Full Sail University
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Full Sail University is a private for-profit university in Winter Park, Florida.[1] It was formerly a recording studio in Ohio named Full Sail Productions[2] and Full Sail Center for the Recording Arts.[3] The school moved to Florida in 1980, began offering bachelor's degrees in 2005,[4] and began offering online degrees in 2007.[5] The following year, the school was granted university status by the Florida Department of Education.[6]
Full Sail is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges to award associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees in audio, design, computer animation and business administration.[7][8]
History
Full Sail University was founded by Jon Phelps in Ohio, in 1979.[9] Its curriculum was centered on recording arts and offered courses in audio engineering.[10] It relocated to Orlando, Florida, in 1980 and added new courses to its core recording arts program. In 1989, Full Sail moved to its current location at Winter Park, Florida;[10] the following year, it was accredited to grant specialized associate degrees.[11]
Enrollment doubled between 1989 and 1991 at a time of increased interest in film and media studies.[12] The university had financial difficulties in 1992 and its growth slowed.[13] Between 1995 and 1999, it began offering associate degrees in computer animation, digital media, game design and development, and show production and touring; these were later expanded into full bachelor's degree programs.[11]
In 2005, the school offered its first bachelor's degree program, a Bachelor of Science degree in entertainment business.[14] In 2007, the first master's degree program—also in the entertainment industry—was offered.[15] Online degree programs began in 2007, the first of which was an online adaptation of the existing Entertainment Business Master of Science.[15]
The additions of the master's degree programs, among other factors, led to the school being recognized as a university by the state of Florida.[16] In 2008 it changed its name from Full Sail Real World Education to Full Sail University after attaining university status from the Florida Department of Education's Commission for Independent Education.[16]
The curriculum and degree programs were broadened between 2006 and 2011,[17] adding programs such as a Bachelor of Science in sports marketing and media,[18] and a Master of Science degree in game design.[19]
In 2012, WWE began filming episodes of its internet television show WWE NXT at Full Sail University.[20][21][22] In June 2015, the school began hosting the WWE Tough Enough series.[23][24][25] As part of the partnership between Full Sail and WWE, students have the opportunity to produce WWE NXT tapings, during which merchandise and tickets sales contribute to a scholarship fund for students enrolled at the university.[26][27] As of January 2018, the partnership had resulted in $385,000 in scholarships.[28][29][30] In September 2019, WWE and Full Sail University announced the expansion of their partnership. In 2020, it was announced that WWE NXT would stop taping at Full Sail University.[31]
In 2015, the university announced a partnership with Wargaming and completed building a user experience lab for conducting research projects.[32][33][34]
Full Sail University's Dan Patrick School of Sportscasting was established in 2017, with a sportscasting degree program and instruction provided by sportscaster and radio personality Dan Patrick.[35][36][37]
Campus
The university moved to Winter Park in 1989.[38] Full Sail University's approximately Script error: No such module "convert". campus is located Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of downtown Orlando. The campus has soundstages, a film backlot, and 110 studios.[39] An office building for teaching staff for the online degree program was leased in 2009.[40]
In 2010, a new game studio was named "Blackmoor" (after a campaign in Dungeons & Dragons) in honor of Dave Arneson, who taught game design at the school from 1999 to 2008.[41] In November 2010, in partnership with ESPN, the school opened a new laboratory for research and development in studio technologies.[42] Two months later, approximately 200 Full Sail Online employees moved into the Gateway Center in Downtown Orlando.[43] Also in 2011, the university announced plans to construct an Script error: No such module "convert". educational building to house 475 faculty and staff, additional film and television soundstages and classrooms; it was scheduled for completion in early 2012.[44] In July 2011, Full Sail acquired Lakeview Office Park in Orlando.[45]
In October 2018, Full Sail announced plans to construct an esports arena called "The Fortress".[46] The 11,200-square-foot venue opened in May 2019, serves as home of Full Sail University's esports team, Armada.[47][48][49]
In 2020, The Fortress was named a top-10 collegiate esports facility.[50] It was also named one of the "15 Most Elite Universities for Pursuing Esports Careers in North America" in 2020.[51][52] The Virtual Production Studio opened on the main campus in March 2022.[53][54]
Academics
Full Sail's academic degree programs are primarily focused on audio, film and media production,[55] video game design,[56] animation[57] and other studies related to the media and entertainment industries.[58] Full Sail began offering coursework in creating augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) projects in 2016, housed in the campus's Fabrication Lab.[59][60][61][62]
Full Sail is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC).[7][63] In 2007 and 2011, the college was subject to criticism regarding limited transferability of credits.[64][65][66]
Student outcomes
According to the College Scorecard, as of July 2024, Full Sail has a 47% graduation rate.[67] Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergrad students in the 2023–2024 period was $26,947.[68]
Awards and rankings
In 1989, 1990, and 1991, the Full Sail Center for the Recording Arts won Mix magazine's outstanding institutional achievement award for recording schools.[69]
In 2005, Rolling Stone called Full Sail "one of the five best music programs in the country".[70]
The college was named FAPSC School/College of the Year (an award for which only career colleges in Florida were eligible) by the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges (FAPSC) in 2008, 2011,[71] and 2014.[72] Full Sail was recognized for its 21st-century best practices in distance learning by the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) in 2011,[73] and was the recipient of New Media Consortium Center for Excellence Award in 2011 and 2015.[74][75]
Full Sail's Game Design master's degree has been ranked in The Princeton Review's Top 25 Graduate Program for Video Game Design since 2014.[76][77][78] Full Sail also ranked in the top 50 in The Princeton Review's list of undergraduate programs for game design in 2021.[79][80] TheWrap ranked Full Sail last place in their 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 lists of the "Top 50 Film Schools".[81][82][83] In 2018, College Magazine ranked Full Sail number five in their list of the top 10 colleges for video game design.[84] In January 2020, Animation Career Review ranked Full Sail University number 19 in their list of Top 50 Animation Schools in the US.[85]
Notable alumni
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- Christopher Aker,[86] founder of Linode
- Marcella Araica,[87] ASCAP Award-winning audio and mixing engineer
- J Beatzz (born Joshua Adams), record producer
- Cheese (born Jason Goldberg), record producer and audio engineer [88]
- Corey Beaulieu,[89] guitarist for the American heavy metal band Trivium
- Adam Best,[90] entrepreneur, film producer, political activist, writer
- Brad Blackwood, Grammy and Pensado Award-winning mastering engineer
- Darren Lynn Bousman,[91] film director and screenwriter
- Bre-Z (born Calesha Murray), actress on Empire (2015) and musician[92]
- Soufiane El Khalidy,[93] actor, filmmaker and writer
- Collie Buddz (born Colin Harper),[94][95] musician and singer
- Corrin Campbell,[96] musician and singer
- Jason Citron, [97] co-founder and CEO of Discord and founder of OpenFeint
- Ryan Connolly,[98][99] filmmaker, Internet celebrity, presenter
- Chad Crawford,[100] television host
- Christine D'Clario,[101] Christian music singer and songwriter
- DJ Swivel (born Jordan Young),[102] Grammy award-winning mixer, music producer, audio engineer
- Dylan Dresdow,[103] Grammy award-winning mixer, Emmy award-winning mixer, music producer, audio engineer
- FKi 1st (born Trocon Roberts),[104] record producer and disc jockey
- JD Harmeyer,[105] producer, Howard Stern Show
- London on da Track (born London Holmes),[106] record producer and songwriter (attended)
- Mike Jaggerr,[107] musician, producer, songwriter
- Kaká,[108] footballer (attended, graduation unconfirmed)
- E. L. Katz[109] Film director, producer and screenwriter
- Sebastian Krys,[110] Grammy winning audio engineer and record producer
- Ross Lara,[111] audio engineer and record producer
- Colin Leonard,[112] Grammy award-winning mastering engineer. Won 2024 Grammy for his mastering engineering work on Victoria Monét's Jaguar II
- Machinedrum (born Travis Stewart),[113][114] electronic music producer and performer
- Graham Marsh, record producer and recording engineer
- William McDowell,[115] gospel musician
- Steven C. Miller,[116] film director, editor, and screenwriter
- Nathan Nance, Emmy award-winning sound mixer and engineer
- Tre Nagella, Grammy award-winning American recording engineer, mixer and record producer
- Brett Novak,[117] director and filmmaker
- Jeff Pinilla,[118] director, editor, producer
- Viktor Prokopenya,[119] technology entrepreneur
- Gary Rizzo,[110][120] Oscar winning audio engineer, re-recording mixer
- Andrés Saavedra, Latin Grammy award-winning producer
- Rafa Sardina,[121] record producer and audio engineer
- Phil Tan,[110] Grammy-winning audio engineer
- Devvon Terrell,[122] rapper and record producer
- Terrell Grice,[123] producer, singer-songwriter, YouTuber
- Alex Tumay,[124][125] audio engineer and disc jockey
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- Stuart White,[126] Grammy award-winning recording/mixing engineer[127]
- Adam Wingard,[128][129] cinematographer, film director and editor
- Alex Vincent,[130] actor
- Brian Yale, 4× Grammy award-nominated bass guitarist with Matchbox Twenty
Notable faculty
Instructors at who have taught at Full Sail include Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Dave Arneson (game design),[131] and Oprah Winfrey's domestic partner, Stedman Graham.[132][133] Other notable instructors include James Neihouse, cinematographer and lifetime member of the Academy, a 6,000-member group that votes on Oscar nominees. Oscar-winning sound engineer Bill W. Benton teaches in the Film Production MFA program,[134] and former wrestler Ed Ferrera teaches the creative writing program.[135][136]
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