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Film Schools in California

California contains 76 schools that offer film programs. University of California-Los Angeles, the highest-ranking film school in CA, has a total student population of 38,550 and is the 7th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 76 film schools in California, only 32 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Los Angeles Film School comes out as the most expensive ($56,652/yr), with Mt San Antonio College as the lowest recorded at only $2,897/yr.

Film students from California schools who go on to become filmmakers, producers, directors, film directors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 79,780 people working as producers and directors alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $86,870. Also, Actors make on average $0 per year and there are about 39,880 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the California alone, there are 24,610 employed actors earning an average yearly salary of $*. Producers and directors in this state earn $120,530/yr and there are 20,070 employed.

Also, within the film schools in California, the average student population is 4,206 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from film, there are 18354 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 4,230 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $1,817, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Film Programs in California

University of California-Los Angeles

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, PhD

University of Southern California

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

University of California-Davis

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Claremont McKenna College

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of California-Santa Cruz

• Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Chapman University

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Masters

University of California-Riverside

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Fresno Pacific University

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Otis College of Art and Design

• Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Pacific Union College

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

San Francisco Art Institute

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters

Loyola Marymount University

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Video Symphony EnterTraining Inc

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

San Francisco State University

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

California State University-Sacramento

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

California Institute of the Arts

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters

Los Angeles Film School

• Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Brooks Institute

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Art Center College of Design

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

De Anza College

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Platt College-San Diego

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

Woodbury University

• Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Foothill College

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Saddleback College

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Associates

City College of San Francisco

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

National University

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Moorpark College

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Mt San Antonio College

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Orange Coast College

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Sierra College

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Santa Barbara City College

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Laney College

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Lake Tahoe Community College

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

West Valley College

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Los Angeles Pierce College

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

Pasadena City College

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Columbia College Hollywood

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

MiraCosta College

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Southwestern College

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

Allan Hancock College

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Palomar College

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

East Los Angeles College

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Academy of Art University

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors, Masters

Solano Community College

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Las Positas College

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Riverside Community College

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

El Camino Community College District

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Cypress College

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

American River College

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

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