Los Angeles Film School
About
The Los Angeles Film School is a private for-profit college in Los Angeles, California, United States. It was founded in 1999 and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). The school encompasses the Los Angeles Recording School and offers associate and bachelor's degrees in entertainment industry fields that are taught by experienced practitioners.
Outcomes & equity
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 15.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
What families actually pay
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Academic programs
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Faculty
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Los Angeles Film School vs IPEDS peer group
The peer institutions Los Angeles Film School selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectLos Angeles Film School | 41% | — | 5,472 | $33,130 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
American Academy of Art College | 45% | — | — | $34,298 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Design Institute of San Diego | 80% | 100.0% | 94 | $31,293 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Five Towns College | 55% | 53.8% | 974 | $20,799 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Gnomon | 100% | 41.8% | 526 | $45,824 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Los Angeles College of Music | 28% | 87.7% | 261 | $40,853 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
New York Film Academy | 68% | — | 1,132 | $46,420 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Northwest College of Art & Design | 58% | 66.0% | 139 | $20,185 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Nossi College of Art and Design | 42% | 46.3% | 247 | $23,591 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Seattle Film Institute | — | — | 85 | $41,429 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Sotheby's Institute of Art-NY | — | — | 188 | — | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
| Peer group median | 55% | 59.9% | 254 | $33,714 |
Documents & reports (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding opportunities (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
Notable alumni (7)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Phillip BladhFilm
- Paquita HughesFilm
- Jeff BarnesMusic
- Hannah Lux DavisFilm and Music Video Direction
- Kyle NewacheckFilm and Television Production
- Storm SaulterFilm
- Diego VicentiniFilm
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