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Where Tech Meets Story

If video is your thing, this is your school. At our STEM-designated Marketing, Communication & Design program, you’ll master storytelling across streaming, branded content, AR/VR, AI, and broadcast. From day one, you’ll create portfolio-ready work using pro studios and AI-driven tools, collaborating with companies like Apple, Adobe, and CBS. You’ll graduate with a reel that opens doors—proof you’re ready to lead in today’s media-first world.

Join us: On campus in San Francisco, online, or virtually via Zoom (select classes)

Companies that Employ Our Students

Students & Alumni

Always Creating. Always Moving Forward.

At the Academy, creativity doesn’t pause at graduation. It accelerates. From day one, students bring bold ideas and leave with portfolios that speak louder than résumés. And when they graduate, they launch into creative careers.

This is where passion meets purpose—on campus, in studios, and on global stages.

Our alumni are out there now winning awards, leading teams, and shaping culture.

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Kristy Siefkin

“The time I spent at the Academy had a tremendous impact on my ability not only to get my first job but to gain the skills I needed to be able to grow.”

MA Communications & Media Technologies/Anchor, FOX 10 (Phoenix)

Casey Franco

“Better than anywhere else, Academy’s COM department will teach you how to wield every item in your digital storytelling toolbox. What they teach you about storytelling will help you for sure—trust me on that.”

BA Communications & Media Technologies/Video Manager, iHeart Media SF

Facility Highlights

Step into classrooms and studios that mirror the industry. From AI-powered tools and software to advanced video and audio production gear, you’ll train on the same tech the pros use. Every project is hands-on, every tool future-focused—so you graduate ready to thrive in a media world that never stops evolving.

Production Studios

Two fully equipped production and broadcast studios packed with industry-grade gear. Train with the same tools the pros use—because practice should look like the real thing.

Podcast Booth

Podcasting is shaping today’s media. In our pro-level booth, you’ll develop, record, produce, and edit original shows that cut through the noise.

Newsroom

Green screens, teleprompters, Tricaster systems, anchor desks, interview sets, interactive displays—even a custom news van. It’s a fully functional newsroom designed for real broadcast training.

Green Screen Stage

A 180-degree, floor-to-ceiling green screen stage gives you the freedom to shoot entire worlds from scratch. Cut them into your stills and videos with advanced software. Powered by tech. Fueled by imagination.