ITT Technical Institute, known by many as ITT Tech, offers a bachelor's degree in Digital Entertainment and Game Design from its School of Drafting and Design. ITT Tech boasts over 100 campuses in 30-plus states, making it convenient to earn your degree from just about anywhere. ITT Tech requires students to possess a high school diploma or G.E.D., as well as a minimum 2.0 grade point average to qualify. Applicants also must arrange an interview with an ITT Tech representative.
Westwood College of Technology offers bachelor's degrees in Game Art and Design and Game Software Development. The school offers the degrees in courses online and on campuses located in California, Illinois and Colorado. Applicants applying to the video game degree programs must show records of their academic history, take an interview with a school representative and prove proficient in the English language (if it is not their primary language).
The Art Institute offers a bachelor's degree in Game Art and Design both online and at 22 locations across the United States and Canada. Video game programs are offered in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, Washington and British Columbia. The Art Institute boasts high employment rates from their video game degree programs. Students at the Art Institute are encouraged to enter into national competitions to promote their designs and ideas to future employers and industry fanatics.
DeVry University offers a bachelor's degree in Game and Simulation Programming at 24 campus locations and online. The degree focuses not only on video game development but also simulation development, which has proven to be a large industry for military use in recent years.
Located in Boca Raton, Florida, the Digital Media Arts College offers two video game related degrees: a three-year bachelor's degree in computer animation and a two-year master's degree in special effects animation. While the curriculum is not specifically centered around video games, the techniques and skills acquired can be very useful in the video game industry. The college offers faculty and guest lecturers from industry giants such as Sega, Imageworks and Disney, and is widely considered one of the top colleges for digital artists.