School Of Communication Arts

Location and Contact Information

3000 Wakefield Crossing Drive
Raleigh, NC 27614-7076
USA
Main Tel: (919) 488-8500
Web Site

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

The School of Communication Arts, also known as SCA, is a two-year private for-profit vocational school, located in north Raleigh, North Carolina. Also known as the Digital Circus, due to the 3 multi-colored domes that make up its campus, it was established in 1992. SCA offers certificate courses in digital filmmaking, digital media arts, digital art & animation, and digital audio production & design.

The School of Communication Arts offers a variety of student support services. The graduates of the school have gone on to work with reputed companies such as Industrial Light and Magic, DreamWorks, and Red Storm Entertainment. SCA also boasts a top of the line audio and video theatre, which is sponsored by JBL.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in media, photography and commercial art, and computer science and engineering.
  • High male/female ratio.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Quarter.

Features of note:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 21,000
Books and supplies$ 150

Financial Aid

School Of Communication Arts participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 94% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students
Average
Amount
Any Grant74%$2,481
Institutional Grant14%$787
Federal Grant58%$2,948
Pell Grant50%$3,320
Other Federal Grant8%$600
State or Local Grant2%$700

Loans% of
Students
Average
Amount
Student Loan94%$7,123
Federal Loan92%$7,158
Other Loan2%$5,090

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to School Of Communication Arts:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Newberry CollegeNewberry, SC973
2Visible School-Music and Worships Arts CollegeMemphis, TN92
3Waldorf CollegeForest City, IA582
4Sterling CollegeSterling, KS653
5Andrew CollegeCuthbert, GA263
6Lambuth UniversityJackson, TN815
7Howard Payne UniversityBrownwood, TX1,388
8Emmanuel CollegeFranklin Springs, GA697
9Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeOwensboro, KY909
10Pikeville CollegePikeville, KY1,077

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
< 1 year certificate586
1-2 year certificate456
Associate424

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  21

Students

Student enrollment was 373 in 2009-2010 (379 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 69% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (23 awarded)

  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

DESIGN (4 awarded)

  • Interior Design

MEDIA (95 awarded)

  • Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
  • Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (23 awarded)

  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Photography