Film Schools in California

Brooks Institute - Santa Barbara

Brooks Institute is a creative and supportive community where individuals passionate about a future in the visual and media arts can immerse themselves in the development of their personal talent through unmatched experiential learning, providing the skills and confidence necessary for them to make an immediate and meaningful contribution to the creative workplace. Our passion, vision and pursuit ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Bachelor in Film (Bachelor)

The Los Angeles Film School - Los Angeles

During the inaugural ceremony of The Los Angeles Film School in 1999, guest speaker and renowned film director Oliver Stone stated, "Directors may rise and fall. Actors may wither and die. But great film schools last forever." And greatness is exactly what this accredited, VA-approved, private career school can help you achieve. One of the advantages of being located in the heart of Hollywood is h...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Associate in Film (Associate)

The Art Institutes, The Art Institute of California - Hollywood

At The Art Institutes schools, you can get the creative degree to turn your passion and inspiration into a career. We offer master's, bachelor's, and associate's degrees, as well as diplomas and certificate programs specializing in the creative arts. We also offer a variety of evening and weekend learning options, so there’s an education solution to fit your schedule. Our students receive a practi...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Bachelor in Digital Filmmaking and Video Production (Bachelor)

Musicians Institute - Hollywood

Musicians Institute, in Hollywood, California, offers comprehensive, hands-on programs in contemporary music performance, audio engineering and music production, independent artist development, guitar making, music business and film. If you're serious about your music, your education, and your career, take a look around the site to see what MI has to offer. The best location for a contemporary mus...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Certificate in Film (Certificate)

Brooks Institute of Photography

Brooks Institute is designed for the passionate student who aspires to a career in photography, filmmaking or graphic design. Brooks' educational philosophy of "learning by doing" is designed to provide you with the artistic, technical, and business expertise needed to succeed in this demanding and exciting field....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Certificate in Film and Video Production - Feature Film (Certificate)
- Certificate in Film and Video Production - Commercial Film (Certificate)

Empire Beauty Schools, Westmore Academy at Empire - Westmore

Do you want to create stunning celebrity looks for the big screen? Work on movie sets, or in the high energy fashion world? Then you need the biggest name in Hollywood make-up artistry and the largest name in Cosmetology to stand behind you: Westmore and Empire Education. The Westmore family was the first name in Hollywood make-up. At one point, four major studios make-up artistry departments were...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Certificate in Makeup Artistry - Film, TV and Multimedia (Certificate)

American Film Institute

AFI is a national institute providing leadership in screen education and the recognition and celebration of excellence in the art of film, television and digital media. ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Film Studies (Master)
- Certificate in Film Studies (Certificate)

Art Center College of Design

If there has been one constant at Art Center during its long and innovative history, it's adaptability. The College has remained on the cutting edge of design leadership by meeting expected challenges of growing enrollment, technical innovation, cultural change and an evolving job market....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Film (Master)

California College of the Arts

Founded in 1907, California College of the Arts (CCA) is the largest regionally accredited, independent school of art and design in the western United States....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Film / Video / Performance (Master)

California State University - Los Angeles

Cal State L.A., a member of the California State University (CSU) system, offers excellent and innovative educational opportunities to an urban student population that reflects the diversity of the Los Angeles basin....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Telecommunications and Film (Master)

Loyola Marymount University

Founded in 1911, LMU is a Catholic university rooted in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions. Our enrollment includes 5,746 undergraduate, 1,899 graduate and 1,327 law school students. Our 150-acre bluff-top campus is located in West Los Angeles and was recently named in the "10 Most Beautiful Campuses" by the Princeton Review. ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Film and Television (Master)

San Jose State University

San José State provides a comprehensive university education, granting bachelor's and master's degrees in 134 areas of study. Quality teaching and small classes are a priority at SJSU, where tenured professors teach introductory as well as advanced courses. One of the 200 top research universities in the nation, SJSU offers rigorous course work and research opportunities to more than 30,000 underg...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Theatre Arts - Radio-Television-Film-Theatre (Master)

Chapman University, School of Film and Television

Chapman University, founded in 1861 and based in the city of Orange, is one of the oldest, most prestigious private universities in California. Chapman’s picturesque campus is located in the midst of one of the nation’s most vibrant economies and artistically creative areas, and draws outstanding students from across the nation and around the world. Known for its blend of liberal arts and profes...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Film Studies (Master)
- Master in Film and Television Production (Master)

California Institute of the Arts, School of Film and Video

The nation's first art institute to offer BFAs and MFAs in both the visual and performing arts, CalArts is dedicated to training and nurturing the next generation of professional artists, fostering brilliance and innovation within the broadest context possible. Emphasis is placed on new and experimental work and students are admitted solely on the basis of artistic ability. To encourage innovation...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Film Directing (Master)

University of California, School of Theater, Film and Television - Los Angeles

UCLA - the University of California, Los Angeles - is a public research university and a member of the Association of American Universities...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Film and Television (Master)
- Doctor in Film and Television (Doctor)

Orange Coast College

Orange Coast College (OCC) is a two-year community college located just a few minutes from the beautiful Southern California beaches, 40 miles south of Los Angeles, and a short drive away from Disneyland and other attractions. OCC is one of the finest and largest community colleges in the U.S. OCC offers more than 130 academic and career programs that lead to Associate of Arts and Science degrees,...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Certificate in Film/Video (Certificate)
- Associate in Film/Video (Associate)

Foothill College / De Anza College

Over the past 50 years, Foothill and De Anza have consistently ranked among the top two-year colleges in the U.S. for outstanding academics and successful transfer to world-class universities. Located in the dynamic San Francisco Bay Area and recognized as innovative and forward-thinking, we welcome over 2,000 international students from over 100 countries....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Certificate in Film/TV Production - TV (Certificate)
- Certificate in Film/TV Production - Animation (Certificate)
- Associate in Film/TV Production - TV (Associate)
- Associate in Film/TV Production - Animation (Associate)
- Associate in Film Production (Associate)

Long Beach City College

Long Beach City College was founded in 1927 and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Helping you achieve success in both your academic and personal life is our primary goal. Your classroom success is supported by our state-of-the-art facilities on both of the college's campuses. The Liberal Arts Campus is situated in a lovely residential neighborhood and houses most of...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Associate in Film (Associate)

City College of San Francisco

City College of San Francisco, a public two-year college accredited by the Western Association of Schools and College, is set in historic, beautiful San Francisco. More than 1200 students representing over 50 countries attend the college as full time students and more than 125 students per semester attend the intensive English program. The campus community reflects a wide range of racial, ethnic a...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Associate in Film Production (Associate)

Santa Monica College

Founded in 1929, SMC is a California State public institution regionally accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). Recognized as one of the best Community Colleges in California and the nation, SMC provides the first two years of an American university education. SMC is recognized as being #1 in transfers to UCLA and USC. Some 31,000 students, 9% of whom are internation...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Certificate in Set Design & Art Direction for Film & TV (Certificate)
- Associate in Film Studies (Associate)

Riverside Community College

Riverside Community College is located in Southern California, an hour's drive east of Los Angeles. RCC opened two additional campuses in 1991 in nearby Norco and Moreno Valley. Riverside is a traditional Southern California community. Museums, a symphony orchestra, and theater companies add to the cultural life of the region. More than twenty-five colleges and universities are located within 30 m...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Associate in Film, Television and Video Production (Associate)

El Camino College

El Camino Language Academy (ECLA) is located on the campus of El Camino College - one of the most prestigious two-year community colleges in the United States. The Language Academy is an academic based program that will provide you with the skills to continue your American education. We welcome you to southern California and an area that is culturally diverse, close to beautiful beaches, and near ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Certificate in Film/Video - Film/Video Production (Certificate)
- Associate in Film / Video (Associate)

Fullerton College

At Fullerton College's International Student Center (ISC), you will always find a smile and friendly face. Welcoming over 300 students from more than 60 countries, the ISC provides personal attention in order to help students feel a part of the campus and community, experience personal growth, and achieve academic success....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Associate in Television/Film Production (Associate)

Los Angeles Harbor College

Los Angeles Harbor College (LAHC) is one of the 109 outstanding public two-year California community colleges and is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. L.A. Harbor College is distinctive because of its relatively small size (8500 students, 120 international students), its friendliness, its world-class architectural technology, music, and nursing (R.N.) programs, a...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Associate in Television and Film (Associate)

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara City College is a community college with close to 20,000 students, including 1,000 international students from 70 different countries. In addition to providing excellent transfer preparation (the first two years of study toward the four-year baccalaureate degree) for universities, SBCC offers over 100 associate degree and certificate programs in a wide range of occupation/ career fie...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Associate in Film Studies (Associate)
- Associate in Film Production (Associate)

Butte Community College

Butte College, Start Here, Go Anywhere! If you have been searching for a state of the art college with high quality academics, personal attention and the support services of a large university but still desire to live and study in a peaceful, friendly and safe community then look no further than Butte College in Northern California....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Certificate in Radio-TV Film - Video Production (Certificate)
- Certificate in Radio-TV Film - Media Sales and Management (Certificate)
- Certificate in Radio-TV Film - Agriculture Communications (Certificate)
- Associate in Radio-TV Film - Video Production (Associate)
- Associate in Radio-TV Film - Media Sales and Management (Associate)
- Associate in Radio-TV Film - Agriculture Communications (Associate)
- Associate in Radio-TV Film (Associate)

California State University Long Beach

California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) is ranked among the top three public master's universities in the western United States. This is the second year in a row that CSULB was recognized for its outstanding academic achievements by U.S. News and World Report in its annual America's Best College Guide. The report highlights CSULB's undergraduate success programs, its nationally ranked coll...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Bachelor in Film and Electronic Arts - Film and Video Production (Bachelor)
- Bachelor in Film and Electronic Arts - Film and Electronic Media (Bachelor)
- Bachelor in Film and Electronic Arts (Bachelor)

UCLA Extension International Programs

UCLA Extension, the continuing education division of UCLA, offers a prestigious education in an exciting metropolitan city. Located in the entertainment capital of the world and offering top-quality programs in English language and professional development, UCLA Extension is the school of choice for over 3,000 international students from more than 60 different countries. One of the most diverse c...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Certificate in Film Scoring (Certificate)