Online Animation Schools

• Kaplan University Programs offered: B.S. in Information Technology/Multimedia & Animation

• Penn Foster College Programs offered: Graphic Design

• The Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Online Division Programs offered: Media Arts & Animation

• University of Phoenix Programs offered: AA in Information Technology/Visual Communication BS in Information Technology/Multimedia and Visual Comm BS in IT/Visual Communications Certificate: Visual Communication Visual Communication Certificate

• Westwood College Online Programs offered: Animation Game Art and Design Game Software Development

• Minnesota School of Business Programs offered: Digital Video & Media Production Programming & Game Development

• New England Institute of Technology Programs offered: Game Development and Simulation Programming Technology

• Penn Foster Career School Programs offered: Computer Graphic Artist Web Page Designer

• Penn Foster Global Programs offered: Computer Graphic Artist Web Page Designer

• Rasmussen College Programs offered: Digital Design and Animation BS Degree Multimedia Technologies AS Degree - Digital Design and Animation Emphasis

Campus Animation Schools by State

• Alabama

  • Herzing College

  • University of Phoenix

• Alaska

  • Charter College

• Arizona

  • Collins College

  • The Art Institutes

  • University of Phoenix

• Arkansas

  • University of Phoenix

• California

  • Brooks Institute

  • International Academy of Design and Technology

  • Platt College

  • The Art Institutes

  • University of Phoenix

  • Westwood College

• Colorado

  • The Art Institutes

  • University of Phoenix

  • Westwood College

• Connecticut

  • University of Phoenix

• District of Columbia

  • University of Phoenix

• Florida

  • American InterContinental University

  • Digital Media Arts College

  • Herzing College

  • International Academy of Design and Technology

  • Keiser University

  • Rasmussen College

  • The Art Institutes

  • University of Phoenix

• Georgia

  • American InterContinental University

  • Herzing College

  • The Art Institutes

  • University of Phoenix

  • Westwood College

• Hawaii

  • University of Phoenix

• Idaho

  • University of Phoenix

• Illinois

  • International Academy of Design and Technology

  • Northwestern Business College

  • Rasmussen College

  • The Art Institutes

  • University of Phoenix

  • Westwood College

• Indiana

  • The Art Institutes

  • University of Phoenix

• Iowa

  • Kaplan University

• Kansas

  • University of Phoenix

• Louisiana

  • Herzing College

  • University of Phoenix

• Maryland

  • Computer Career Institute at Johns Hopkins University

  • University of Phoenix

• Massachusetts

  • Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University

  • The Art Institutes

  • The Career Institute of American International College

  • University of Phoenix

• Michigan

  • Baker College Campus

  • International Academy of Design and Technology

  • Kaplan Career Institute

  • The Art Institutes

  • University of Phoenix

• Minnesota

  • Brown College

  • Globe College

  • Herzing College

  • Minnesota School of Business

  • Rasmussen College

  • The Art Institutes

  • University of Phoenix

• Missouri

  • University of Phoenix

• Nebraska

  • Kaplan University

  • University of Phoenix

• Nevada

  • International Academy of Design and Technology

  • The Art Institutes

  • University of Phoenix

• New Jersey

  • The Chubb Institute

  • University of Phoenix

• New Mexico

  • Kaplan Career Institute

  • University of Phoenix

• New York

  • The Art Institutes

  • The Chubb Institute

  • The College of Westchester

• North Carolina

  • The Art Institutes

  • University of Phoenix

• North Dakota

  • Rasmussen College

• Ohio

  • Kaplan Career Institute

  • The Art Institutes

  • University of Phoenix

• Oklahoma

  • University of Phoenix

• Oregon

  • The Art Institutes

  • University of Phoenix

• Pennsylvania

  • Kaplan Career Institute

  • The Art Institutes

  • The Chubb Institute

  • University of Phoenix

• Rhode Island

  • New England Institute of Technology

• South Carolina

  • The Art Institutes

  • University of Phoenix

• Tennessee

  • International Academy of Design and Technology

  • The Art Institutes

  • University of Phoenix

• Texas

  • American InterContinental University

  • International Academy of Design and Technology

  • Kaplan Career Institute

  • The Art Institutes

  • University of Phoenix

  • Westwood College

• Utah

  • The Art Institutes

  • University of Phoenix

• Virginia

  • The Art Institutes

  • University of Phoenix

  • Westwood College

• Washington

  • International Academy of Design and Technology

  • The Art Institutes

  • University of Phoenix

• Wisconsin

  • Herzing College

  • Rasmussen College

  • University of Phoenix

• Wyoming

  • University of Phoenix

Choosing an Animation School (continued from top)

The next few paragraphs are for those of you habitual daydreamers who constantly get caught doodling cartoon characters instead of paying attention to math lectures. In what your teachers call laziness may lie your future career'Animation. Maybe your classroom doodles are a sign that instead of becoming a nuclear physicist, you're ultimately headed for an animation studio at Disney or Pixar.

So now that you know you're not a deadbeat student, what should you do to follow this newfound animation ambition? Well, for starters, you should probably attend animation school. Good animation schools will help artists improve their drawing skills and learn how to draw in the context of an animated environment. Students will take classes on the human anatomy and study how people look when they move around. They will also learn how to use state-of-the-art animation software that is ultimately used at many of the major animation studios.

Most of the reputable animation schools will require their students to have a finished animation portfolio or 'reel' upon graduation. This reel is essentially an animator's resume, and is what will be judged by employers. Your goal as an animation student is obviously to create a compelling and quality reel that will hopefully land you a job. Another aspect to eventually finding a job is building your professional career network. Many of the best animation schools team students up with professional animators for small internships or other projects. This real-world experience is invaluable for students, not only because they can further develop their skills, but also because they can hopefully use their newfound mentors to help them find a job.