When the University of Montana’s Radio and Television department overhauled its facilities in 2007 with a complete Avid broadcast solution, it tapped into its students’ current learning styles, engaging them with the curriculum like never before.
Hawaii may not seem like an obvious training ground for film and television talent. Yet students at the Honolulu-based Kamehameha High School often find themselves in demand in Hollywood and beyond.
Since its founding in 1963, a primary mission of the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) has been to address the needs of underserved populations, providing opportunities for students with limited means but unlimited potential.
Chapman University, one of California's oldest and most prestigious universities, recently made a stunning $41 million investment, building a new 76,000 square-foot facility for its undergraduate and graduate film students.
Named among America's "Hottest Colleges" for studying art by Kaplan/Newsweek in 2005, the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Ga., is keeping its technological edge, in part, by incorporating HD into its video editing workflows.
At the age of 22, Anicia Morris is already on the fast track to a successful career in television editing and production. In July 2006, just months after graduating summa cum laude with a B.S. in Radio, TV, and Film from Howard University in Washington...
Louisiana State University's Manship School of Mass Communication provides students with real-world learning environments. This experience is precisely what helps graduates routinely land jobs in broadcast journalism, sports production, and promotions.
When Jed DeCory became chair of the School of Communication Arts at Toronto's Seneca College in 1999, he was asked to help make its newly-opened York campus one of the college's "technical jewels." He quickly moved to bring in Avid systems.
In order to offer a more comprehensive degree in Communication Studies and greater job opportunities for its graduates, Iowa-based Dordt College recently expanded its Communications department to include digital media production.
In mid-August 2005, Robert Racine, assistant professor in digital technology at the University of New Orleans (UNO), put the final touches on the school’s new Digital Media Lab. Then just days later, the unthinkable happened.
Student editors in the Media Arts program at Oakville, Ontario-based Sheridan College work on Avid systems from their first year through graduation. Nearly 90 percent of them land jobs within the first few months after receiving their degree.
While the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale distinguishes itself as an art school as opposed to a technical school, it encourages its graduates to become proficient with state-of-the-art digital tools, including the Media Composer Adrenaline system.
