Animation Programs with best foundational prep & job placement stats

PNWmomto3
Thu, 29 Mar 2018 21:33:13 +0000

@midcoastmom Our daughter has been passionate about animation since middle school and is now a senior in high school. She attended rural public schools with sparse art resources, so she is self taught in her craft. We began researching colleges with animation programs during her freshman year and have visited RISD, SCAD, CALARTS, USC, Chapman and Loyola Marymount. RISD students told her that since she is set on animation, she might be better served at another school, preferably on west coast. SCAD is a for profit school and we have been turned off by what we have learned. CALARTS is the pinnacle animation school, however, she didn’t feel it was a good fit and has chosen to study in an environment that is not solely an art school. She applied for the animation programs at USC SCA, the Dodge College at Chapman and Loyola Marymount and was accepted to all three. She is most impressed with the programs at USC and Chapman; however, all three are great and provide solid foundations in both 2D and 3D. Hope this helps and good luck to your daughter!