This is an interactive map of Arts, Media and Entertainment Programs in California at high schools, community colleges, California State Universities and other institutions. It's a work in progress that began about a year ago.

You can use this site to show locations of arts and media programs in Education for any location in California. There are two ways to change the Map's location. You can type a Zip Code or a County into the box labeled "Enter a Zip Code Or County". Or you can click on the + and – icons on the zoom slider at the upper left hand portion of the map to zoom in our out.

You can retrieve information about any individual program by clicking on a pin on the map. To see a list of all the programs shown on the map at any time, click "See a list of Pins on this Map".

You can filter Education programs shown on the map (limit the display of pins) by using the three drop down menus next to "Filter Programs By:". To show only programs of a certain type, use the – Program Type – dropdown and select an entry. To show only programs valid for a certain grade level, use the – Grade Level – drop down. To show only programs from a certain funding source, use the – Funding Source – drop down. You can apply several filters in combination, and the site will only show programs that match all criteria. Once filters are added, they will appear above the map in blue. If you want to remove them (and show more programs on the map), simply click on the filter that you would like to remove.

The site was created for a variety of reasons: to develop an inventory of these programs so that educators could link to each other, regional voluntary collaborations might be formed, potential industry partners could find local schools, and students could explore their post-secondary options. We are sure that users will find many other possibilities.

This site was created by the California Department of Education Secondary, Post Secondary and Adult Leadership Division (click here for CDE link) as part of their continuing efforts to roll-out the Arts, Media and Entertainment Career Technical Education Standards and Frameworks. Santa Monica College (http://academy.smc.edu) was the principal contractor with research provided by the Entertainment Economy Institute (www.entertainmentecon.org) and mapping and site design by Placebase, Inc. (www.placebase.com) Additional assistance was provided by the California Community Colleges Multimedia and Entertainment initiative (www.cccmei.net) and the California State University Media Arts Programs (www.mediaartsfestival.org and www.csusummerarts.org).

Program information was supplied by educators themselves or assembled from program websites or recent course catalogs. Email and telephone contact helped expand the information. Data on school addresses and student grade ranges was provided by the California Department of Education. Leads identifying possible program assets for study came from previously gathered lists of the following:

• ACME Animation Participating Schools
• California Regional Occupational Centers
• California Community College Multimedia and Entertainment Initiative
• California State University Media Arts Programs
• Partnership Academies: Media and Communications
• Partnership Academies: Visual and Performing Arts
• Specialized Secondary Programs
• Workplace Hollywood / Entertainment Economy Institute Provider Profile

Please email info@entertainmentecon.org and we'll verify it and correct it.

Please email info@entertainmentecon.org and we'll check it out.

CDE and the project's contractors are planning a series of regional meetings around the state to engage faculty, administrators, counselors and others in what we hope will be a continuing dialogue about Arts, Media and Entertainment programs - both academic and career - curriculum, best practices, and industry partnerships. If you are not listed as a program contact, please email info@entertainmentecon.org and we'll add you to the listserv.
We also intend to expand the database to include the Universities of California that are not currently in the data, as well as community-based organizations and private institutions as appropriate.

Email info@entertainmentecon.org with your name, school and subject taught (if applicable) or any other information that might be helpful to plug you in to our growing community. If you are a professional in one of the industries, we welcome your participation. We promise to make it as simple as possible.