If you're interested in exploring the field of computer animation and effects, here is a short list of schools (U.S. and Canada only) that offer relevant courses and degree programs. These schools typically cover education in both the artistic and technical areas of computer graphics and may focus on one aspect. Knowledge in both areas is necessary to be a PDI animator.
PDI does not necessarily endorse any of these institutions or their programs. This list is by no means complete; be sure to check for university and college programs at your local library or resource center. Please be advised that as this field continues to grow and mature, education will continue to meet those demands.
Computer Animation and Traditional Animation
Algonquin
College of Applied Arts and Technology
Art
Center College of Design
Art
Institute of Chicago
Art
Institute of Dallas
California
Institute of the Arts
Cogswell
Polytechnical College
Mississippi
State University (Masters Program)
New
York University
Ohio
State University (Advanced Computing Center for Arts and Design)
Pratt
Institute
Rhode
Island School of Design
Ringling
School of Art and Design
Rochester
Institute of Technology (Computer Animation program)
San
Francisco Academy of Art
San
Jose State University
School
of Communication Arts
School
of Visual Arts
Sheridan
College
Texas
A&M University
University
of Southern California
Computer Graphics
For people interested in the technical and research aspects of computer animation and computer graphics, these are some schools that may be of interest:
Brown
University
Cornell
University (Program of Computer Graphics)
Massachusets
Institute of Technology
New
York Institute of Technology
Savannah
College of Art and Design
Stanford
University (Computer Graphics Laboratory)
University
of California, Berkeley (Computer Science Division)
University
of California, Davis (Computer Graphics Group)
University
of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Dept. of Computer Science)
University
of Pennsylvania
University
of Washington (Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering)
University
of Utah