Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects

Orange Coast College, a public institution in Costa Mesa, CA, offers an Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects certificate at the two- to four-year credential level. The program covers digital animation principles, motion graphics, interactive media design, visual effects production, and industry-standard software tools used in film, gaming, and multimedia industries.

This program is part of the communications technologies field (CIP 10.0304) and is offered alongside a shorter Animation certificate at Orange Coast College, as well as programs in Photographic and Film/Video Technology, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology, Building Construction Technology, and Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology. Students develop a portfolio of work applicable to careers in animation, digital media production, and interactive design.