3D Animation Schools for North America

Collins College offers the following programs that range from Certificates to Bachelor of Arts degrees:

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Animation
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Game Design
Multimedia Production 400 Certificate Program
2-D/3-D Media (with emphasis on Macromedia Flash and Discreet® 3D Studio Max")

Multimedia Program: Platt College offers state-of-the-art resources and expert instructors that challenge your imagination and creativity. Explore a curriculum that covers: Interface Design Digital Video Motion Graphics 3D Modeling & Animation and Web Design

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Multimedia Design: prepares students to design in multiple media for various purposes via advanced technologies. Students completing the program should be well rounded in the broad range of media, which currently encompasses the realms of web design, three dimensional modeling and animation, and digital audio and video production.

Bachelor in Computer Animation; Diploma in Animation: Animators make things come to life. Animators can specialize in motion, feature films, materials, and more. Motion control animators are responsible for animating physical models or computer generated images with respect to how an object moves. Feature film animators develop either 2-D or 3-D animations for the motion picture industry like the animations seen in Toy Story 2. Materials specialists build object surfaces, textures, terrains, and fractals for 3-D models. These animators are responsible for creating a dinosaur's skin like in Jurassic Park, or creating the perfect prehistoric setting in The Flintstones.

Animator is just one of the many careers that computer animation degree students prepare for at the International Academy of Design & Technology, Tampa. Here are a few more exciting careers to consider special effects artist, game design animation assistant, shader, motion capture animator, modeler, and bench animator.