Bay Area Animation Schools
Local graduate, undergraduate programs in animation, film and/or visual effects
Academy of Art University
79 New Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3410
(800) 544-2787 • www.academyart.edu
The Art Institute of California (San Francisco)
1170 Market St. San Francisco, CA 94102
415-865-0198 • www.artinstitutes.edu/sanfrancisco
California College of the Arts
Film & Video Dept, 5212 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94618
510-594-3600 • www.cca.edu
DeAnza College
21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, CA 95014
408-864-5678 • www.deanza.edu
Ex'pression College for Digital Arts
6601 Shellmound St. Emeryville, CA 94608
510.654.2934• www.expression.edu
San Francisco State University
(ASIFA-SF president Karl Cohen teaches here)
1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132
Cinema Department Office, Fine Arts Building, Room 245
(415) 338-1629 • www.cinema.sfsu.edu
San Jose State University
1 Washington Square, Art Bldg 121, San Jose, 95192
408.924.1000 • www.sjsu.edu
Education & Training
Bay Area classes and certificate programs
Animation Mentor
Online animation school
www.animationmentor.com
Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC or "Bay Vack")
2727 Mariposa, 2nd floor SF, CA 94110
415-861-3282 • www.bavc.org
Berkeley City College (Formerly Vista)
2020 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA
510-981-2800 • www.peralta.edu • multimedia dept.
City College of San Francisco
Film / Broadcasting Dept., 50 Phelan Avenue, SF, CA 94112
415-239-3000 • www.ccsf.edu
Cogswell Polytechnical College
Animation Dept, 1175 Bordeaux Dr, Sunnyvale, CA 94089
408-541-0100 • www.cogswell.edu
College of Marin
Film Dept., 835 College Avenue, Kentfield, CA 94904
415) 457-8811 • www.marin.cc.ca.us
Film Arts Foundation (FAF)
346 Ninth St, 2nd floor SF, CA 94103
415-552-8760 • fax: 415-552-0882 • www.filmarts.org/home.php
San Francisco Art Institute
Film Dept., 800 Chestnut St., SF, CA 94133
415-771-7020 • www.sfai.edu
