Overview

What does it take for an artist to succeed in the gaming industry? How can you develop the artistic and technical skills needed to create the 2-D and 3-D environments, characters, and animations seen in the games millions of people play every day?

Success as a game artist begins with a passion for creating art.

Why Study Game Art major from Champlain College?

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The unique Game Studio at Champlain College gives you start-to-finish game building experience in a professional environment. You'll collaborate with your peers in the Game Design, Game Programming, and Game Production Management majors to create playable games in a studio that parallels the processes of the game industry.

Our degree in Game Art was one of the first in the country and remains among the top game development programs in the world.

Champlain is ranked #4 in the world and #2 in the United States by the Rookie Awards. The Rookies is an international creative media competition which ranks schools based on their students' creative skills, technical know-how, raw talent, and employment potential.

Gamedesigning.org recently named Champlain among its "Top 50 Best Video Game Design Schools in the U.S."

The Princeton Review ranked Champlain in the top 20 schools for undergraduate game design programs on its list of "Top Schools to Study Video Game Design for 2019."

While the field of game art represents an exploding industry that is expanding every day, there's a catch: everybody wants to get in. Opportunities in the field are available to the most highly qualified graduates, so getting the right combination of education and experience will be critical to your success.

Academic Experience

Through our Upside-Down Curriculum, you will start Game Art courses-like Drawing for Realism I, Introduction to 3-D Modeling and Texturing, and Introduction to Animation for Games-in your first year.

These early foundations (in both traditional and digital design techniques) allow you more time to refine your work and gain experience through practice. In your junior and senior years, you will create high quality work in a variety of game art electives.

Annual Game Development Senior Show

You will have the opportunity to present the game you create with your Game Studio team, as well as your demo reel, to recruiters from all over the U.S. and Canada. The following employers often send representatives to the Senior Show:

Insomniac
Activision/Vicarious Visions
Behaviour
Hidden Monster Games
Otherside Entertainment
Sony Bend
Trivium Interactive
Ubisoft
Velan.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Game Art Fundamentals

Game Development

Concepts of the Self

The Rhetoric of Self

Drawing for Realism

3-D Modeling & Texturing

Animation for Games

Concepts of Community

The Rhetoric of Community

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-03 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-01-10 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Burlington, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

The first step in applying to an online program at Champlain College is to start your fast and free online application. You'll need to create an account and follow the step-by-step instructions.
Within the online application, you'll be required to respond to 3-4 short answer essay questions that are critically important as they provide insight into you, your goals, and your plan for success in our academic programs.
Official academic transcripts are required for any post-secondary coursework you have completed and all colleges and universities you have previously attended, whether or not a degree was conferred. Foreign transcripts must be evaluated by a recognized equivalency service.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

48800 USD / year

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Out-of-State

48800 USD / year

≈ 48800 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

48800 USD / year

≈ 48800 USD / year

Living costs

Burlington

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

Why Study Game Art major from Champlain College?

Academic Experience

Annual Game Development Senior Show

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Burlington

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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