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Full Sail Real World Education

Established 1979
Type Private University
President Garry Jones
Staff 1,044
Students 5,000
Location Winter Park, Florida, USA
Campus Suburban (178 acres)
Website fullsail.com

Coordinates: 28°35′47.65″N, 81°18′4.77″W Full Sail Real World Education is a private university located in Winter Park, Florida, geared toward the entertainment industry and known for its around-the-clock schedule. It offers degree programs in Computer Animation, Digital Arts & Design, Entertainment Business, Film, Game Development, Music Business, Recording Arts, and Show Production & Touring. Full Sail awards associate's, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees after 12 to 21 months of an accelerated education. The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... A private university is a university that is run without the control of any government entity. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... Winter Park may be: Winter Park, Colorado Winter Park, Florida Winter Park Company Winter Park Resort Winter Park High School Category: ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A private university is a university that is run without the control of any government entity. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... An associate degree is an academic degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges, business colleges and some bachelors degree-granting colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study usually lasting two years. ... A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


The school is owned by Full Sail, Inc.

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History

Full Sail was founded by Jon Phelps in 1979 as a recording studio workshop. A Film program was added in 1988, and the school was accredited to award specialized associate’s degrees in 1990. A third degree in Digital Media was added in 1995, followed by Game Design and Show Production & Touring in 1998. A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. ...


Full Sail received additional accreditation in 1998, allowing the school to issue associate of science degrees, and 1999 saw the addition of a Computer Animation associate’s degree. In 2003, Full Sail added its first bachelor’s degree in Entertainment Business (designed to be combined with an additional Full Sail associate’s degree), followed quickly by the Game Design & Development program. The company was originally called Full Sail Recorders, Inc., subsequently Full Sail Center for the Recording Arts, and finally the name was changed to Full Sail, Inc. in 2000.[1]


In 2005, three programs – Computer Animation, Digital Arts & Design (formerly Digital Media), and Film – were expanded and accredited to be offered as Bachelor of Science degrees. In 2007, the Entertainment Business Bachelor's Degree Program was altered to become the Music Business Bachelor of Science Degree Program[2], and the school introduced its first master's program, in Entertainment Business[3]. In June of 2007, a Graphic Design Associate of Science Degree was announced [4].


In August of 2007, Full Sail announced its first online degree program - an online version of the Entertainment Business Master's Degree[5].


Academics

Degree Programs

As of June 2007, Full Sail is offering the following degree programs:


Campus:
Master of Science in Entertainment Business
Bachelor of Science in Computer Animation
Bachelor of Science in Digital Arts & Design
Bachelor of Science in Music Business
Bachelor of Science in Film
Bachelor of Science in Game Development
Associate of Science in Recording Arts
Associate of Science in Show Production & Touring
Associate of Science in Graphic Design


Online:
Master of Science in Entertainment Business


Full Sail has become known for offering an “accelerated” education – the school’s degree programs can be completed in less than half the time of a typical college degree – the associate’s programs are 12 months long, the bachelor’s programs are 21 months long, and the master's program is 13 months long.


Scheduling

Full Sail has gained a reputation for having a challenging lab and class schedule. The school essentially operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with students in class or lab for 4 hours at a time; lectures generally take place between the hours of 9:00am and 9:00pm, while labs run throughout the day.


Full Sail’s degree programs start monthly. Throughout the course of a program, the average Full Sail student will have two courses at one time, with one course occurring on three days a week and the other course occurring on two. This course load can fluctuate, however, according to the student’s program and month.


Courses are generally four weeks long, but some are longer, and new courses start every four weeks. This schedule allows Full Sail a fluid, if intense, operating method. If a student fails a course for poor grades (as opposed to poor attendance), they can take the course over again the following month at no additional cost, as long as the schedule for the degree is maintained. If a student fails a class for poor attendance, however, they must pay the course cost again to retake it.


Costs

Unlike many colleges, Full Sail’s tuition prices cover all expenses for a degree program. Course manuals (sometimes created by the school for the specific courses) for all classes are provided at no additional cost, and any art supplies or other materials are provided at no cost upon entering the course requiring them.


Tuition costs range from $46,642 to $66,613 for the entire degree program. In 2007, the school introduced a new program called Apple Launch Box - every non-Game Development student in the school now receives an Apple Mac Book Pro with software relevant to their degree program. The cost of this computer, which is included in the numbers above, is an institutional fee which can range from $2,200 to $2,700, depending on the program and software configuration. Game Development students receive a Windows-based laptop with all software necessary for the course, but its cost is not included in tuition.


Student life

Student life, like the school itself, is different from a typical college. Since a new class starts every month, classmates who start at the same time frequently stay together throughout the program. Class sizes vary from 20 to 85 students, with a maximum number of 120 students in classes where students from different degree programs are combined.


There are several groups and clubs within the different degree programs of the school, each oriented toward student interests. Students in the relevant degree program generally manage the groups, with an instructor providing support.


Full Sail does not have on-campus student housing. Most students live within 5 miles of the school in apartment complexes in the immediate area, often with roommates. The school has a housing department, which provides prospective students with information about local apartment complexes, and keeps track of students who are looking for roommates.


Notable Full Sail alumni & productions

Full Sail alumni have contributed to the following projects, among others:


Games

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TV & Movies

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Music

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Views of Full Sail

Industry recognition

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Accreditation

Full Sail is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology, which is a national accreditor of primarily vocational schools and career schools within the United States. Most four year colleges and universities in the U.S. are regionally accredited, and do not recognize national accreditation such as ACCSCT (see [44]). Regional accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools would be required for Full Sail credits to be transferable to traditional four-year colleges throughout the United States. Requirements for regional accreditation would involve switching to a more conventional semester-hours based schedule, requiring a wider variety of general education credits, and utilizing teaching faculty with Master's or Doctorate degrees (see [45]). Accreditation is a process by which a facilitys services and operations are examined by a third-party accrediting agency to determine if applicable standards are met. ... The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) is a regional accreditor for over 13,000 public and private educational institutions ranging from preschool to college level in the Southern United States. ...


Notable alumni

Some notable Full Sail alumni:

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Notable faculty

Notable faculty members include:

  • Dave Arneson - Co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons and co-founder of Zeitgeist Games.
  • Richard S. Wright, Jr - Co-author of the OpenGL Super Bible (ISBN 0-672-32601-9).
  • Dustin Clingman - Head of the Orlando IGDA chapter and co-founder of Zeitgeist Games.
  • Christopher M. Murray - Autodesk Training Specialist for 3DS Max (one of 19 such instructors world wide) and veteran production artist, and author of Mastering 3DS Max (ISBN 0-7821-2561-1) for Sybex Publishing.

David L. Arneson is an American game designer born in 1955. ... This article is about the role-playing game. ... The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) is a non-profit organization designed to promote, and strengthen the video game industry, and have computer games recognised as an art form. ...

References

  • Full Sail Catalog
  • Dave Scheiber, Showbiz U, St. Petersburg Times, February 17, 2003.

External links

  • Full Sail's official site
  • Full Sail Alumni site
  • Full Sail's catalog of courses
  • FS911 - Full Sail Unofficial Online Community:

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Full Sail Real World Education (827 words)
Full Sail is home to more than 5,000 students representing 50 states and 40 countries worldwide.
Students learn and develop their skills in world class recording studios, spacious film soundstages, cutting-edge virtual reality labs, and a professional performing arts hall, all housed in a 91-acre, 100-studio multimedia campus.
Full Sail's college campus is situated in a beautiful area of Central Florida called Winter Park, 20 minutes from downtown Orlando, 35 minutes from Disney and Universal Studios, one hour from Cape Canaveral and the Atlantic beaches, and two hours from the Gulf of Mexico.
Full Sail Real World Education - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1455 words)
Full Sail was founded in 1979 as a recording studio workshop.
Full Sail does not have on-campus student housing, due to a surplus of apartment complexes in the immediate area of the school.
Full Sail is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology, which is a national accreditor of primarily vocational schools and career schools within the United States.
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