Profiles of Schools/Colleges in Hawaii (HI) Offering Animation, Design, Gaming, and Media Related Programs

The city of Honolulu, Hawaii has as many as 350 multimedia producers and hundreds more broadcasting stations.  Honolulu offers countless lucrative opportunities for local artists pursuing careers in the creative, high tech field of multimedia design, especially audio-visual editing.

The Aloha State is home to thousands of artists and designers. In fact, at last count, the islands were home to more than 8,000 salaried artists working in all fields and this figure is expected to grow. This figure does not include freelance artists and designers, which actually make up a large percentage of the areas creatives. In addition to being home to thousands of artists and designers, Hawaii is home to a wide variety of colleges and universities that offer programs for the creative community. The University of Hawaii is a haven for budding digital artists and animators, while film students flock to hip Hawaii Pacific University.

Photographers, illustrators and other visual artists throughout the world are increasingly pursuing careers in animation.  The state of Hawaii holds many hundred educational and professional possibilities in this creative, high tech field.

Hawaii is home to 20 Title IV degree-granting institutions. To become a Title IV school, an institution must meet five requirements. They must have (1) accreditation recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, (2) be in business for at least 2 years, (3) sign a participation agreement with the Department, (4) grant an associate's degree or higher, and (5) offer a program of at least 300 clock hours in length. The state’s Title IV schools are eligible federal financial-aid programs, which makes them more accessible to students with financial need.