Full Sail University
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(407) 679-0100
- For over twenty-five years, Full Sail Real World Education has been an industry leader in entertainment media and education. Full Sail’s degree programs offer intensive career training in Game Development, Computer Animation, Digital Arts & Design, Entertainment Business, Film, Recording Arts, and Show Production.
School Highlights
Full Sail University serves 20,170 students (100% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 23:1 is lower than the state community college average of 34:1.
Minority enrollment is 64% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 61%.
Top Rankings
Full Sail University ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Florida for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Diversity in US community colleges
- Community Size Largest student body
- Student Earnings Highest graduate earnings (10 years post graduation)
School Overview
The teacher population of 887 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Full Sail University | (FL) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's |
| Institution Level | Four or more years | Four or more years |
| Institution Control | Private for-profit | Private, for profit |
| Total Faculty | 887 staff | 55 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Full Sail's Bachelor's and Associate's Degrees for creative minds include Computer Animation, Digital Arts & Design, Entertainment Business, Film, Game Development, Recording Arts, and Show Production & Touring. Regardless of which program at our school you choose, one of Full Sail's fundamental goals is to encourage the union of art and technology. If you're looking to launch a career in music, film, video games, design, or animation, you've come to the right place. Over the past 27 years, Full Sail Real World Education has built a reputation as one of the premier media arts colleges in the world. Throughout the entertainment industry, Full Sail graduates have made their names working on award-winning films and albums, acclaimed video games and design projects, live productions, and more. Thousands of talented artists from around the globe are attracted to Full Sail because of its unique educational environment. Full Sail's student body of over 5,000 comes from 37 countries worldwide. Students from nations as diverse as Japan, India, Mexico, Belgium, Sweden, Iceland, Kenya, Canada, and South Korea have chosen Full Sail to launch their careers in the entertainment media industry. Full Sail's newly redesigned Media Center, where we've assembled the books, magazines, movies, and technology you need to research a project, study for that important test, keep in touch with friends, family, and classmates, connect to the Internet with your laptop, or just relax and take a break on one of our comfy couches.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Full Sail University is Herzing University-Winter Park (1.5 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Herzing University-Winter ParkPrivate, non-profit612 students | 1.50 Mi1865 SR 436
Winter Park, FL 32792
(407) 478-0500 1.50612 - Florida Career College-OrlandoPrivate for-profit889 students | 2.60 Mi989 North Semoran Boulevard
Orlando, FL 32807
(407) 956-5501 2.60889 - Fortis College-Winter ParkPrivate, for profit14 students | 4.20 Mi1573 W. Fairbanks Ave Suite #100
Winter Park, FL 32789
(407) 843-3984 4.2014 - AdventHealth UniversityPrivate not-for-profit1,705 students | 4.40 Mi671 Winyah Drive
Orlando, FL 32803
(407) 303-7742 4.401,705 - Valencia CollegePublic46,521 students | 6.20 Mi1768 Park Center Drive
Orlando, FL 32835
(407) 299-2187 6.2046,521
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