Video Game Degree Programs Now Offered in Washington, D.C. schools

Three hundred American colleges, universities, art and trade schools will offer degrees in video game design, development, programming and art during the coming academic year, according to new research from the DC-based Entertainment Software Association (ESA). The list includes eight schools in Virginia, five in Maryland and two in Washington, D.C.

According to the firm, the figure, which is 20% higher than a year ago, indicates “the expanding role computer and video games play” in fields like healthcare, education, business and government.

This year’s list includes new programs such as the game design and digital studies program at Dartmouth College, gaming certificate program at Arizona State University and digital animation and interactive media at Ohio State University.

Here is the complete list:

• Conservatory of Recording Arts & SciencesGilbert, AZ
• Mesa Community CollegeMesa, AZ
• Art Institute of PhoenixPhoenix, AZ
• Collins CollegePhoenix, AZ
• DeVry University – PhoenixPhoenix, AZ
• Arizona State University – TempeTempe, AZ
• University of Advancing TechnologyTempe, AZ
• Art Center Design College – ArizonaTucson, AZ
• Westwood College – Anaheim CampusAnaheim, CA
• California State University Channel IslandsCamarillo, CA
• Animation MentorEmeryville, CA
• Expression College for Digital ArtsEmeryville, CA
• DeVry University – FremontFremont, CA
• California State University, FullertonFullerton, CA
• Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, CA
• Gnomon School of Visual EffectsHollywood, CA
• Los Angeles Film School – Game ProductionHollywood, CA
• University of California, IrvineIrvine, CA
• National University – School of Media & CommunicationLa Jolla, CA
• DeVry University – Long BeachLong Beach, CA
• Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA
• Otis College of Art and Design – Digital Media DepartmentLos Angeles, CA
• Pinnacle CollegeLos Angeles, CA
• University of Southern California – Interactive Media DivisionLos Angeles, CA
• Westwood College – Los Angeles CampusLos Angeles, CA
• Woodbury UniversityLos Angeles, CA
• Art Center College of Design – PasadenaPasadena, CA
• California State Polytechnic University, PomonaPomona, CA
• Cañada College – Redwood City – CARedwood City, CA
• University of California – RiversideRiverside, CA
• Sierra CollegeRocklin, CA
• Art Institute of California–SacramentoSacramento, CA
• Art Institute of California – Inland EmpireSan Bernardino, CA
• California State University – San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA
• Art Institute of California – San DiegoSan Diego, CA
• Platt (Media Arts) CollegeSan Diego, CA
• The Pixelyard School of ArtSan Diego, CA
• University of California San Diego | Extension Digital Arts CenterSan Diego, CA
• Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, CA
• Art Institute of California – San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA
• Bay Area Video CoalitionSan Francisco, CA
• San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CA
• University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
• San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, CA
• California Polytechnic State University at San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, CA
• Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, CA
• Art Institute of California — Orange CountySanta Ana, CA
• Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, CA
• Serious Game Design InstituteSanta Barbara, CA
• University of California , Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA
• Art Institute of California – Los AngelesSanta Monica, CA
• The Academy of Entertainment and Technology at Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, CA
• Art Institute of California – SunnyvaleSunnyvale, CA
• Cogswell Polytechnical CollegeSunnyvale, CA
• California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, CA
• Westwood College – Inland Empire CampusUpland, CA
• California Institute of the ArtsValencia, CA
• DeVry University – Long Beach/PomonaWest Hills, CA
• American Sentinel UniversityAurora, CO
• University of Colorado, BoulderBoulder, CO
• University of Colorado, Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO
• Art Institute of ColoradoDenver, CO
• Rocky Mountain College of Art & DesignDenver, CO
• University of DenverDenver, CO
• Westwood College of TechnologyDenver, CO
• Sacred Heart University Fairfield , CT
• American University Washington, DC
• CDIA at Boston University – Washington DC campusWashington, DC
• Wilmington UniversityNew Castle, DE
• Digital Media Arts CollegeBoca Raton, FL
• Stetson University DeLand, FL
• Art Institute of Ft. LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, FL
• Keiser UniversityFort Lauderdale, FL
• Rasmussen CollegeFort Myers, Pasco County, and Ocala, Florida, FL
• University of North FloridaJacksonville, FL
• ITT Tech – Lake Mary, FloridaLake Mary, FL
• Art Institute of MiamiMiami, FL
• DAVE School (The Digital Animation & Visual Effects School)Orlando, FL
• University of Central Florida – Florida Interactive Entertainment AcademyOrlando, FL
• Pensacola Junior CollegePensacola, FL
• Ringling College of Art and DesignSarasota, FL
• St. Petersburg College-Seminole CampusSeminole, FL
• Art Institute of TampaTampa, FL
• Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, FL
• American InterContinental University (Dunwoody Campus)Atlanta, GA
• Art Institute of AtlantaAtlanta, GA
• Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, GA
• Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA
• DeVry University – Decatur/AlpharettaDecatur/Alpharetta, GA
• ITT Tech – Duluth, GeorgiaDuluth, GA
• Southern Polytechnic State UniversityMarietta, GA
• Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah, GA
• Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, GA
• Grand View UniversityAmes , IA
• Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA
• University of IdahoMoscow, ID
• DeVry University – DuPage CampusAddison, IL
• Westwood College – River Oaks CampusCalumet City, IL
• Columbia College ChicagoChicago, IL
• DePaul UniversityChicago, IL
• Flashpoint – The Academy of Media Arts & SciencesChicago, IL
• Illinois Institute of Art – ChicagoChicago, IL
• International Academy of Design and Technology – ChicagoChicago, IL
• School of the Art Institute ChicagoChicago, IL
• University of Illinois – ChicagoChicago, IL
• McHenry County CollegeCrystal Lake, IL
• North Central CollegeNaperville, IL
• Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL
• Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL
• Illinois Institute of Art – SchaumburgSchaumburg, IL
• Westwood College – Chicago O’Hare CampusSchiller Park, IL
• University of Illinois – Urbana-ChampaignUrbana, IL
• Westwood College – Dupage CampusWoodridge, IL
• Indiana UniversityBloomington, IN
• Purdue University – CalumetHammond, IN
• Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN
• Indiana University SoutheastNew Albany , IN
• Indiana UniversitySouth Bend, IN
• Taylor UniversityUpland, IN
• Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN
• Baker UniversityBaldwin City, KS
• Johnson County Community CollegeOverland Park, KS
• ITT Tech – Louisville, KentuckyLouisville, KY
• University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette, LA
• Hampshire CollegeAmherst, MA
• Emerson CollegeBoston, MA
• Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA
• Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA
• New England Institute of ArtBrookline, MA
• Harvard Extension SchoolCambridge, MA
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Cambridge, MA
• Bristol Community CollegeFall River, MA
• Mount Ida CollegeNewton, MA
• Springfield CollegeSpringfield, MA
• Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston UniversityWaltham, MA
• Becker CollegeWorcester, MA
• Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA
• Anne Arundel Community CollegeAnne Arundel, MD
• Community College of Baltimore CountyBaltimore, MD
• University of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD
• Hagerstown Community CollegeHagerstown, MD
• Montgomery CollegeRockville, MD
• University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI
• University of Michigan – DearbornDearborn, MI
• College for Creative StudiesDetroit, MI
• Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI
• Baker College OnlineFlint, MI
• Calvin CollegeGrand Rapids, MI
• Davenport UniversityGrand Rapids, MI
• Ferris State UniversityGrand Rapids, MI
• Northern Michigan UniversityMarquette, MI
• International Academy of Design & Technology – MichiganTroy, MI
• Academy CollegeBloomington, MN
• The College of St. ScholasticaDuluth, MN
• Brown CollegeMendota Heights, MN
• Art Institutes International MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN
• Minneapolis College of Art and DesignMinneapolis, MN
• ITT Technical Institute – Arnold, MissouriArnold, MO
• Southern Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, MO
• University of Missouri – Columbia (College of Engineering)Columbia, MO
• ITT-Tech Earth CityEarth City, MO
• Sanford-Brown CollegeSt. Peters, MO
• Missouri State University – West PlainsWest Plains, MO
• University of Great Falls Great Falls, MT
• Art Institute of CharlotteCharlotte, NC
• Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, NC
• Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, NC
• High Point UniversityHigh Point, NC
• North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, NC
• School of Communication ArtsRaleigh, NC
• Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, NC
• Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboro, NC
• Bellevue UniversityBellevue, NE
• Concord Community CollegeConcord, NH
• Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH
• Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, NH
• Daniel Webster CollegeNashua, NH
• Camden County CollegeBlackwood, NJ
• Bloomfield CollegeBloomfield, NJ
• The College of New JerseyEwing, NJ
• Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ
• New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ
• Art Center Design College – AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque, NM
• The University of New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM
• Art Institute of Las VegasHenderson, NV
• International Academy of Design & Technology – Las VegasHenderson, NV
• Sierra Nevada CollegeIncline Village, NV
• Excelsior CollegeAlbany, NY
• Mildred Elley – School of Digital Media ArtsAlbany, NY
• CUNY BrooklynBrooklyn, NY
• Polytechnical Institute of NYUBrooklyn, NY
• Pratt InstituteBrooklyn, NY
• Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaigua, NY
• Adelphi UniversityGarden City, NY
• Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY
• Long Island University- CW PostLong Island, NY
• Fashion Institute of New YorkNew York, NY
• Game Institute, Inc.New York, NY
• Globe Institute of Technology (GIT)New York, NY
• New York UniversityNew York, NY
• Pace University New York, NY
• Parsons the New School of Design: School of Art, Media and TechnologyNew York, NY
• School of Visual ArtsNew York, NY
• Sessions Online School of Game ArtNew York, NY
• Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, NY
• Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY
• CUNY QueensboroughQueens, NY
• Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY
• Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY
• Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY
• Mohawk Valley Community CollegeUtica, NY
• Mercy College – Center for Digital ArtsWhite Plains, NY
• The College of WestchesterWhite Plains, NY
• Ohio UniversityAthens, OH
• Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH
• Cleveland Institute of ArtCleveland, OH
• The Ohio State University, Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and DesignColumbus, OH
• Kent State University-Tuscarawas CampusNew Philadelphia, OH
• Miami UniversityOxford, OH
• Edison Community CollegePiqua, OH
• Shawnee State UniversityPortsmouth, OH
• Oklahoma Panhandle State UniversityGoodwell, OK
• Oklahoma Christian UniversityOklahoma City, OK
• Oklahoma City Community CollegeOklahoma City, OK
• Northern Oklahoma CollegeTonkawa, OK
• Southern Oregon UniversityAshland, OR
• Art Institute of PortlandPortland, OR
• Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell, PA
• Gannon UniversityErie, PA
• Harrisburg UniversityHarrisburg, PA
• Delaware County Community CollegeMedia, PA
• Art Institute of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA
• Drexel University, Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and DesignPhiladelphia, PA
• La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PA
• Philadelphia UniversityPhiladelphia, PA
• The University of the ArtsPhiladelphia, PA
• University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
• Art Institute of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA
• Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA
• Brown UniversityProvidence, RI
• New England Institute of TechnologyWarwick, RI
• Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston, SC
• Limestone CollegeGaffney, SC
• Dakota State UniversityMadison, SD
• Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, SD
• Southern Adventist University – School of Visual Art and DesignCollegedale, TN
• East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN
• Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TN
• Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, TX
• Austin Community CollegeAustin, TX
• St. Edward’s UniversityAustin, TX
• Gemini School of Visual Arts & CommunicationCedar Park, TX
• Art Institute of DallasDallas, TX
• Richland CollegeDallas, TX
• University of Texas at DallasDallas, TX
• University of North TexasDenton, TX
• Art Institute of HoustonHouston, TX
• Houston Community CollegeHouston, TX
• San Jacinto College CentralHouston, TX
• Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, TX
• DeVry University – IrvingIrving, TX
• Kingwood CollegeKingwood, TX
• Guildhall at SMUPlano, TX
• University of Texas at Dallas – Arts and Technology programRichardson, TX
• Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, TX
• Tyler Junior CollegeTyler, TX
• University of Houston-VictoriaVictoria, TX
• Baylor UniversityWaco, TX
• Texas State Technical CollegeWaco, TX
• Weber State UniversityOgden, UT
• Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UT
• Art Institute–Salt Lake CitySalt Lake City, UT
• University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT
• Neumont UniversitySouth Jordan, UT
• Art Institute of WashingtonArlington, VA
• Virginia Polytechnical InstituteBlacksburg, VA
• George Mason UniversityFairfax, VA
• University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburg, VA
• Lynchburg CollegeLynchburg, VA
• Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VA
• Tidewater Community CollegePortsmouth, VA
• Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA
• Champlain CollegeBurlington, VT
• Bellevue Community CollegeBellevue, WA
• Olympic CollegeBremerton, WA
• Lake Washington Technical CollegeKirkland, WA
• Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood, WA
• Edmonds Community CollegeLynnwood, WA
• DigiPen Institute of TechnologyRedmond, WA
• Art Institute of SeattleSeattle, WA
• Seattle Central Community CollegeSeattle, WA
• University of Washington – Professional and Continuing EducationSeattle, WA
• ITT Tech – Green Bay CampusGreen Bay, WI
• Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, WI
• Madison Media Institute | College of Media ArtsMadison, WI
• University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, WI
• Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee, WI
• University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, WI
• Carroll UniversityWaukesha, WI
• Marshall UniversityHuntington, WV

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