This school is a joke. It doesn't matter how much they teach you of whatever they believe is "cutting edge" technology education, because you won't find any work once you graduate. They also don't tell you that you will be completely free lance and on your own to find work. That is IF you can find any at all.

This school, and the film industry in general is a lost cause. There are WAY too many people looking for work in the "business" for someone just starting out to make a name for themselves. Flashpoint will tell you that you have to move to L.A. In order find any work. The problem with that is, you think there are a lot of people in Chicago looking for work, just wait until you get to LA. And if you don't have money, how are you going to make it in California?

Basically you are better off going to Colombia college where you will receive a more well rounded education with more opportunities at finical aid, and your resume will look more impressive if you actually go to a school that people have heard of and has some accreditation.

Forget about Flashpoint. You'll just end up working in a gas station or Starbucks these days anyway.

The school was just recently built in 2007 so of course its not strong enough to be on its feet and provide the amount of financial aid that any older, larger school could. They do offer scholarships and aid, you just have to earn it, i.e. writing deserving essays, providing a strong high school work portfolio, and having letters of recommendation on hand. The school thrives on giving the benefits to the students who TRULY deserve them.

I have always been told that its not the school nor the degree that gets a student the career, its the work and effort the student puts into the degree and/or school. So enough about everybody rating and back talking schools. If a school has finacially rigged someone and stole money from them illegally, then of course that school should be reviewed and shut down for that matter. But otherwise, leave the schools be. Its the students that make the school what it is.

So I support Tribeca with its gorgeous facility and its ideals. Its a great school for students who really have that desire to be a part of the digital industry. Also, in today's digital and animation industry, its not about whether you have an associates degree or a bachelors degree, its about what is in your portfolio. Enough said.

99% of the businesses you apply for after graduation will immediately look for a portfolio filled with projects and work all through college and even high school. Yes, the degree helps, but the difference between an associates and a bachelors degree will make no difference if you have a remarkable portfolio.

The school offers hardly no financial aid. Because the classes take place all day, students can't work a full time job to pay for tuition. Talented kids without much money really don't stand a chance. The students are mainly white males from the suburbs. Hardly no diversity whatsoever. The teaching staff is very good but their financial aid sucks.