top design/multimedia grad school?

[monkeygirl]

hi,
i'm just wondering if anybody has a list of maybe the top 5 design/interactive media programs in the US? I've been looking for one to sort of help me make a decision as to where I should go, but so far I've found very little information...just people telling me different things. THanks!

[johnBlaze]

Allentown Business School -- Allentown PA


It's a visual, vibrant and virtual world! You can be part of it with a career in Visual Communications or Graphic Design at Allentown Business School. ABS offers diploma and degree programs in Graphic Design and Visual Communications with concentrations in computer graphics, multimedia, animation, and digital design.

American InterContinental University Online -- ONLINE

Thinking about pursuing a creative career in commercial art and design? AIU Online is one of the first universities to offer a Bachelor's of Fine Arts Degree in Visual Communication with a concentration in Digital Design, completely online. This program is designed to educate and develop artistic and imaginative students interested in careers such as Flash Animators, Web Designers, Computer-based Training Developers or something similar.

American InterContinental University -- Los Angeles CA

AIU offers flexible, dynamic programs that adapt to current trends in business, technology, multimedia communication and artistic design. AIU has programs structured to provide you with high quality instruction, exposure to current technologies in the field and opportunities for professional contacts and experience. AIU offers both associate's and bachelor's degrees in their Fine Arts programs which include Graphic Design, Web Design, Digital Design, and Animation.

American InterContinental University -- Buckhead GA

American InterContinental University offers degree programs in Visual Communications. The Visual Communications degree programs areas of concentration include Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography, Animation, and Digital Design.


The Art Institute Online -- ONLINE


For 79 years, The Art Institute Online, a division of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, has tailored its programs to meet the demands of an ever-evolving job market. That's why they offer many technology-driven programs as well as a classic curriculum prepared with the help of program-specific advisory boards made up of industry professionals. The Art Institute Online offers degree and diploma programs in Digital Design, Web Design, Graphic Design, Multimedia, and Game Art & Design.

Briarcliffe College - Bethpage NY


Briarcliffe offers programs in Visual Communications, Graphic Design and Digital Design. Students at Briarcliffee College will learn the skills to produce professional-level products in such areas as advertising, editorial and corporate design, information design, multimedia design, creative typography, magazine and book illustration, corporate marketing materials, web and e-designs. Some of the courses students will be taking are digital imaging, page layout, photography, drawing, sculpture for animators, graphic arts production, web design, interactive web, interactive multimedia, animation, CADD, and senior project, as well as many other related courses. Students can specialize in Print Design, Web Design, Multimedia. Animation, or CADD.


Brown College -- Minneapolis MN


Brown College offers a Visual Communications Associate Degree with specialization in Animation, Multimedia or Graphic Design. Students develop traditional and computer skills utilizing equipment and software currently used in the field. Students who successfully complete the 18-month program will be awarded an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Visual Communications. During the course of their program, students will have the opportunity, based upon demonstrated qualifications, to choose a specialization in Animation, Multimedia, or Graphic Design.

Collins College -- Tempe AZ


Collins College is your gateway to the world of design and technology. Located in Tempe, Arizona, you can get the training you need to start your new career. Collins offers degree programs in Visual Communications with concentrations in Graphic Design, Multimedia Production, Digital Video Production, and Animation,.

Gibbs College - Boston MA


Gibbs College Boston offers a program of study that includes basic skills courses in graphic design and progresses to more advanced multimedia and animation techniques that include computer knowledge and software applications currently employed in the Graphic Design industry. Students in the Visual Communication Program also take a general education component that facilitates communication and interpersonal skills vital for success in a professional and competitive environment. Upon completion of the program, graduates will receive an 18-month Associate degree in visual communications.

Katharine Gibbs School - Piscataway NJ


Katharine Gibbs School program at Piscataway NJ offers a Visual Communications program. Classes that include basic skills which progress to more advanced multimedia and animation techniques that include computer knowledge and software applications currently employed in the graphic design industry. The students will learn communication skills, basic keyboarding, and the interpersonal skills vital for success in this professional, competitive sector of business.

[johnBlaze]

Just a few...hope it helps......

[LunaSolar]

I hope your kidding johnBlaze?

Those are the worst this country has to offer.

Try these:

Full Sail www.fullsail.com (Florida)

Savannah College of Art & Design www.scad.edu (Georgia)

San Francisco Academy of Art www.academyart.edu (California)

Cooper Union http://www.cooper.edu/ (New York) <-- Your NOT getting into this one.

[bwh2]

yeah, when i read Allentown Business School, i knew you were off your rocker.

[ya3]

Full Sail www.fullsail.com (Florida)
They advertise in Cinefex. They use Macs. They must be good ;)

[SlowRoasted]

Yeah I've heard a lot of great stuff about full sail. They have an awesome website too:P

I hear a lot aboud SCAD also.