The TOP US FILM SCHOOLS directory is organized by state. The individual entries are linked to the film school’s website for more information. In assembling the directory, we avoided the clutter normally found with such lists. We hope that it is helpful to you in tracking down a film school that suits your needs. See the sidebar for the best international film schools.

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ALABAMA
University of Alabama Film Department (Tuscaloosa, Al)

ARIZONA
Alpha Pacific Institute (Phoenix, Az)
Arizona State School of Theatre and Film (Tempe, Az)
Collins College School of Film, Video, and Visual Effects (Tempe, Az)
University of Arizona School og Media Arts (Tucson, Az)

BOSTON
Boston University Film Program (Boston, Ma)
Boston University Center for Digital Imaging Arts (Boston, Ma)

CALIFORNIA
Academy of Art University School of Motion Pictures (San Francisco, Ca)
American Film Institute (AFI) (Los Angeles, Ca)
Art Center College of Design (Pasadena, Ca)
Berkeley Digital Film Institute (Berkeley, Ca)
Brooks Institute (Santa Barbara, Ca)
CalArts School of Film and Video (Valencia, Ca)
California State, Long Beach (Long Beach, Ca)
California State, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Ca)
California State, Northridge (Northridge, Ca)
Cinema Arts Tech (Los Angeles, Ca)
Chapman University School of Film and Television (Orange, Ca)
Columbia College Hollywood (Tarzana, Ca)
Los Angeles City College Cinema and Television (Los Angeles, Ca)
Los Angeles Film School (Hollywood, Ca)
Loyola Marymount School of Film and Television (Los Angeles, Ca)
New York Film Academy, Universal Studios (Hollywood, Ca)
Orange Coast College Film Department (Costa Mesa, Ca)
San Diego State University School of Communication (San Diego, Ca)
San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking (San Francisco, Ca)
San Francisco State Cinema (San Francisco, Ca)
Stanford Graduate Program in Documentary Film (Stanford, Ca)
University of California (UCLA) Theater, Film, and TV (Los Angeles, Ca)
University of California (UCLA) Extension (Los Angeles, Ca)
University of California (UCLA) Visual Arts (San Diego, Ca)
University of Southern California School of Cinema Arts (Los Angeles, Ca)
Video Symphony (Burbank, Ca)

COLORADO
Colorado Film School (Denver, Co)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
American University School of Communication (Washington, DC)
Howard University School of Communication (Washington, DC)

FLORIDA
Florida State University Film School (Tallahassee, Fl)
Full Sail School of Film (Winter Park, Fl)
Miami Dade School of Entertainment and Design (Miami, Fl)
Palm Beach Film School (West Palm Beach, Fl)
University of Central Florida Film Program (Orlando, Fl)

GEORGIA
American Intercontinental University (Atlanta, Ga)
Savannah College of Art and Design (Savannah, Ga)

ILLINOIS
Columbia College (Chicago, Il)
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, Il)
Southern Illinois University Cinema and Photography (Carbondale, Il)
University of Illinois Electronic Media, Film, and Photography (Chicago, Il)

INDIANA
Ball State University (Muncie, In)
Indiana University Department of Communications (Bloomington, In)
Notre Dame Film Television, and Theater (Notre Dame, In)

IOWA
University of Iowa Cinema and Comparative Literature (Iowa City, Ia)

MASSACHUSETTS
Emerson College Visual and Media Arts (Boston, Ma)
Fitchburg State College (Fitchburg, Ma)

MICHIGAN
Grand Valley State University (Allendale, Mi)

MINNESOTA
Minnesota State University Film Studies (Moorhead, Mn)

NEW JERSEY
Farleigh Dickinson School of Art and Media (Teaneck, NJ)
Industry Film Schools (Shrewsbury, NJ)

NEW YORK
Brooklyn College Film Department (Brooklyn, NY)
Columbia University (New York, NY)
Ithaca Film School (Ithaca, NY)
New York Film Academy (New York, NY)
New York University TSOA Institute of Film and Television (New York, NY)

NEW MEXICO
College of Santa Fe Moving Image Arts (Santa Fe, NM)

NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina School of the Arts (Winston-Salem, NC)
Saint Augustine’s College Film Program (Raleigh, NC)
University of North Carolina Cinema Department (Greensboro, NC)
University of North Carolina Wilmington (Wilmington, NC)

OHIO
Ohio University School of Film (Athens, Oh)

OKLAHOMA
University of Oklahoma Film and Video Studies (Norman, Ok)

PENNSYLVANIA
Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design (Philadelphia, Pa)
Point Park University (Pittsburgh, Pa)
Temple University Film and Media Department (Philadelphia, Pa)
University of Pittsburgh Film Studies Department (Pittsburgh, Pa)

TENNESSEE
University of Memphis Video and Film Program (Memphis, Tn)

TEXAS
University of Texas Radio, Television, and Film (Austin, Tx)

UTAH
University of Utah Film Division (Salt Lake City, Ut)

VERMONT
Middlebury College Film and Video Program (Middlebury, Vt)

VIRGINIA
Regent University School of Communication (Virginia Beach, Va)
Virginia Commonwealth University Cinema Program (Richmond, Va)

WASHINGTON
Seattle Film Institute (Seattle, Wa)
University of Washington Cinema Studies (Seattle, Wa)

WISCONSIN
Lawrence University Theatre Arts (Appleton, Wi)
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Radio, Television, and Film (Oshkosh, Wi)
University of Wisconsin Peck School of the Arts (Milwaukee, Wi)