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Vancouver Film School
Selected Campus Locations:
  • Vancouver, BC
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Animation Career Review Rankings: 
  • Top 25 Animation Training Programs in the World (#1) - 2019
  • Top 10 Animation Training Programs in Canada (#1) - 2019
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Academy of Art University
Selected Campus Locations:
  • San Francisco & Online
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Animation Career Review Rankings: 
  • Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#21) - 2019
  • Top 50 Nationally for Game Design (#28) - 2019
  • Top 40 Nationally for Illustration (#40) - 2019
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Full Sail University
Selected Campus Locations:
  • Winter Park, FL & Online
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Animation Career Review Rankings: 
  • Top 50 Nationally for Animation (#27) - 2019
  • Top 50 Nationally for Game Design (#24) - 2019
  • Top 10 in Florida for Graphic Design (#4) - 2019
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ArtFX
Selected Campus Locations:
  • Montpellier, France
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Animation Career Review Rankings: 
  • #12 - Top 25 Animation Schools and Colleges in the World - 2019
  • #6 - Top 10 European Animation Schools - 2019
  • #4 - Top 5 French Animation Schools - 2019
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CG Spectrum College of Digital Art & Animation
Selected Campus Locations:
  • Online
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Academy of Art University San Francisco, California
Programs: MFA Animation & Visual Effects, BFA Animation & Visual Effects, MFA Game Design, BFA Game Design, MFA Graphic Design, BFA Graphic Design, BFA Illustration, MA Illustration, MFA Illustration, (Many programs available online)
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Art Center College of Design Pasadena, California
Programs: BFA Graphic Design, BS Entertainment Design with Tracks in Character Animation (Launches 2015) and Concept Design, BS Interaction Design, BFA Illustration Design Track
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Ashford University San Diego, California
Programs: BA Computer Graphic Design - Computer Animation Track
Azusa Pacific University Azusa, California
Programs: BFA Visual Art, Concentration Graphic Design; BFA Graphic Design, BA in Animation and Visual Effects, BA in Games and Interactive Media
California College of the Arts San Francisco, Oakland, California
Programs: BFA Animation, BFA Graphic Design, BFA Illustration
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California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) Valencia, California
Programs: BFA Graphic Design, MFA Graphic Design; Motion Graphics MFA (separate track within the Graphic Design program), MFA Experimental Animation, BFA Charactor Animation, BFA Experimental Animation
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California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California
Programs: BFA Art and Design, Graphic Design Concentration, BS Computer Science, Interactive Entertainment Game Design Concentration
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) Pomona, California
Programs: BFA Graphic Design
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California State University Fresno Fresno, California
Programs: BA Animation and New Media; BFA Graphic Design; BA Art, Graphic Design Option; BFA Graphic Design, Emphasis Illustration
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California State University Sacramento Sacramento, California
Programs: BS Graphic Design, BS in Computer Science with Certificate in Game Engineering
California State University, Chico Chico, California
Programs: BS Computer Animation & Game Development, BA Communication Design/Option Graphic Design
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California State University, East Bay East Bay, California
Programs: BFA Art, Graphic Design Concentration; BFA Art, Illustration Concentration; BFA Art, Interaction & Game Design Concentration; BFA Art, Video & Animation Concentration
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California State University, Fullerton Fullerton, California
Programs: BFA Graphic Design, MFA Concentration Graphic Design; BFA Art, Concentration in Entertainment Art/Animation; BFA Art, Concentration Illustration; MFA Art, Concentration Illustration
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California State University, Long Beach Long Beach, California
Programs: BFA Graphic Design, MFA Graphic Design , BA Film and Electronic Arts - Digital Arts Production and 3D Computer Animation coursework; BFA in Art - Option in Illustration, Animation Track; BFA with an Illustration Track
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California State University, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California
Programs: BA Animation Option, BA Art Option Graphic Design/Visual Communication
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California State University, Northridge Northridge, California
Programs: MFA, Concentration Graphic Design; BFA Visual Arts, Concentration Graphic Design; BA Art, Concentration Animation; BA Visual Arts, Concentration Illustration; MA Visual Arts, Concentration Illustration; MFA Visual Arts, Concentration Illustration
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Chapman University Orange, California
Programs: BFA Digital Arts, BFA Graphic Design
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Cogswell Polytechnical College Sunnyvale, California
Programs: BA in Digital Art & Animation, BS in Digital Audio Technology, BA in Digital Media Management, BA in Game Design Art, BS in Game Design Engineering, BS in Digital Arts Engineering, BS in Software Engineering, MA in Entrepreneurship & Innovation
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Concordia University Irvine, California
Programs: BA Graphic Design; BA with a major in Art, emphasis in Graphic Design
Dominican University of California San Rafael, California
Programs: BFA Graphic Design
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) Los Angeles, San Diego, OC-Irvine, San Francisco, California
Programs: BA Design, Graphic Design Option
Fresno Pacific University Fresno, California
Programs: BA Art, Emphasis in Graphic Art **The graphic arts emphasis prepares art major students for further study in either graphic arts or graphic design.
Gnomon School of Visual Effects Hollywood, California
Programs: BFA Digital Production, Certificates in Entertainment Design & Digital Production, Digital Production for Entertainment, Maya Fast Track
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La Sierra University Riverside, California
Programs: BFA Graphic Design
Laguna College of Art and Design Laguna Beach, California
Programs: BFA Animation, BFA Game Art, MFA Game Design, BFA Graphic Design; Graphic Design w/Illustration Emphasis; Graphic Design w/Action Sport Design Emphasis, BFA Illustration
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Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art Los Angeles, California
Programs: BFA Entertainment Art, Entertainment Art Certificate
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, California
Programs: BA Animation, BA Studio Arts - Graphic Design Emphasis (GRPH),
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New York Film Academy Los Angeles, California
Programs: BFA Animation; MFA Game Design; BFA Game Design; AFA Game Design; 1 Year Game Design Conservatory
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Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, California
Programs: BA Art and Graphic Design
Olivet University Anza, California
Programs: BA Graphic Design Also Available Online, Master of Graphic Design, ALSO Master of Arts, Graphic Arts
Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, California
Programs: BFA Graphic Design, MFA Graphic Design, BA Digital Media with Animation Emphasis, BA Digital Media with Game and Entertainment Design Emphasis, BFA Illustration
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Pacific Union College Angwin, California
Programs: BA Graphic Design, BFA Graphic Design
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, California
Programs: BA Graphic Design (Concentrations: Advertising, Art and Design, Editorial Design, Illustration); BA Graphic Design, Concentration Illustration
SAE Expression College Emeryville, California
Programs: Bachelor's of Applied Science in Game Development, Bachelor of Applied Science Animation & Visual Effects
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San Diego State University San Diego, California
Programs: BA Applied Arts & Sciences with a major in Art, emphasis in Graphic Design, MFA Studio Arts, Emphasis Graphic Design, MA Studio Arts, Emphasis Graphic Design
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San Francisco State University San Francisco, California
Programs: BS Visual Communication Design (Graphic Design and Interactive Digital Media)
San Jose State University San Jose, California
Programs: BFA Graphic Design, BFA Animation/Illustration
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University of California, Irvine Irvine, California
Programs: BS Computer Game Science
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University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California
Programs: MFA Animation; BA Design Media Arts; MFA in Media Arts; UCLA Animation Workshop (12 Quarter Units of UC Credit)
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University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California
Programs: BFA Digital Arts and Game Design, BS Computer Science in Computer Game Design, MFA Digital Arts and New Media, MS Games and Playable Media, MS Computer Science - Focus in Games, PhD Computer Science - Focus in Games
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University of San Francisco San Francisco, California
Programs: BA Design
University of Southern California Los Angeles, California
Programs: MFA Animation and Digital Arts; MFA Interactive Media with Animation Electives; BA Animation & Digital Arts; BFA Film & Television Production; MS Computer Science, Game Development Specialization and High Performance Computing and Simulation Specialization; Master of Science in Computer Science (Game Development); MFA Interactive Media with Heavy Games Electives; BS Computer Science (Games); BA Interactive Entertainment; BA/BFA Art, MA/MFA Art
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Woodbury University Burbank, California
Programs: BFA Graphic Design, BFA Animation, BFA Game Art & Design
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