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. It was formerly a
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in
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named Full Sail Productions and Full Sail Center for the Recording Arts. The school moved to Florida in 1980 and began offering online degrees in 2007. Full Sail is
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to award associate,
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, and
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s in
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,
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,
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and business. In November 2018, it had approximately 8,921 students at its Winter Park Campus, as well as 10,250 students enrolled in online courses.


History

Full Sail University was founded by Jon Phelps in Dayton, Ohio, in 1979. Its curriculum was centered on recording arts and offered courses in
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. It relocated to
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, in 1980 and added new courses to its core recording arts program. In 1989, Full Sail moved to its current location at Winter Park, Florida; the following year, it was accredited to grant specialized
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s. Enrollment doubled between 1989 and 1991 at a time of increased interest in film and media studies. The university had financial difficulties in 1992 and its growth slowed. Between 1995 and 1999, it began offering associate degrees in computer animation, digital media, game design and development, and show production and touring; these were later expanded into full bachelor's degree programs. In 2005, the school offered its first bachelor's degree program, a Bachelor of Science degree in entertainment business. In 2007, the first master's degree program—also in the entertainment industry—was offered. Online degree programs began in 2007, the first of which was an online adaptation of the existing Entertainment Business Master of Science. The additions of the master's degree programs, among other factors, led to the school being recognized as a university by the state of Florida. In 2008 it changed its name from Full Sail Real World Education to Full Sail University after attaining university status from the
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's Commission for Independent Education. The campus expanded with the addition of a -long backlot with 18 city facades designed to replicate the sets used in production of
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films and television shows, which later expanded to . As the university grew between 2006 and 2011, the curriculum and degree programs were broadened, adding programs such as a Bachelor of Science in sports marketing and media, and a Master of Science degree in game design. In 2012
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began filming episodes of its
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show ''
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'' at Full Sail University. In June 2015, the school began hosting the ''
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'' series. As part of the partnership between Full Sail and WWE, students have the opportunity to produce ''WWE NXT'' tapings, during which merchandise and tickets sales contribute to a scholarship fund for students enrolled at the university. As of January 2018, the partnership had resulted in $385,000 in scholarships. In September 2019, WWE and Full Sail University announced the expansion of their partnership as 
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is set to host the promotion's NXT television series live from Full Sail University on a weekly basis beginning September 18, 2019. In 2020, it was announced that WWE NXT would stop taping at Full Sail University due to several reasons, the primary one being that students are no longer there to help with production given the COVID-19 pandemic response at the campus. In 2015, the university announced a partnership with
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and unveiled a user experience lab for conducting research projects. Full Sail University's Dan Patrick School of Sportscasting was established in 2017, with a new sportscasting degree program and instruction provided by sportscaster, radio personality, and actor Dan Patrick, among other industry leaders.


Campus

The university moved to Winter Park in 1989. Full Sail University's approximately campus is located northeast of downtown
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. The campus has
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s, a film backlot, and 110 studios. An office building for teaching staff for the online degree program was leased in 2009. In 2010 a new game studio was named "Blackmoor" (after a campaign in ''
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'') in honor of
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, who taught game design at the school from 1999 to 2008. In November 2010, in partnership with
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, the school opened a new laboratory for research and development in studio technologies. Two months later, approximately 200 Full Sail Online employees moved into the Gateway Center in Downtown Orlando. Also in 2011, the university announced plans to construct an educational building to house 475 faculty and staff, additional film and television soundstages and classrooms; it was scheduled for completion in early 2012. In July 2011, Full Sail acquired Lakeview Office Park in Orlando. In October 2018, Full Sail announced plans to construct an
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arena called "The Fortress". The 11,200-square-foot venue opened in May 2019, serves as home of Full Sail University's esports team, Armada. Full Sail University has hosted NXT Wrestling productions for several years, but NXT is moving to another venue since Full Sail's students are not available to help with the show due to the COVID-19 pandemic. WWE NXT Wrestling did use Full Sail University's facilities during quarantine, and the WWE has full intention of coming back once crowds are allowed again. In 2020, The Fortress was named a top-10 collegiate esports facility. It was also named one of the "15 Most Elite Universities for Pursuing Esports Careers in North America" in 2020. The Virtual Production Studio opened on the main campus in March 2022. This soundstage features a 40’ wide and 16’ high hyper pixel LED wall that allows student filmmakers and media creators to use motion tracking cameras to combine immersive computer generated backgrounds and live action shots in real-time.


Academics

Full Sail's academic degree programs are primarily focused on audio, film and media production, video game design, animation and other studies related to the media and entertainment industries. Full Sail began offering coursework in creating
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(AR) and
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(VR) projects in 2016, housed in the campus's Fabrication Lab. AR coursework is also supported by the Smart Lab, opened in May 2019, which provides AR,
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, and
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technology for testing applications. Full Sail custom-built a
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(LMS) for their online courses; the LMS is Macintosh-based, and utilizes content created by an in-house curriculum development team in conjunction with campus-based instructors. In 2018, Full Sail partnered with Doghead Simulations to provide Rumii, a VR classroom app, to their undergraduates taking online classes. The university's Dan Patrick School of Sportscasting was established in 2017, with a new sportscasting degree program and instruction provided by sportscaster, radio personality, and actor Dan Patrick, among other industry leaders. Full Sail is
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by the
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(ACCSC). The college has been subject to criticism regarding transferability of credits.


Student outcomes

According to the
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, Full Sail has a 39 percent graduation rate. Median salary after attending ranges from $22,000 (BS in audio-visual communications technology) to $55,000 (BS in computer programming). Two years after entering repayment, the status of former students was 30% not making progress, 26% forbearance, 12% defaulted, 11% making progress, 9% deferment, 8% delinquent, 2% paid in full, 1% discharged.


Awards and rankings

In 1989, 1990, and 1991, the Full Sail Center for the Recording Arts won ''
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'' magazine's outstanding institutional achievement award for recording schools. In 2005, ''
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'' called Full Sail "one of the five best music programs in the country". The college was named FAPSC School/College of the Year (an award for which only career colleges in Florida were eligible) by the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges (FAPSC) in 2008, 2011, and 2014. Full Sail was recognized for its 21st-century best practices in distance learning by the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) in 2011, and was the recipient of New Media Consortium Center for Excellence Award in 2011 and 2015. Full Sail was included in
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2010 list of the nation's Top Fifty Undergraduate Video Game Design Programs, and has continued to be ranked in the top 50 undergraduate list through 2021. Additionally, Full Sail's Game Design Master's degree has been ranked in The Princeton Review's Top 25 Graduate Program for Video Game Design since 2014. Full Sail also ranked in the top 50 in The Princeton Review's list of undergraduate programs for game design in 2021. ''
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'' ranked Full Sail in their 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 lists of the "Top 50 Film Schools". In 2018, '' College Magazine'' ranked Full Sail number five in their list of the top 10 colleges for video game design. '' In Tune Monthly'' included Full Sail in their 2017 and 2018 lists of the "best music schools". In January 2020, Animation Career Review ranked Full Sail University number 19 in their list of Top 50 Animation Schools in the US. In 2021, ''
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'' magazine ranked Full Sail University as one of the Best Film Schools in the US & Canada for outstanding film production training. A senior lab instructor at Full Sail, Carl Verna, was also recognized as one of ''
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'' top 50 instructors in 2021.


Notable alumni

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series. * Andy Anderson (record producer), record producer, songwriter, remixer * Marcella Araica, audio and mixing engineer * Michael Barber, rapper, musician, entrepreneur *
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(born Joshua Adams), record producer *
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, guitarist for the American heavy metal band
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* Adam Best, entrepreneur, film producer, political activist, writer *
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, Grammy and Pensado Award-winning mastering engineer *
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, Olympic Athlete, Track and Field *
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, film director and screenwriter *
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(born Calesha Murray), actress on ''
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'' (2015) and musician *
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(born Colin Harper), musician and singer * Corrin Campbell, musician and singer * Ryan Connolly, filmmaker, Internet celebrity, presenter * Chad Crawford, television host *
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, Christian music singer and songwriter * Deraj (born Jared Wells), hip hop musician *
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(born Jordan Young), Grammy award-winning mixer, music producer, audio engineer * Dylan Dresdow, audio engineer *
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(born Trocon Roberts), record producer and disc jockey * JD Harmeyer, producer, Howard Stern Show * Michael Hicks, game designer, musician, programmer, writer * Mike Jaggerr, musician, producer, songwriter * Nels Jensen, record producer and audio engineer * Mokah Jasmine Johnson, social activist and politician * E. L. Katz Film director, producer and screenwriter *
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, Grammy winning audio engineer and record producer * Ross Lara, audio engineer and record producer * Ricardo Leite, footballer (attended, graduation unconfirmed) *
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, record producer and recording engineer * William McDowell, gospel musician *
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, film director, editor, and screenwriter * Nathan Nance, Emmy award-winning sound mixer and engineer * Brett Novak, director and filmmaker * Susan Nwokedi, actress, filmmaker, producer * Nuh Omar, Pakistani filmmaker and marketer * Jeff Pinilla, director, editor, producer *
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, entertainment journalist *
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, Grammy winning audio engineer *
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, Grammy award-winning American recording engineer, mixer and record producer


Notable faculty

Instructors at Full Sail have included ''
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'' co-creator
Dave Arneson David Lance Arneson (; October 1, 1947Minnesota Department of Health. ''Minnesota Birth Index, 1935–2002'' atabase on-line Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. – April 7, 2009) was an American game designer best known ...
, who taught game design, and
Stedman Graham Stedman Graham (born March 6, 1951) is an American educator, author, businessman, and public speaker. He is the long-term partner of Oprah Winfrey. Early life and education Graham was born on March 6, 1951, in the Whitesboro section of Middle ...
. Other notable instructors include James Neihouse, cinematographer and lifetime member of the
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, a 6,000-member group that votes on Oscar nominees. Former wrestler
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teaches the creative writing program.


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