Digital Arts Leader Cogswell College To Hold Open House For Next-generation Of ‘black Collar’ Students April 28, 2012

Cogswell College (http://www.cogswell.edu/), one of the world’s leading regionally-accredited institutions offering a unique curriculum that fuses digital arts, engineering and entrepreneurship, is holding an Open House (http://www.cogswell.edu/prospective/rsvp-open-house.php) on April 28, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at its Sunnyvale campus. The Open House will provide an opportunity to tour Cogswell’s dynamic campus, watch student created award-winning short animations, meet the faculty, talk to an Admissions Representative and get answers to Financial Aid questions.

Tucked away in the heart of Silicon Valley, Cogswell is one of the most inspiring, creative institutions in the world providing innovative degrees (http://www.cogswell.edu/academics/programs.php) that prepare students for converging global industries including video gaming, animation, sound design and software engineering.

Cogswell alumni credentials include the world’s best-selling video game, Call of Duty and blockbuster films including Toy Story, Harry Potter and Thor. Student created films have garnered scores of national awards (http://www.cogswell.edu/student-work/worlds-apart.php) including best animation at the Miami Film Festival, Route 66 Film Festival and Philadelphia Film and Animation Festival, the Audience Choice Award at the San Jose Short Film Festival and the Children’s Jury Award at the Encounters Film Festival in the UK. Cogswell alumni have gone on to careers with Activision, DreamWorks, Disney, Electronic Arts, Pixar, Microsoft Game Studio, and many more.
"Without a doubt, Cogswell has produced something spectacular with its curriculum leading up to this year’s project which will prepare students right out of the gate for the rigors of our industry," said Marilyn Friedman, Head of Outreach at DreamWorks Animation. "It's not easy to do this stuff.”
Cogswell graduates receive an education that meshes foundation-building skills with cutting edge coursework to prepare them for the “black collar economy.” By combining entrepreneurship with the advanced managerial skills that are essential in the hyper-competitive fields of 3D animation, game design, 3D modeling, digital audio production and entertainment design—Cogswell graduates are ready to become leaders, problem solvers and creative thinkers—or to start building their own studios.

“By ensuring that our innovative degree programs emphasize general education and entrepreneurship, we’re providing our graduates with a huge advantage as they enter the job force in their field of study,” said Cogswell College Chancellor Charles H. (Chuck) House. “Combining hands-on skills taught by industry professionals with extensive theoretical and classical education prepares our students like no other institution specializing in the digital arts. I’m proud to say our graduates are ‘battle-tested’ for professions that are changing almost daily.”

Cogswell College offers an intimate and stimulating academic environment that enables its students to earn a BA degree in Digital Art and Animation or Entrepreneurship and Innovation or a BS degree in Digital Audio Technology, Digital Arts Engineering, Computer Engineering or Software Engineering. The Open House will provide an opportunity to tour the campus, watch student created award-winning short animations, meet Cogswell faculty, talk to an admissions representative and get answers to financial aid questions.

Official Website: http://www.cogswell.edu/prospective/rsvp-open-house.php