At Art Center, they teach you to question everything, and to not just accept what you are told or given. You have to make your own choices. Ultimately, that's what makes a great filmmaker.

Michael Bay Broadcast Cinema Alumnus Executive Producer, Director Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,
Bad Boys I and II, Pearl Harbor, Armageddon, The Island

Beyond the top-notch technical skills I acquired, Art Center provided me with the tools to figure out what I had to offer as a filmmaker. Art Center excels at finding the individual in each student and letting that individuality define the filmmakers.

Zack Snyder Broadcast Cinema Alumnus Director Watchmen, 300 Dawn of the Dead

If ever there was an institution that looked at the finesse of work, that would be Art Center. Everywhere else had a lot of theory, but Art Center IS a place that shows you how to make your work professional. Art Center really lives up to its name.

Tarsem Singh Art Center Alumnus Director The Fall

If as a student you can survive the deadlines, the exacting assignments and the critiques from peers, then you will be prepared for anything.

Doug Claybourne Art Center Alumnus Producer or executive producer of more than 25 feature films.

No one has ever asked to see my grades from Art Center but plenty have asked to see what I created while there. If there is one attribute that places Art Center above other colleges, it is the emphasis placed on work. I can't think of better training for a career in the arts.

Greg Whiteley Art Center Alumnus Director Resolved, New York Doll