Profiles of Animation, Art, Design, Gaming, and Media Programs & Schools

For our latest spotlight Q&A, we’re heading north to Ontario, Canada’s most populous province and home to a mighty 3-year animation program that’s worth all the attention it gets. Since its inception over a decade ago, St. Clair College’s Tradigital Animation Program has risen to prominence at a break-neck speed, attracting top talent with its highly selective admission process while carefully cultivating the next generation of animators (many of whom can be found in Hollywood).

Seneca College may be Canada’s largest college (with multiple campuses in the greater Toronto area), but more importantly from our perspective is that it’s home to a powerhouse animation department on everyone’s radar. Seneca’s esteemed animation program boasts a rigorous 3 year curriculum with working faculty members who carefully cultivate the next generation of 2D and 3D artists (many of whom can be found working in little known studios such as Pixar, Disney and Blizzard).

We started publishing regional and national lists in 2012 in response to myriad emails from aspiring animators and game designers asking us what the best schools were in the US, a given State, or in a particular area of the country.

Located in the heart of Beantown, Emerson College’s history as a leading northeastern private institution spans more than a century. Its BA and BFA in Animation & Motion Media programs encompass many areas including computer and film animation, visual effects, compositing and motion graphics. Indeed, one of the best aspects of the program at Emerson is its integrated approach to the craft where students utilize a variety of mediums to test the bounds.