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'''California College of ASU''' ('''[[Arizona State University]]''') is a [[private college]] in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. Until 2023, it was known as '''Columbia College Hollywood'''. It is one of only 20 [[Film school|film institution]]s in the United States that have been awarded full membership by the [[CILECT|International Association of Film and Television Schools]] (CILECT).<ref>{{Cite web |last=ASU |first=California College of |title=California College of ASU - Explore your dreams - |url=https://columbiacollege.edu/ |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=California College of ASU |language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Columbia College Hollywood''' is a [[Private university|private]] ,non-profit college [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. It also operates [[Flashpoint Chicago]].


The college is accredited by the [[Western Association of Schools and Colleges]] Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) to offer [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] and [[associate degree]] programs in cinema, visual effects, and graphic design and interactive media.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wscuc.org/institutions/columbia-college-hollywood|title=Columbia College Hollywood {{!}} WASC Senior College and University Commission|website=www.wscuc.org|access-date=2017-05-05}}</ref>
The college is accredited by the [[Western Association of Schools and Colleges]] Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) to offer [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] and [[associate degree]] programs in cinema, visual effects, and graphic design and interactive media.<ref>{{Cite web |title=California College of ASU |url=https://www.wscuc.org/institutions/california-college-of-asu/ |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=WSCUC |language=en-US}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
Columbia College Hollywood was founded in 1952 in the [[MacArthur Park]] neighborhood of Los Angeles as a branch campus of [[Columbia College Chicago|Columbia College in Chicago]]. The curriculum focused on the growing television and radio industries. In 1959, Columbia College Hollywood separated from the Chicago institution to operate as an independent, private, non-profit college.
Columbia College Hollywood was founded in 1952 in the [[MacArthur Park]] neighborhood of Los Angeles as a branch campus of [[Columbia College Chicago|Columbia College in Chicago]]. The curriculum focused on the growing television and radio industries. In 1959, Columbia College Hollywood separated from the Chicago institution to operate as an independent, private, non-profit college.


In its early years, Columbia College Hollywood grew alongside the film and television industries, eventually moving from MacArthur Park in 1970 to a larger space on La Brea Ave in central [[Hollywood]]. The college established its current campus in 1997 when it moved into the former headquarters of [[Panavision]] in the [[Tarzana, Los Angeles|Tarzana]] neighborhood of Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://columbiacollege.edu/about/mission-statement-and-history/|title=Mission & History|last=Hollywood|first=Columbia College|website=Columbia College Hollywood|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> In 2018, Columbia College Hollywood acquired the former Tribeca Flashpoint College, a creative media school in Chicago, Illinois, which became Columbia College Hollywood's first branch campus, now named [[Flashpoint Chicago|Flashpoint Chicago, a campus of Columbia College Hollywood]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wscuc.org/files/commission_action_april_2017.pdf|title=WASC April 2017 Actions|website=WASC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url= https://flashpoint.columbiacollege.edu/new-era |title= A New Era |access-date= 2018-05-18}}</ref>
In its early years, Columbia College Hollywood grew alongside the film and television industries, eventually moving from MacArthur Park in 1970 to a larger space on La Brea Ave in central [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]]. The college established its current campus in 1997 when it moved into the former headquarters of [[Panavision]] in the [[Tarzana, Los Angeles|Tarzana]] neighborhood of Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://columbiacollege.edu/about/mission-statement-and-history/|title=Mission & History|last=Hollywood|first=Columbia College|website=Columbia College Hollywood|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> In 2018, Columbia College Hollywood acquired the former Tribeca Flashpoint College, a creative media school in Chicago, Illinois, which became Columbia College Hollywood's first branch campus, now named [[Flashpoint Chicago|Flashpoint Chicago, a campus of Columbia College Hollywood]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wscuc.org/files/commission_action_april_2017.pdf|title=WASC April 2017 Actions|website=WASC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url= https://flashpoint.columbiacollege.edu/new-era |title= A New Era |access-date= 2018-05-18 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180503042406/https://flashpoint.columbiacollege.edu/new-era/ |archive-date= 2018-05-03 |url-status= dead }}</ref> The Chicago campus would close in 2022. In 2023, Columbia College Hollywood affiliated with Arizona State University and was renamed California College of ASU.


== Campus ==
== Campus ==


=== Los Angeles Main Campus ===
=== Los Angeles Main Campus ===
<mapframe latitude="34.179738" longitude="-118.538917" zoom="8" width="400" height="300" align="right" />Columbia College Hollywood is located on a 85,000-square-foot campus in the [[San Fernando Valley]]. The campus is in the city of Los Angeles in the [[Tarzana, Los Angeles|Tarzana]] neighborhood, which got its name when it was built on land formerly owned by [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]], the creator of [[Tarzan]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://columbiacollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-Los-Angeles-GENERAL-Catalog-Effective-Jan-1-2019-20190114.pdf|title=Columbia College Hollywood 2019 General Catalog|date=January 1, 2019|website=Columbia College Hollywood|access-date=March 18, 2019}}</ref>
<mapframe latitude="34.179738" longitude="-118.538917" zoom="10" width="400" height="300" align="right" />California College of ASU is located on a 85,000-square-foot campus in the [[San Fernando Valley]]. The campus is in the city of Los Angeles in the [[Tarzana, Los Angeles|Tarzana]] neighborhood, which got its name when it was built on land formerly owned by [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]], the creator of [[Tarzan]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://columbiacollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-Los-Angeles-GENERAL-Catalog-Effective-Jan-1-2019-20190114.pdf|title=Columbia College Hollywood 2019 General Catalog|date=January 1, 2019|website=Columbia College Hollywood|access-date=March 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219130212/https://columbiacollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-Los-Angeles-GENERAL-Catalog-Effective-Jan-1-2019-20190114.pdf|archive-date=February 19, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Students and staff have access to on-campus parking and nearby public transportation and railway hubs. The location is near Hollywood film and television studios including [[Walt Disney Studios (Burbank)|Walt Disney Studios]], [[20th Century Fox|20th Century Fox Film Studios]], [[Paramount Pictures]], [[Sony Pictures Studios|Sony Picture Studios]], and [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]].
Students and staff have access to on-campus parking and nearby public transportation and railway hubs. The location is near Hollywood film and television studios including [[Walt Disney Studios (Burbank)|Walt Disney Studios]], [[20th Century Fox|20th Century Fox Film Studios]], [[Paramount Pictures]], [[Sony Pictures Studios|Sony Picture Studios]], and [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]].


The Columbia College Hollywood campus features a 96-seat 5.1 channel [[surround sound]] theater for screenings, classes, and events, a 35-seat 7.1 channel surround sound screening room, a [[sound stage]], a three-camera HD television stage with a [[Chroma key|green screen]] and control room, a [[Foley (filmmaking)|Foley/ADR]] suite with a sound-isolated booth and control room, [[post-production]] editing suites, standing sets, an acting studio, writers' rooms, traditional classrooms, and an equipment room with industry standard film, video, and sound equipment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://columbiacollege.edu/student-life/campus-overview-2/|title=Campus & Facilities|website=Columbia College Hollywood|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> The campus also has a 5,000-square-foot Learning Resource Center that provides students with individual and collaborative study space.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://columbiacollege.edu/academics/library-learning-resources/|title=Library & Learning Resources|last=Hollywood|first=Columbia College|website=Columbia College Hollywood|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref>
The California College of ASU campus features a 96-seat 5.1 channel [[surround sound]] theater for screenings, classes, and events, a 35-seat 7.1 channel surround sound screening room, a [[sound stage]], a three-camera HD television stage with a [[Chroma key|green screen]] and control room, a [[Foley (filmmaking)|Foley/ADR]] suite with a sound-isolated booth and control room, [[post-production]] editing suites, standing sets, an acting studio, writers' rooms, traditional classrooms, and an equipment room with industry standard film, video, and sound equipment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://columbiacollege.edu/student-life/campus-overview-2/|title=Campus & Facilities|website=Columbia College Hollywood|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> The campus also has a 5,000-square-foot Learning Resource Center that provides students with individual and collaborative study space.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://columbiacollege.edu/academics/library-learning-resources/|title=Library & Learning Resources|last=Hollywood|first=Columbia College|website=Columbia College Hollywood|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref>
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=== Flashpoint Chicago Campus ===
=== [[Flashpoint Chicago]] Campus (2018-2021) ===
The Flashpoint Chicago campus occupies the fifth and sixths floors of the historic [[Burnham Center]] building at 28 North Clark Street in the downtown [[Chicago Loop]].
The Flashpoint Chicago campus occupied the fifth and sixths floors of the historic [[Burnham Center]] building at 28 North Clark Street in the downtown [[Chicago Loop]].


Flashpoint's campus housed a 52-seat screening room, studio space for filmmaking and recording arts, sound design suites, animation and visual effects labs and an experiential design lab.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://flashpoint.columbiacollege.edu/campus-amenities/|title=High-Tech Campus|website=Flashpoint Chicago|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> The [[library]] and [[learning commons]] offered study space and print and digital resources.
The neighborhood is bordered on the north by Chicago's historic theatre district and the [[Chicago Riverwalk]] and on the east by [[Millennium Park]] and the shoreline of [[Lake Michigan]].


Flashpoint's [[Sound stage|film sound stage]] was located on the campus of [[Cinespace Film Studios|Cinespace Studios]] in Chicago. It was a professional light-and-sound-controlled 10,000-square-foot environment with a three-wall set, an elephant door for drive-up loading and unloading, a 32-foot ceiling height, [[Soundproofing|soundproof]] padded walls and ceiling, and a leveled floor for track-free [[Tracking shot|dollying]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://flashpoint.columbiacollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-Flashpoint-GENERAL-Catalog-Effective-Jan-1-2019-20190114.pdf|title=Columbia College Hollywood 2019 General Catalog, Flashpoint Chicago, a campus of Columbia College Hollywood|date=January 1, 2019|access-date=March 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219130246/https://flashpoint.columbiacollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-Flashpoint-GENERAL-Catalog-Effective-Jan-1-2019-20190114.pdf|archive-date=February 19, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Flashpoint's campus houses a 52-seat screening room, studio space for filmmaking and recording arts, sound design suites, animation and visual effects labs and an experiential design lab.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://flashpoint.columbiacollege.edu/campus-amenities/|title=High-Tech Campus|website=Flashpoint Chicago|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> The [[library]] and [[learning commons]] offer study space and print and digital resources.


2019 Flashpoint Chicago campus degree programs included Bachelor of Fine Arts in Cinema, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design + Interactive Media, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Effects, Associate of Fine Arts in Design + Visual Communication, Associate of Applied Science in Film, Associate of Applied Science in Recording Arts, and Associate of Fine Arts in Visual Effects + Animation. Online programs include Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design + Interactive Media, and Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Effects.<ref name=":1" />
In 2019, Flashpoint expanded upon existing studio space and built a full scale, three-wall set in the middle of campus. Adjoining this studio are classroom/production office spaces and a wardrobe, makeup and props room, as well as a film student meeting room. Down the hall is a second, black-box rehearsal studio. All of these resources are accessible to students right in the middle of campus.


The campus and school closed in 2022. <ref>https://flashpoint.columbiacollege.edu/</ref>
Flashpoint Chicago also has three suites for post-production digital film editing. The private rooms are soundproof and include space for collaborators to join in the session.


== Academics ==
== Academics ==
Columbia College Hollywood offers undergraduate degree programs focused on digital media arts, including film, graphic design, interactive media, visual effects, digital media production, and recording arts. Students also study liberal arts and sciences, such as the [[humanities]], [[communication]], [[fine art]]s, [[mathematics]], [[natural science]]s, and [[Social science|social/behavioral sciences]].
California College of ASU offers undergraduate degree programs focused on digital media arts, including film, graphic design, interactive media, visual effects, digital media production, and recording arts. Students also study liberal arts and sciences, such as the [[humanities]], [[communication]], [[fine art]]s, [[mathematics]], [[natural science]]s, and [[Social science|social/behavioral sciences]].


The 2019 Los Angeles main campus degree programs include Bachelor of Fine Arts in Cinema, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design + Interactive Media, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Effects, and Associate of Fine Arts in Cinema. Online programs include Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design + Interactive Media and Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Effects.<ref name=":0" />
The 2019 Los Angeles main campus degree programs include Bachelor of Fine Arts in Cinema, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design + Interactive Media, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Effects, and Associate of Fine Arts in Cinema. Online programs include Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design + Interactive Media and Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Effects.<ref name=":0" /> All Bachelor of Fine Arts degree students choose a focus for their studies in an area of interest called an emphasis, including as acting, cinematography, directing, [[digital marketing]], and digital modeling.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://columbiacollege.edu/about/faqs/|title=FAQs|last=Hollywood|first=Columbia College|website=Columbia College Hollywood|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref>

2019 Flashpoint Chicago campus degree programs include Bachelor of Fine Arts in Cinema, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design + Interactive Media, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Effects, Associate of Fine Arts in Design + Visual Communication, Associate of Applied Science in Film, Associate of Applied Science in Recording Arts, and Associate of Fine Arts in Visual Effects + Animation. Online programs include Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design + Interactive Media, and Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Effects.<ref name=":1" />

All Bachelor of Fine Arts degree students choose a focus for their studies in an area of interest called an emphasis, including as acting, cinematography, directing, digital marketing, and digital modeling.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://columbiacollege.edu/about/faqs/|title=FAQs|last=Hollywood|first=Columbia College|website=Columbia College Hollywood|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref>


== Faculty ==
== Faculty ==
The student-to-teacher ratio at Columbia College Hollywood is 12:1.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://columbiacollege.edu/admissions/admissions-faqs/|title=Admissions FAQs|last=Hollywood|first=Columbia College|website=Columbia College Hollywood|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref>
The student-to-teacher ratio at California College of ASU is 12:1.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://columbiacollege.edu/admissions/admissions-faqs/|title=Admissions FAQs|last=Hollywood|first=Columbia College|website=Columbia College Hollywood|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref>


Many of the college's instructors are working industry professionals who have won [[Emmys]], [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globes]], and [[Academy Awards]]. Faculty have logged more than 150 feature films and 2,500 hours of television programming, and they have collectively created more than two dozen TV series. Films by faculty have been seen in more than 200 film festivals worldwide, and faculty have authored more than 2,000 articles and reviews, both scholarly and consumer, on film, television, the entertainment industry, and art and design.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://columbiacollege.edu/academics/faculty/|title=Faculty|last=Hollywood|first=Columbia College|website=Columbia College Hollywood|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref>
Many of the college's instructors are working industry professionals who have won [[Emmys]], [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globes]], and [[Academy Awards]]. Faculty have logged more than 150 feature films and 2,500 hours of television programming, and they have collectively created more than two dozen TV series. Films by faculty have been seen in more than 200 film festivals worldwide, and faculty have authored more than 2,000 articles and reviews, both scholarly and consumer, on film, television, the entertainment industry, and art and design.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://columbiacollege.edu/academics/faculty/|title=Faculty|last=Hollywood|first=Columbia College|website=Columbia College Hollywood|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref>
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Faculty members are also active members of the entertainment industry's most respected professional organizations and guilds, including the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] (AMPAS), the [[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]] (Emmy), the [[Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers]] (SMPTE), Society of Camera Operators [SOC],the [[Writers Guild of America]] (WGA), the [[Directors Guild of America]] (DGA), the [[Producers Guild of America]] (PGA), the [[American Society of Cinematographers]] (ASC), the [[Motion Picture Editors Guild]] (MPEG), the Higher Education Video Game Alliance (HEVGA), and the [[The Recording Academy|National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences]] (NARAS).
Faculty members are also active members of the entertainment industry's most respected professional organizations and guilds, including the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] (AMPAS), the [[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]] (Emmy), the [[Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers]] (SMPTE), Society of Camera Operators [SOC],the [[Writers Guild of America]] (WGA), the [[Directors Guild of America]] (DGA), the [[Producers Guild of America]] (PGA), the [[American Society of Cinematographers]] (ASC), the [[Motion Picture Editors Guild]] (MPEG), the Higher Education Video Game Alliance (HEVGA), and the [[The Recording Academy|National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences]] (NARAS).


Columbia College Hollywood's adjunct general education faculty members have academic backgrounds in the humanities, natural and social sciences, technology, business, and art.<ref name=":0" />
California College of ASU's adjunct general education faculty members have academic backgrounds in the humanities, natural and social sciences, technology, business, and art.<ref name=":0" />


== Notable alumni ==
== Notable alumni ==
Columbia College Hollywood alumni have worked in all areas of the film industry, from hit [[Television program|television shows]] and [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbuster films]] to [[Animation|animated]] features and [[Independent film|independent productions]].
California College of ASU alumni have worked in all areas of the film industry, from hit [[Television program|television shows]] and [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbuster films]] to [[Animation|animated]] features and [[Independent film|independent productions]].
* [[Robert Schwentke]], German film director
* [[Robert Schwentke]], German film director
* [[Jaume Collet-Serra]], Spanish film director
* [[Jaume Collet-Serra]], Spanish film director
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* [[Eagle Egilsson]], Icelandic television director and cinematographer
* [[Eagle Egilsson]], Icelandic television director and cinematographer
* [[Brent Morin]], American comedian, actor, and writer
* [[Brent Morin]], American comedian, actor, and writer
* [[Blaaze]], Real Name: Lakshmi Narasimha Vijaya Rajagopala Sheshadri Sharma Rajesh Raman, Tamil playback singer and rapper


== Memberships ==
== Memberships ==
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California College of ASU
TypePrivate college
Established1952; 72 years ago (1952)
Administrative staff
47
Students360
Location, ,
United States
Websitecolumbiacollege.edu

California College of ASU (Arizona State University) is a private college in Los Angeles, California. Until 2023, it was known as Columbia College Hollywood. It is one of only 20 film institutions in the United States that have been awarded full membership by the International Association of Film and Television Schools (CILECT).[1]

The college is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) to offer Bachelor of Fine Arts and associate degree programs in cinema, visual effects, and graphic design and interactive media.[2]

History[edit]

Columbia College Hollywood was founded in 1952 in the MacArthur Park neighborhood of Los Angeles as a branch campus of Columbia College in Chicago. The curriculum focused on the growing television and radio industries. In 1959, Columbia College Hollywood separated from the Chicago institution to operate as an independent, private, non-profit college.

In its early years, Columbia College Hollywood grew alongside the film and television industries, eventually moving from MacArthur Park in 1970 to a larger space on La Brea Ave in central Hollywood. The college established its current campus in 1997 when it moved into the former headquarters of Panavision in the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles.[3] In 2018, Columbia College Hollywood acquired the former Tribeca Flashpoint College, a creative media school in Chicago, Illinois, which became Columbia College Hollywood's first branch campus, now named Flashpoint Chicago, a campus of Columbia College Hollywood.[4][5] The Chicago campus would close in 2022. In 2023, Columbia College Hollywood affiliated with Arizona State University and was renamed California College of ASU.

Campus[edit]

Los Angeles Main Campus[edit]

Map

California College of ASU is located on a 85,000-square-foot campus in the San Fernando Valley. The campus is in the city of Los Angeles in the Tarzana neighborhood, which got its name when it was built on land formerly owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the creator of Tarzan.[6]

Students and staff have access to on-campus parking and nearby public transportation and railway hubs. The location is near Hollywood film and television studios including Walt Disney Studios, 20th Century Fox Film Studios, Paramount Pictures, Sony Picture Studios, and Universal Studios.

The California College of ASU campus features a 96-seat 5.1 channel surround sound theater for screenings, classes, and events, a 35-seat 7.1 channel surround sound screening room, a sound stage, a three-camera HD television stage with a green screen and control room, a Foley/ADR suite with a sound-isolated booth and control room, post-production editing suites, standing sets, an acting studio, writers' rooms, traditional classrooms, and an equipment room with industry standard film, video, and sound equipment.[7][6] The campus also has a 5,000-square-foot Learning Resource Center that provides students with individual and collaborative study space.[8]


Map

Flashpoint Chicago Campus (2018-2021)[edit]

The Flashpoint Chicago campus occupied the fifth and sixths floors of the historic Burnham Center building at 28 North Clark Street in the downtown Chicago Loop.

Flashpoint's campus housed a 52-seat screening room, studio space for filmmaking and recording arts, sound design suites, animation and visual effects labs and an experiential design lab.[9] The library and learning commons offered study space and print and digital resources.

Flashpoint's film sound stage was located on the campus of Cinespace Studios in Chicago. It was a professional light-and-sound-controlled 10,000-square-foot environment with a three-wall set, an elephant door for drive-up loading and unloading, a 32-foot ceiling height, soundproof padded walls and ceiling, and a leveled floor for track-free dollying.[10]

2019 Flashpoint Chicago campus degree programs included Bachelor of Fine Arts in Cinema, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design + Interactive Media, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Effects, Associate of Fine Arts in Design + Visual Communication, Associate of Applied Science in Film, Associate of Applied Science in Recording Arts, and Associate of Fine Arts in Visual Effects + Animation. Online programs include Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design + Interactive Media, and Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Effects.[10]

The campus and school closed in 2022. [11]

Academics[edit]

California College of ASU offers undergraduate degree programs focused on digital media arts, including film, graphic design, interactive media, visual effects, digital media production, and recording arts. Students also study liberal arts and sciences, such as the humanities, communication, fine arts, mathematics, natural sciences, and social/behavioral sciences.

The 2019 Los Angeles main campus degree programs include Bachelor of Fine Arts in Cinema, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design + Interactive Media, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Effects, and Associate of Fine Arts in Cinema. Online programs include Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design + Interactive Media and Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Effects.[6] All Bachelor of Fine Arts degree students choose a focus for their studies in an area of interest called an emphasis, including as acting, cinematography, directing, digital marketing, and digital modeling.[12]

Faculty[edit]

The student-to-teacher ratio at California College of ASU is 12:1.[13]

Many of the college's instructors are working industry professionals who have won Emmys, Golden Globes, and Academy Awards. Faculty have logged more than 150 feature films and 2,500 hours of television programming, and they have collectively created more than two dozen TV series. Films by faculty have been seen in more than 200 film festivals worldwide, and faculty have authored more than 2,000 articles and reviews, both scholarly and consumer, on film, television, the entertainment industry, and art and design.[14]

Faculty members are also active members of the entertainment industry's most respected professional organizations and guilds, including the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Emmy), the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), Society of Camera Operators [SOC],the Writers Guild of America (WGA), the Directors Guild of America (DGA), the Producers Guild of America (PGA), the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), the Motion Picture Editors Guild (MPEG), the Higher Education Video Game Alliance (HEVGA), and the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS).

California College of ASU's adjunct general education faculty members have academic backgrounds in the humanities, natural and social sciences, technology, business, and art.[6]

Notable alumni[edit]

California College of ASU alumni have worked in all areas of the film industry, from hit television shows and blockbuster films to animated features and independent productions.

Memberships[edit]

The college is a member of:

References[edit]

  1. ^ ASU, California College of. "California College of ASU - Explore your dreams -". California College of ASU. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  2. ^ "California College of ASU". WSCUC. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  3. ^ Hollywood, Columbia College. "Mission & History". Columbia College Hollywood. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  4. ^ "WASC April 2017 Actions" (PDF). WASC.
  5. ^ "A New Era". Archived from the original on 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
  6. ^ a b c d "Columbia College Hollywood 2019 General Catalog" (PDF). Columbia College Hollywood. January 1, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  7. ^ "Campus & Facilities". Columbia College Hollywood. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  8. ^ Hollywood, Columbia College. "Library & Learning Resources". Columbia College Hollywood. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  9. ^ "High-Tech Campus". Flashpoint Chicago. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  10. ^ a b "Columbia College Hollywood 2019 General Catalog, Flashpoint Chicago, a campus of Columbia College Hollywood" (PDF). January 1, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  11. ^ https://flashpoint.columbiacollege.edu/
  12. ^ Hollywood, Columbia College. "FAQs". Columbia College Hollywood. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  13. ^ Hollywood, Columbia College. "Admissions FAQs". Columbia College Hollywood. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  14. ^ Hollywood, Columbia College. "Faculty". Columbia College Hollywood. Retrieved 2019-03-18.

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