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within 100 miles of San Jose, CA
University of California-Berkeley
University of California-Davis
University of California-Santa Cruz
Pacific Union College
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco State University
California State University-Sacramento
De Anza College
Foothill College
City College of San Francisco
Laney College
West Valley College
Academy of Art University
Solano Community College
Las Positas College
American River College
College of San Mateo
Napa Valley College
Chabot College
Sacramento City College
Modesto Junior College
Monterey Peninsula College
The Art Institute of California-Sacramento
Cosumnes River College
The Art Institute of California–Sunnyvale
College of Marin
Gavilan College
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Film Schools near San Jose
San Jose, CA (population: 977,893) has twenty-eight film schools within a 100-mile radius of its city center. Stanford University, the highest ranked school in this group with a film program, has a total student population of 18,498. It is the 3rd highest ranked school in the USA and one of the highest in the state . To learn more about film programs in San Jose, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of film professors at Stanford University such as Scott Bukatman, Patrick Keating, and Pavle Levi.
Film students from San Jose 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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara area alone, there are 80 employed actors earning an average salary of $*. Producers and directors in this area earn $70,160/yr and there are 280 employed.
San Jose lies in Santa Clara county, which is one of the 57 counties in California. Overall, the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara area has 888,960 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $32/hr average worker wage, and a $66,780 average annual salary. Thus, about 0 out of every 1000 jobs in San Jose are held by producers and directors, and 0/1000 are held by actors.
Of the 28 film schools with a 100-mile radius of San Jose, only 19 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Art Institute of California–Sunnyvale comes out as the most expensive ($32,611/yr) for film students, with De Anza College as the lowest, reported at only $3,899/yr.
Film Programs near San Jose
Stanford University
- Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered: Masters - Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters
- Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
- Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
Levels offered: Associates - Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered: Associates
- Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered: Associates
- Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered: Certificate, Associates - Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered: Certificate
- Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
- 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
- Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors, Masters
- Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
Levels offered: Associates
- Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
Levels offered: Certificate
- Film/Cinema Studies
- Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered: Associates
- Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
- Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
Levels offered: Associates
- Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
Levels offered: Certificate, Associates - Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered: Associates
- Cinematography and Film/Video Production
- Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered: Associates
- Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
- Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
Levels offered: Certificate, Associates - Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered: Associates
- Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered: Associates - Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered: Associates
- Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered: Associates
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Cities Near San Jose
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from San Jose |
| Santa Clara | CA | 112,889 | 4 | 29.9373 | 188 | 8.2 miles |
| Milpitas | CA | 69,900 | 1 | 18.2292 | 19 | 9.3 miles |
| Sunnyvale | CA | 135,564 | 4 | 17.5213 | 21 | 11.7 miles |
| Fremont | CA | 207,431 | 5 | 26.457 | 262 | 17.9 miles |
| Union City | CA | 76,462 | 1 | 13.7752 | 0 | 22.8 miles |
| Santa Cruz | CA | 57,690 | 2 | 37.6705 | 80 | 25.1 miles |
| Hayward | CA | 145,517 | 6 | 17.5402 | 239 | 26.6 miles |
| Dublin | CA | 46,208 | 3 | 13.8145 | 117 | 29.2 miles |
| Castro Valley | CA | 65,952 | 0 | - | 0 | 30.6 miles |
| San Mateo | CA | 93,990 | 1 | 15.1982 | 101 | 31.0 miles |
| San Leandro | CA | 78,904 | 1 | 29.9223 | 11 | 32.8 miles |
| Oakland | CA | 412,612 | 12 | 26.3295 | 321 | 38.3 miles |
| Alameda | CA | 71,628 | 3 | 11.6549 | 62 | 39.5 miles |
| South San Francisco | CA | 64,345 | 0 | - | 0 | 40.0 miles |
| Walnut Creek | CA | 64,055 | 0 | - | 0 | 42.8 miles |
| Berkeley | CA | 102,237 | 13 | 2.98519 | 59 | 45.7 miles |
| San Francisco | CA | 817,411 | 21 | 17.5697 | 455 | 46.3 miles |
| Concord | CA | 122,338 | 7 | 21.1076 | 136 | 47.1 miles |
| Antioch | CA | 102,439 | 2 | 25.0238 | 14 | 47.8 miles |
| Pittsburg | CA | 67,613 | 2 | 20.7913 | 157 | 49.9 miles |
| Salida | CA | - | 2 | 26.0837 | 19 | 50.5 miles |
| Ceres | CA | 43,443 | 0 | - | 0 | 53.1 miles |
| Modesto | CA | 203,882 | 4 | 24.9737 | 137 | 53.4 miles |
| Stockton | CA | 291,422 | 7 | 28.794 | 278 | 55.0 miles |
| Vallejo | CA | 114,029 | 1 | 31.5233 | 11 | 60.4 miles |
| Fairfield | CA | 104,184 | 9 | 23.8893 | 386 | 66.5 miles |
| Napa | CA | 75,759 | 1 | 15.1485 | 56 | 73.4 miles |
| Merced | CA | 78,579 | 3 | 29.789 | 150 | 75.4 miles |
| Laguna | CA | 60,976 | 0 | - | 0 | 81.0 miles |
| West Sacramento | CA | 50,542 | 1 | 29.8049 | 4 | 88.7 miles |