ANIMATION DEGREE PROGRAMS ONLINE

Online Animation & Visual Effects Degree Programs

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Westwood College Online
With programs designed through a collaboration of instructors and business leaders, Westwood College Online gives you the career-oriented skills necessary to begin your new career. Westwood College Online offers the following online undergraduate degree in animation:

• Animation
  With the right education, an Animator learns to combine visual effects with live action to breathe life into 2D and 3D objects by modeling bone, skin and features, and then adding animated lifelike motions. Because animation is a blend of art and technology, those working in the field will not only require creativity and good visualization skills, but also specialized training in industry-relevant design software and digital media equipment to be competitive and successful. The online Animation degree covers topics such as the laws of human motion, physics, psychology as applied to 2D and 3D characters, life drawing and rendering techniques, and the application of audio and video to an animation project.
• Game Art and Design
• Game Software Development
  Amazing as it may sound, playing video games could be the first step to a career. Thousands who work in the video game industry say their passion for playing is what drew them to their jobs. Westwood College of Technology has designed this bachelor degree program to focus specifically on software engineering fundamentals and game software development. You can develop these necessary technical skills in software development. These can then be applied to high-tech careers in fields like game development and interactive entertainment.

Westwood College Online is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT).

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The Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Online Division

• Media Arts & Animation

The Art Institute Online (AI Online) is a division of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh (AI Pittsburgh), which is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). AI Pittsburgh is authorized by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to award the bachelor of science and the associate of science degrees.

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Academy of Art University
Established in 1929, Academy of Art University is the largest private art & design university in the nation offering accredited online AA, BFA and MFA degrees, classes and certificates. The Animation & Visual Effects curriculum provides students with an education in art, design, and technology to develop the basic skills needed to perform the standard phases of animation: storyboard artists, visual development, concept artists, and visual effects animators. Courses include:

• Animation & Visual Effect - Associate
• Animation & Visual Effect - Bachelor
• Animation & Visual Effect - Master

Academy of Art University is accredited by the national Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).

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Penn Foster Schools

• Computer Graphic Artist

Penn Foster High School is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools, and by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). Penn Foster High School is affiliated with DANTES, which qualifies U.S. military personnel for tuition reimbursement. Many Penn Foster programs are approved for U.S. Armed Forces veterans training benefits.

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Penn Foster Career School

• Computer Graphic Artist

Penn Foster Career School is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools for high school and vocational-technical programs, and by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). Penn Foster Career School is affiliated with DANTES, which qualifies U.S. military personnel for tuition reimbursement. Many Penn Foster programs are approved for U.S. Armed Forces veterans training benefits.

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Cerro Coso Community College
The Academy of Digital Animation Game Art Program at Cerro Coso Community College is a Certificate and/or Associate Degree in Science. Designed and delivered since 1999 by working professionals to train digital animators for entry level employment in the interactive game design industry, this computer animation degree and career training program is delivered entirely online and all courses in the program are transferable at the university level. Cerro Coso Community College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The Certificate and/or Associate Degree in Science in Digital Animation program is approved by the California Community College Board of Governors.