begins

Digital Media Institute at Northern Oklahoma College
Tonkawa, OK Phone: 580-628-6458 Fax: 580-628-6209 E-mail: bmatson@north-ok.edu Website: www.north-ok.edu/dmi Degrees/certificates offered: AAS, Digital Media Animation and Design Number of students in animation program: 20 Cost of program: Less than $4,000 for in-state tuition Head of animation: Brad Matson Head of admissions: Brad Matson Time of year offered: Program Starts in Aug. and ends in July. Application deadline: June 15

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA Phone: 215-895-1675 E-mail: muschio@drexel.edu Website: www.drexel.edu/comad/digitalmedia/ Degrees/certificates offered: BS, Digital Media; MS, Digital Media Number of students in animation program: 150 Cost of program: Undergraduate $27,100 per year. Graduate $2,190 per course Head of animation: Glen Muschio, Program Director Head of admissions: David Miller Time of year offered: Fall Application deadline: Undergraduate Jan. 1; graduate rolling

Earthlight Pictures Animation Training
Santa Barbara, CA Phone: 805-962-6933 E-mail: JT@earthlightpictures.com Website: www.earthlightpictures.com Number of students in animation program: 20-50 (including young students and adults) Cost of program: Call for details Head of animation: John Teton Time of year offered: Quarterly programs year-round Edinboro

University of Pennsylvania
Edinboro, PA Phone: 888-8GO-BORO E-mail: eup_admissions.edinboro.edu Website: www.edinboro.edu Degrees/certificates offered: More than 100 Associate, Bachelor's and Master's degrees, as well as advanced certificates Number of students in the animation program: Approx. 200 Cost of program: $4,810 (one-year tuition, PA resident); $9,620 (one-year tuition, out of state resident) Head of animation: Bill Mathie, Department Head Head of admissions: Terrence Carlin, Assistant Vice President for Admissions Time of year offered: year-round Application deadline: Open admission

Escuela Superior de Dibujo Profesional
Madrid, Spain Phone: +34-91-3994639 Fax: +34-91-3994815 E-mail: esdip@esd Website: www.esdip.com Degrees/certificates offered: Diplomatura Number of students in animation program: 200 total (15 per class) Cost of program: 2600 ¤ Head of animation: Emilio Luján Head of admissions: Carmen Luján Time of year offered: From Oct. to July (both included) Application deadline: May-June Offered Program: Classic Animation. Plastilina Animation, 3D Animation, Illustration, Comic

Ex'pression College for Digital Arts
Emeryville, CA Phone: 877-833-8800 Fax: 510-658-3414 E-mail: yee-ju@expression.edu Website: www.expression.edu Degrees/certificates offered: Bachelor of Applied Science Number of students in animation program: Approx. 160 Cost of program: Including all GEs: $59,450; without any GEs: $54,450 (with some GE classes included, price is somewhere in between $54,450-$59,450) Head of animation: Andrew Britt, Animation & Effects Program Director Head of admissions: Yee-Ju Riddell, Director of Admissions Time of year offered: New classes start every five weeks­for the year 2005, there are nine class starts. Application deadline: Open Enrollment; recommended two months prior to class start date.

FIT, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York
New York, NY Phone: 212-217-7938 Fax: 212-217-7160 Website: www.fitnyc.edu Degrees/certificates offered: BFA, Computer Animation & Interactive Media Number of students in animation program: 50 Cost of program: $2,175 per semester for NY residents; $5,150 per semester for out-of-state Head of animation: Terry Blum Head of admissions: Elizabeth Grubic or Dolores Lombardi Time of year offered: Fall Application deadline: Jan. 1 Equipment: HP, Softimage XSI, After Effects, Avid Adrenaline, Media100 Final Cut Pro, etc.

Full Sail Real World Education
Winter Park (Orlando), FL Phone: 800-226-7625 Fax: 407-678-0070 E-mail: admissions@fullsail.com Website: www.fullsail.com Degrees/certificates offered: BS, AS Number of students in Computer animation program: 654 Cost of Computer animation program: $41,660 Head of animation: Pete Bandstra, Program Director, Computer Animation Head of admissions: Mary Beth Plank-Mezo, Vice President/Director of Admissions Time of year offered: Classes start year-round. Application deadline: Monthly

Glendale Community College
Glendale, CA Phone: 818-240-1000 ext. 5815 E-mail: rdickes@glendale.edu Website: www.glendale.edu/new/index.htm Degrees/certificates offered: AA and certificate programs in Digital and Classical Animation Number of students in animation program: 150 Cost of program: Each full fifteen-week course costs $78 Head of animation: Roger Dickes Head of admissions: Sharon Combs Time of year offered: Fall (Sept.-Dec.), winter (Jan. short session), spring (Feb.-June), summer (two short sessions) Application deadline: Students must apply/enroll before the beginning of the term. Enrollment is open.

Gnomon School of Visual Effects
Hollywood, CA Phone: 323-466-6663 Fax: 323-466-6710 E-mail: info@gnomon3d.com Website: http://www.gnomon3d.com Degrees/certificates offered: Certificate Program, Completion Creditial for Maya Fast Track Program, Extension Courses Number of students in animation program: Approx. 200 Cost of program: Certificate Program $36,500, Maya Fast Track $9,000, Extension from $400 to $1,700 per course Head of animation: Darrin Krumweide Head of admissions: Kristin Bierschbach Time of year offered: Certificate Program: fall and spring. All others, four times each year. Application deadline: Certificate Program: Feb. 5, 2005 and July 29, 2005

Gobelins, l'Ècole de l'image
Paris, France Phone: +33(0)1-40-79-92-12 Fax: +33(0)1-40-79-92-93 E-mail: info@gobelins.fr Website: www.gobelins.fr Degrees/certificates offered: Certificate of the Paris Chamber of Commerce & Industry for three year Animation Artist program Number of students in animation program: 25 students per class (three year program) Cost of program: In 2004, 1600 euros (approx. $2,000) per year Head of animation: Eric Riewer Head of admissions: Marcel Villoing Time of year offered: Sept. through June (three-year program) Application deadline: March for early April entrance exam

The Guildhall at SMU
Plano, TX (Near Dallas) Phone: 214-768-9950 Fax: 972-473-3599 Email: guildhall@smu.edu Website: http://guildhall.smu.edu Degrees/certificates offered: Graduate Certificate in Art Creation, Level Design or Software Development for Digital Games Number of students in animation program: 27 Art Creation (95 all tracks combined) Cost of program: $37,000 Head of animation: Scott March, David March, and Chad Walker Head of admissions: Peter Raad, Ph.D., Guildhall Executive Director Time of year offered: New cohorts begin every six months-Jan. and July Application deadline: March (July cohort) and Oct. (Jan. cohort)

Hampshire College
Amherst, MA Phone: 413-559-5502 Fax: 413-559-5476 E-mail: perry@hampshire.edu Website: www.hampshire.edu Degrees/certificates offered: BA Number of students in animation program: Roughly 40-50 Cost of program: Total tuition, room, and board approx. $38,000 per year (2004-2005) Head of animation: Chris Perry Head of admissions: Karen Parker, Director of Admissions Time of year offered: Fall and spring entrants Application deadline: For fall 2005 entrants, the regular admission deadline is Jan. 15, 2005. Equipment: Animation students have access to the college's sizeable collection of traditional 16mm film equipment (including an optical printer), video and DV equipment and digital animation/editing/sound software (Maya, Lightwave, Softimage, Flash, the Adobe suite, Final Cut Pro, ProTools)

Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park, MN Phone: 763-488-2515 Fax: 763-488-2958 E-mail: richard.oxley@hennepintech.edu Website: www.connect.to/digitalmedia Degrees/certificates offered: AAS degrees for video production and multimedia Number of students in animation program: 50 Cost of program: Approx. $4,500 for a two-year degree Head of animation: Rich Oxley Head of admissions: Julie Higdem Time of year offered: Fall and spring semesters Application deadline: Aug. and Dec.

Human Computer Interaction, Iowa State University Ames, IA
Phone: 515-294-3093 Fax: 515-294-5530 E-mail: hci@iastate.edu Website: www.hci.iastate.edu Degrees/certificates offered: MS/PhD Number of students in animation program: 43 Cost of program: 2004-2005 tuition for graduate assistants is $2,744 each for fall, spring semesters. Plus Mandatory student fees (health center and activity) are $264.00 per semester plus any applicable computer fees ($167 for Computer Science and $210 for Engineering). Head of animation: James Oliver, Director of the HCI Graduate Program Head of admissions: Same Time of year offered: Applications are taken for fall, spring, summer semesters Application deadline: Oct. 1 and Feb. 1

The International Academy of Design & Technology
Tampa, FL Phone: 813-881-0007 or 800-ACADEMY Fax: 813-881-0008 Website: www.academy.edu Degrees/certificates offered: BFA, Computer Animation; AS and BFA, Graphic Design; AS, Digital Production; AS, Digital Photography; BA, Marketing and Design; AS and BFA, Fashion Design; AS and BFA, Interior Design; BFA, Recording Arts; BFA, Digital Movie Production; AS and BFA, Web Design/Development Number of students in animation program: 296 before Jan. 2005 enrollment Cost of program: Contact admissions for current costs. Head of animation: Ray Eales Head of admissions: Richard Costa Jr. Time of year offered: Open enrollment. Application deadline: No deadline; quarter terms-four per year

Lansing Community College
Lansing, MI Phone: 517-483-1476 Fax: 517-483-1050 E-mail: woods@lcc.edu; clarkf@lcc.edu; cusackm@lcc.edu Website: www.lcc.edu Degrees/certificates offered: Computer Graphics, Animation, Associate in Applied Arts; Computer Graphics, Multimedia, Associate in Applied Arts; Sequential Art, Associate in Applied Arts; Computer Graphics, Web Design, Associate in Applied Arts; Graphic Design, Associate in Applied Arts; Fine Art Foundation, Associate in Applied Arts; Motion Picture Production, Associate of Applied Arts; Motion Picture Direction, Associate of Applied Arts; Digital Media, Certificate of Achievement; Computer Graphics- Multimedia, Certificate of Achievement; Graphic Design, Certificate of Achievement; Sequential Art, Certificate of Achievement; Figure Studies, Certificate of Achievement; Motion Picture Production, Certificate of Achievement; Humorous Illustration, Certificate of Completion Number of students in animation program: 80 Cost of program: Associate degree, approx. $5,700 in district; $8,300 out-of-district; $10,916 out of state and international Head of animation: Sharon Wood, Fred Clark Head of admissions: Tammy Grossbauer Time of year offered: Full year; three semesters Application deadline: None

Learn 3D Discreet Training Centre
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Phone: +27-82-922-7155 Fax: +27-11-886-8574 E-mail: gustavo@touchvision.co.za Degrees/certificates offered: 3D Animation & Visual Effects certification Number of students in animation program: 15 Cost of program: $4,700 Head of animation: Gustavo Edward de Muelenaere Correa Time of year offered: One full-year course Application deadline: Feb.

Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA Phone: 310-338-2737 Fax: 310-338-3030 E-mail: SFTV-INFO@lmu.edu Website: www.lmu.edu/pages/796.asp Degrees/certificates offered: BA Number of students in animation program: 66 Head of animation: Jose Garcia Moreno, Rob Burchfield - Program Coordinators Head of admissions: Matt Fischinger Time of year offered: Fall (Aug.-Dec.) and spring (Jan.-May) semester Application deadline: Fall priority-Feb. 1, spring priority-Dec. 1

Max the Mutt Animation School
Toronto, ON, Canada Phone: 416-703-6877 or 877-486-6888 Fax: 416-703-3930 E-mail: info@maxthemutt.com Website: www.maxthemutt.com Degrees/certificates offered: Visual arts literacy diploma (one-year), three-year classical and computer animation diploma Number of students in animation program: 120 Head of Animation: Tina Seemann Head of Admissions: Maxine Schacker Time of year offered: Sept. Application deadline: Ongoing

Media Design School
Auckland, New Zealand Phone: +649-3030-402 Fax: +649-3030-646 E-mail: enquiries@mediadesign.school.nz Website: www.mediadesignschool.com Degrees/certificates offered: Diploma of 3D Computer Animation, Diploma of Visual Effects and Motion Graphics, Graduate Diploma of Game Development, Graduate Diploma of 3D Imagery and Visualization Number of students in animation program: 20 max. Cost of program: From $18,337.50NZD (approx. $11,500USD) Head of animation: Tom Zuber Head of admissions: Caroline Booth Time of year offered: Dependent on the program, usually Jan./Feb. and Aug./Sept. Please visit the Media Design School website for start dates. Application deadline: 10-15 weeks prior to the start of the program

Mesmer Animation Labs
Seattle, WA Phone: 800-237-7311 Fax: 206-782-8101 E-mail: info@mesmer.com Website: www.mesmer.com Degrees/certificates offered: Certificates of Completion Number of students in animation program: Four-eight Cost of program: $395.00-$1436.00 Head of animation: Anthony Rossano Head of admissions: Karen Zinker Time of year offered: Quarterly Equipment: Mesmer's in-house learning labs feature the best technology in the world, with Apple OSX, Mandrake and RedHat Linux, and MS Windows-based computers. Each lab has front-projecting Sony data screens to display the teacher's work and full internet connectivity. The Mesmer labs are stoked with site licenses of Alias Maya Unlimited, Avid Softimage XSI Advanced, Discreet 3DS Max, and Discreet Combustion. Mesmer also offers Mesmer Press books and learning DVDs, available online at www.mesmer.com.

Mt. San Antonio College Animation
Walnut, CA Phone: 909-594-5611 ext. 4565 Fax: 909-468-4067 Website: www.mtsac.edu Degrees/certificates offered: AS Cert. offered in Traditional, 2D Digital, 3D Digital Number of students in animation program: 300 Cost of program: $26 per unit Head of animation: Debbie Bautista Time of year offered: Year-round

National Animation and Design Centre
Montreal, Quèbec, canada Phone: 514-288-3447 Fax: 514-288-5799 E-mail: info@nadcentre.com Website: www.nadcentre.com Degrees/certificates offered: Certificates of completion Number of students in animation program: 20 in 3D Animation and Visual FX in Film and Television; 20 in Design and 3D animation for Video Games Cost of program: 16000 $ for CDN students, 21500 $ for Foreign students Head of animation: Nicolas Poteet for Film and Television; Luc St-Onge for Video Games Head of admissions: Sandrine Brandner Time of year offered: Fall and winter Application deadline: Nov. 1 for entry in winter; March 1 for entry in fall

New York Film Academy
New York, NY Phone: 212-674-4300 Fax: 212-477-1414 E-mail: film@nyfa.com Website: www.nyfa.com Degrees/certificates offered: Four-week, one-year certificates in 3D Animation Number of students in animation program: Average of 10 students in each animation program Cost of program: Four-weeks, $3,500; one-year, $25,000 Head of animation: Robert Appleton Head of admissions: Joyce Leung Time of year offered: One-week and four-week have start dates in Jan., June and July 2004; one-year starts Jan. and Sept. 2005. Application deadline: At least one month before start date Equipment: Maya running on Apple computers; also After Effects and Photoshop

New York University, School of Continuing and Professional Studies
New York, NY Phone: 212-998-7200 Fax: 212-995-4675 E-mail: scps.gradadmissions@nyu.edu Website: www.scps.nyu.edu/cada Degrees/certificates offered: MS, Digital Imaging and Design and Certificates in Animation, Modeling, Medical Animation and Visual Effects Number of students in animation program: 120 students in graduate program, 250 students in certificate programs Cost of program: Graduate program is $11,010 per semester for full-time study. $1,101 per credit for part-time study. Costs for certificate programs vary per program. Contact school for more information Head of animation: Robert Manuel Head of admissions: Pamela Posey Time of year offered: Fall, spring, and summer Application deadline: Application deadlines for graduate programs are June 1, for fall admission and Oct. 15, for spring admission. Certificate programs are offered throughout the year.

New York University Tisch School of Arts
New York, NY Phone: 212-998-1700 Fax: 212-995-4062 E-mail: tisch.recruitment@nye.edu Website: http://filmtv.tisch.nyu.edu/page/undergraduate.html Degrees/certificates offered: BFA, Film & Television Number of students: Approx. 75 Cost of program: Changes each year Director of animation: John Canemaker Head of admissions: Andrew I. Uriarte, 212-998-1900 Time of year offered: Year-round Application deadline: Jan.-freshmen; April-transfers; Nov.-early decision. See website for details.

Northern Michigan University
Marquette, MI Phone: 906-227-2194 Fax: 906-227-2276 E-mail: stlarson@nmu.edu Website: www.art.nmu.edu Degrees/certificates offered: BA; BFA, Digital Cinema; BFA, Electronic Imaging; other BFA options available (see website) Number of students in animation program: Approx. 20 Cost of program: See www.nmu.edu Head of animation: Stephan Larson Time of year offered: Year-round Application deadline: Early Aug. (for fall); late Dec. (for spring)

The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH Phone: 614-292-3416 Fax: 614-292-7776 E-mail: design@osu.edu Website: http://design.osu.edu/dept_grad.html Degrees/certificates offered: MFA, Digital Animation and Visualization Number of students in animation program: 10 Cost of program: Approx. $8,000 per year Head of animation: Professor Maria Palazzi Head of admissions: Professor Paul Nini Time of year offered: Entry in fall Application deadline: Jan. 2005

Oklahoma Christian University
Oklahoma City, OK Phone: 405-425-5556 E-mail: tony.alley@oc.edu Website: www.oc.edu Degrees/certificates offered: BA, New Media Design Number of students in animation program: 20 Cost of program: Full-time tuition (12-16 hours) = $11,780; full-time general fee (12+hours) = $1,380 room and board $4,820 (residence hall with full meal plan) Head of animation: Dr. Tony Alley Head of admissions: Ms. Risa Forrester Time of year offered: Aug. through April Application deadline: July 1 (for fall semester)

Platt College San Diego
San Diego, CA Phone: 866-PLATTCOLLEGE (866-752-8826) Fax: 619-308-0570 E-mail: info@platt.edu Website: www.platt.edu Degrees/certificates offered: BS Degree, Media Arts; AAS Degrees, Multimedia & Graphic Design; Specialized Diplomas in Digital Video Production, 3D Animation, and Web Design; Diplomas in Multimedia & Graphic Design. Number of students in animation program: 30 Cost of program: $14,392 per year Head of animation: Dr. Michael Smith Head of admissions: Carly Westerfield Time of year offered: Continuous

Pratt Manhattan Center for Continuing & Professional Studies Continuing Education
Training Center: Discreet Training Center, Autodesk New York, NY Phone: 212-647-7199 Fax: 212-367-2489 E-mail: prostudy@pratt.edu Website: http://ProStudies.pratt.edu Degrees/certificates offered: Computer Graphics Certificate in Computer Animation & Video and Interactive Media. Other Computer Graphics certificates offered through Continuing education: Electronic Imaging & Illustration, Electronic Publishing, Computer-Aided Design & Visualization Number of students in animation programs: 200+ Cost of program: From $150-$815 Head of animation: Karen Adler Miletsky Head of admissions: Karen Adler Miletsky, Center for Continuing and Professional Studies only

Rhinocèros
Paris, France Phone: +33 (0)1-43-46-76-25 Fax: 33 (0)1-43-42-02-52 E-mail: info@rhinoceros-formation.com Website: www.rhinoceros-formation.com Degrees/certificates offered: Training validation Number of students in animation program: 8 students max per training session Cost of program: Depends on program chosen-average 4,500 Euros ($5,500) Head of animation: Marc Bertin Head of admissions: Rèmy Cordier, Yannick Voge Time of year offered: Training programs offered throughout the year. See calendar on website for more information. Application deadline: N/A as sessions start year round Note: The program consists of training on a computer-based, vectorial animation system.

Ringling School of Art and Design
Sarasota, FL Phone: 941-351-5100 or 800-255-7695 Fax: 941-359-7517 E-mail: admissions@ringling.edu Website: www.ringling.edu Degrees/certificates offered: Bachelor of Fine Arts degree Number of students in animation program: 200 Cost of program: $21,500 tuition and fees annual [this is based on freshman year] Head of animation: Jim McCampbell Head of admissions: James Dean Time of year offered: Spring and fall semester Application deadline: Jan. 15

Rochester Institute of Technology School of Film and Animation
Rochester, NY Phone: 585-474-6175 Fax: 585-475-7575 E-mail: cfbpph@rit.edu Website: www.rit.edu/cias Degrees/certificates offered: MFA, Computer Animation; BFA Number of students in animation program: Approx. 110 undergrads, 40 grads Cost of program: Undergraduate, $22,056 per year; graduate, $24,090 per year. Head of animation: Skip Battaglia Head of admissions: Marion Nicolletti Time of year offered: Sept. 1 through May 20 (trimesters) Application deadline: March 1

Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design
Lakewood, CO Phone: 800-888-ARTS or 303-753-6046 Fax: 303-759-4970 E-mail: admissions@rmcad.edu Website: www.rmcad.edu Degrees/certificates offered: BFA Number of students in animation program: 55 Cost of program: $16,800 (2004-2005 tuition only) Head of animation: Dan Seely Head of admissions: Marianna Bagge Time of year offered: Year-round Application deadline: 30 days from the start of a term

Santa Monica College, Academy of Entertainment & Technology
Santa Monica, CA Phone: 310-434-3700 Fax: 310-434-3768 E-mail: academy_program@smc.edu Website: www.academy.smc.edu Degrees/certificates offered: AA and Animation Certificate Number of students in animation program: 400 Cost of program: $26 per unit-California resident; $149-$171 per unit for out-of-state and international students Head of animation: Co-Chairs: Chris Fria-3D and Jim Keeshen-2D Head of admissions: Teresita Rodriguez, Dean of Admissions Time of year offered: Fall and spring Application deadline: Dec. = spring and June = fall Equipment: Windows and Macintosh classrooms with 24 student workstations and instructor video projection. Open computer lab with 80 mac/pc workstations, video/audio editing workstations, CD/DVD burners, color laser printers, scanners and a network rendering queue.

Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, GA Phone: 912-525-5100 or 800-869-7223 Fax: 912-525-5986 E-mail: admission@scad.edu Website: www.scad.edu Degrees/certificates offered: Bachelor of Fine Arts; Master of Arch.; Master of Arts; Master of Fine Arts Number of students in animation program: 373 undergraduates, 95 graduates Cost of program: $20,250 undergraduate; $20,700 graduate for academic year Head of animation: Patricia Beckmann Head of admissions: Pamela Rhame Time of year offered: All year­fall, winter, spring & summer Application deadline: Rolling admission

School of Communication Arts
Raleigh, NC Phone: 800-288-7442 or 919-488-8500 Fax: 919-488-8490 Email: school@higherdigital.com Website: www.higherdigital.com Degrees/certificates offered: Various certificate/diploma degrees offered in Digital Art & Animation, Digital Media, Digital Filmmaking, Digital Audio & Sound Production/Design Number of students in animation program: School averages 300-325, approx. half in animation Cost of program: $20,000-36,000 Head of animation: Brad Swearingen, Department Head Head of admissions: Wayne Moseley, Dept Director Time of year offered: Year-round application Application Deadline: N/A applications are accepted year round for new class starts approx. every 12-13 weeks.

Seneca College
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Phone: 416-491-5050 ext. 3850 Fax: 416-661-7491 E-mail: aac@senecac.on.ca Website: http://aac.senecac.on.ca Degrees/certificates offered: Three-year diploma in Classical and 3D Animation; one-year post-diploma in 3D Animation (Maya); one-year post-diploma in 3D Game Art and Design; one-year post-diploma in Visual Effects for Film & TV Number of students in animation program: Accept 44 in Sept. and 22 in Jan. Cost of program: Undergraduate diploma $4,000CA per year for Canadian Citizens one year post-diploma programs $8,000CA per year for Canadian citizens Head of animation: JoAnn Purcell Time of year offered: Sept. and Jan. Application deadline: Feb. 1 for Sept. start for equal consideration. Nov. for Jan. start for equal consideration

SFSU Multimedia Studies Program
San Francisco, CA Phone: 415-405-7734 Fax: 415-405-7760 E-mail: alesiam@sfsu.edu Website: http://msp.sfsu.edu Degrees/certificates offered: Maya; Motion Graphics; Flash Development Number of students in animation program: 40-50 Cost of program: Varies by program/choices Head of animation: Cathy Flight/Craig Abaya Head of admissions: Alesia Massey Time of year offered: Year-round (spring, summer, fall) Application deadline: Ongoing

Sheridan Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Oakville, Ontario, Canada Phone: 905-845-9430 E-mail: infosheridan@sheridaninstitute.ca Website: www.sheridaninstitute.ca Degrees/certificates offered: Bachelor of Applied Arts (Animation); Post-graduate certificates in Computer Animation, Digital Visual Effects, Digital Character Animation Number of students in animation program: 300 Head of animation: Dr. Michael Collins, Dean Head of admissions: Linda Dalton, Registrar Time of year offered: Sept. (Computer Animation starts Sept. and Jan.) Application deadline: Feb. 2 (equal consideration deadline for Sept. programs)

Studio Arts
Los Angeles, CA Phone: 323-227-8776 Fax: 323-227-8775 E-mail: eric@students.tv Website: www.studioarts.tv Degrees/certificates offered: Certificate Number of students in animation program: 75 Cost of program: Varies, average is $6,000 for Masters Certificate Head of animation: David Gottlieb Head of admissions: Eric Huelsman Time of year offered: Year-round (four quarters) Application deadline: First day of quarter

UCLA Animation Workshop
Los Angeles, CA Phone: 310-825-5829 Fax: 310-825-3383 E-mail: dward@tft.ucla.edu Website: animation.filmtv.ucla.edu Degrees/certificates offered: MFA Number of students in animation program: 50-60 Cost of program: See website Head of animation: Dan McLaughlin Head of admissions: Cecilia Wilmott Time of year offered: Fall through spring Application deadline: Feb. 28

UCLA Extension's Department of Entertainment Studies and Performing Arts
Los Angeles, CA Phone: 310-825-9064 Fax: 310-206-7435 E-mail: entertainmentstudies@uclaextension.edu Website: www.uclaextension.edu/entertainmentstudies Degrees/certificates offered: Entertainment Studies is an authorized training center for Apple (Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Shake, Logic Pro), Adobe (Premiere, After Effects, Encore DVD, Audition), Discreet (3ds max and combustion), Avid, Pro-Tools, and Steinberg. Students can enroll in individual courses or pursue a comprehensive program certificate. Entertainment Studies offers thirteen certificates in all areas of entertainment. Contact school for course details. Cost of program: $6,200-$8,200 (depends on courses and electives chosen) Head of animation: Jane Kagon, department director Head of admissions: Open enrollment Time of year offered: Students may begin the program any quarter-fall, winter, spring, or summer.

University of Advancing Technology
Tempe, AZ Phone: 800-658-5744 Fax: 602-383-8222 E-mail: admissions@uat.edu Website: www.uat.edu Degrees/certificates offered: Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's Number of students in animation program: 77 Cost of program: $390 per credit hour (undergraduate) Head of admissions: admissions@uat.edu Time of year offered: Spring, summer and fall Application deadline: Dependant on student semester choice

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA Phone: 213-740-3986 Fax: 213-740-5869 E-mail: animation@cinema.usc.edu Website: http://anim.usc.edu Degrees/certificates offered: MFA Number of students in animation program: 45 Cost of program: $54,000 tuition only Head of Animation: Kathy Smith Head of admissions: Kathy Smith Time of year offered: Fall admission only Application deadline: Feb. 15 The University of the Arts Philadelphia, PA Phone: 215-717-6000 Fax: 215-717-6045 E-mail: admissions@uarts.edu Website: www.uarts.edu Degrees/certificates offered: BFA Cost of program: $22,910 tuition and fees per academic year Head of animation: Karl Staven Head of admissions: Barbara Elliott Time of year offered: Fall and spring semester Application deadline: Rolling-March 15 priority Deadline for fall; Dec. 1 priority deadline for spring Note: Also offered is a four-week summer pre-college program for high school students.

University of Wisconsin - Parkside  
Kenosha, WI Phone: 262-595-2300 (Admissions) Fax: 262-595-2008 (Admissions) E-mail: admissions@uwp.edu Website: www.uwp.edu Degrees/Certificates offered: Bachelor of Arts Degree / Digital Arts Major/Concentrations in 2D and 3D Animation Number of students in animation program: 30 Cost of program: Wisconsin Residents full-time, $2,997 per semester; non-residenta full-time, $8,302 per semester Head of animation: Rob Miller Head of admissions: Mathew Jensen Time of year offered: Fall, spring Application deadline: Aug. 1 for fall enrollment (priority registration March 1)

Vancouver Film School
Vancouver, BC, Canada Phone: 800-661-4101 or 604-685-5808 Fax: 604-685-5830 E-mail: inquiries@vfs.com Website: www.vfs.com Degrees/certificates offered: One-year diploma program Number of students in animation program: 150 Cost of program: Approx. $27,000 Head of animation: Larry Bafia Head of admissions: Marty Hasselbach Time of year offered: Six start dates (every two months) Application deadline: Typically three dates in advance

Vancouver Institute of Media Arts (VanArts)
Vancouver, BC Canada Phone: 800-396-ARTS (2787) or 604-682-ARTS (2787) Fax: 604-684-2789 E-mail: info@vanarts.com Website: www.vanarts.com Degrees/certificates offered: One and two-year diploma programs Number of students in animation program: 200 per year Cost of program: $14,950 for 2D and $20,900 for 3D Programs Head of animation: Charles Phillips Head of admissions: Ken Priebe Time of year offered: Intakes each Sept. and Feb.

Volda University College
Volda, Norway Phone: +47-7007-5000 Fax: +47-7007-5052 E-mail: AndresMa@hivolda.no Website: www.animationvolda.no Degrees/certificates offered: BA Number of students in animation program: 10 each year Cost of program: Free Head of animation: Andres Mänd Head of admissions: Andres Mänd Time of year offered: School starts mid Aug. Application deadline: April 15

Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem, NC Phone: 336-750-2520 Fax: 336-750-2522 E-mail: culcleasuree@wssu.edu Website: www.wssu.edu Degrees/certificates offered: Art Education, Art Studio, Computer Graphics & Animation Number of students in animation program: 60 Cost of program: Undergraduates NC residents: one-five hours ($341.87), six-eight hours ($673.50), nine-11 hours ($1,005.62), 12 and above ($1,337.50). Out-of-state resident tuition and fees: one-five hours ($1,384.37) six-eight hours ($2,758.25), nine-11 hours ($4,132.75), 12 and above ($5,507.50) Head of animation: Prof. Arcenia M. Davis Head of admissions: Van Wilson Time of year offered: Fall, spring Application deadline: Ongoing admissions

Woodbury University
Burbank, CA Phone: 818-767-0888 E-mail: sue.vessella@woodbury.edu Website: www.woodbury.edu Degrees/certificates offered: BFA, Animation Number of students in animation program: 80 Cost of program: $21,000 Head of animation: Sue Vessella Head of admissions: Mauro Diaz Time of year offered: Fall and spring Application deadline: Rolling admissions