Video games aren't just child's play anymore. At video game design schools, you can learn everything you need to know to turn your love of gaming into a lucrative new career.

Video Game Design Schools: Get Today's Hot Education for a Cool New Career

If you think video games are just for kids, think again. Gaming has become a multi-billion dollar industry that continues to grow each year. Video game design schools tap into this emerging industry and can give you the skills you need to excel at game design and programming.

Video Game Design Schools: An Education for the Future

Using state-of-the-art-equipment, video game design schools provide instruction on all the latest trends and techniques in video game creation. Practical hands-on experience is the centerpiece of many video game design schools' curricula. Depending on the school, you may be able to specialize in graphics, programming, sound or editing. In addition, while some video game design schools offer 4-year degrees, others can have you ready for your new career in 2 years or less. As a student, you not only learn video game design but business basics as well.

Tomorrow's Careers Today

No industry is as cutting edge as gaming. Video game design schools can put you on the path to an exciting career in a growing field. The field is competitive, so a degree from a video game design school is essential to landing the bets jobs. Although the Bureau of Labor Statistics does not collect data specifically for video game designers, many who enter the field have computer programming experience. Those professional earned a median annual wage of $69,620 in 2008. The field is changing rapidly as technology advances, and you could be at the forefront of it with an education fro a video game design school.

Maryalene LaPonsie

Computer Softward Engineers and Computer Programmers • http://www.bls.gov • http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos303.htm • Bureau of Labor Statistics

Schools are listed in alphabetical order by state then city.
Canadian schools are listed at the bottom.

Keiser University Campus	[Fort Lauderdale, FL]
Programs: Fashion Design and Merchandising, AS Video Game Design, AS Request More Information >

Keiser University Campus	[Port St. Lucie, FL]
Programs: Video Game Design, AS Request More Information >

Sanford-Brown College - St. Peters	[Saint Peters, MO]
Programs: Game and Web Design Request More Information >

Mildred Elley - Albany	[Albany, NY]
Programs: Game Design & 3D Animation Request More Information >

International Academy of Design & Technology -- Online	[Online]
Programs: Associate of Science in Graphic Design Associate of Science in Web Design Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Merchandising Bachelor of Fine Arts in Advertising and Design Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Media Production Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game Production Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design Bachelor of Fine Arts in Web Development Request More Information >

The Art Institute of Vancouver (Burnaby location)	[Burnaby, BC]
Programs: 3-D Model for Game & Animation Animation Art & Design Digital Film & Video Production Graphic Design Graphic Design & Foundation for Design VFX for Film & Television Request More Information >

Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology

[London, ON]

Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology (OIART) offers students like you a total immersion in the art and science of sound recording. In just eleven months, our enriched, accelerated curriculum fully prepares our graduates for professional career pursuits in music recording, audio engineering, and related fields.
Programs:
Sound for Video Games and/or the Internet
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Herzing College - Toronto

[Toronto, ON]

Take control of your career. Since 1965, Herzing College has prepared over 35,000 graduates for computer and business-oriented careers. Our state-of-the-art Birmingham, Alabama campus offers day and evening classes in Business, Design/CAD, Electronics/Telecommunications and Information Technology. Herzing College has achieved a 93% job placement rate for the current class. Financial aid is available for those who qualify.
Programs:
Diploma Computer Graphic Design
Diploma Game Design and Animation
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Herzing College - Montreal	[Montreal, QC]
ake control of your career at Herzing College in Montreal, Quebec. Our state-of-the-art campus offers day and evening classes in Information Technology. Programs: 3D Animation - Video Games - NTL.09 Graphic Design for the Web NWE.1T Request More Information >