Overview

At Berkeley City College, students learn the fine points of skills and craft needed to succeed in the entertainment industry for animation, design, game (including VR), mobile and web, and video arts production. Industry standard tools are taught as part of the curriculum including Maya, Adobe Suite,  Cinema 4D, Painter, Pro Tools, Harmony, and ZBrush.

Artist, animators, designers, producers, and executives from Maxon, inc., Mulkey Vision, Pixar Studios, Springer Design, True West Studios, Talman Associates, Charles Schwab, 3D Gear, Tippett Studios, Wolf Hill Studios, and San Francisco AMC Siggraph, serve on the programs advisory board.

Berkeley City College is one of only two Unreal Academic Partner campuses in the Bay Area, giving students access to cutting-edge instruction in Unreal Engine, a leading platform in game design and interactive media. Unreal Academic Partners get access to licenses and subscriptions to the latest enterprise Unreal software for game design, motion capture, and 3D modeling. We also receive information about internships and hiring events in the Bay Area and access to the Epic Developer Community learning resources.

Berkeley City College is recognized as a Toon Boom Center of Excellence. Through this partnership, students get access to free copies of Harmony and Storyboard Pro, allowing access to the industry leading 2D animation software both at home and on campus.