The direct answer is NO!

Why is it not a scam? The answer is easy, they do not lie about their programs. They tell you 100% up front what is required of you and what your job prospects are after graduation.

Some people do not do their homework before signing up at Full Sail and assume that they can throw some money into a Full Sail degree and get a high paying job anywhere. That is not the case most of the time. How far you will go is based on how SMART you are and how HARD you work. An education is only a start to a career and is not the solution. It’s the beginning of a long journey that will require you to work hard and smart to create a successful career.

Is it possible some university reps may overstate the opportunities that are available for Full Sail graduates? It sure is possible, in fact, I’ve heard it happen at hundreds of colleges all over the world. It’s also possible that the prospective student is the eternaloptimist and hears onlythe parts they want to hear about, like high rate of job placement,the success of other Full Sailgraduates or the high pay that some Full Sail graduates receive. These best case scenarios are certainly possible but just like life, nothing is guaranteed to you. If you think that because you like playing video games that a career in video game design is what you want and that throwing $75,000 at Full Sail to get a degree will launch you into the design team for Halo or Grand Theft Auto you are probably not being realistic.

Thetop students and the cream of the crop maygraduate and jump right into the Bungie team or get to choose the next songs for RockBand or Guitar Hero, but that is probably the exception andnot the rule. Not everyone has the skills tobe the best and go fromcollege to thepros immediately, you may have to grind it out in some low level jobs, like mopping floors ata radio station, or sales at atv station or getting coffee for the programmersthat stay up for72 hourstrying to make the deadline for the new Callof Duty game.

Remember, there are only a certain number of jobs andfor every great job there is probably a linewith 100 people wanting it.

How do you compare to the other 99 people? Ask yourself that before you decide if Full Sail isfor you. Ifyou excel at your program and have the talent the jobyou want will comeeventually.

Full Sails degree programs start monthly. Throughout the course of a program, the average Full Sail student will have two courses at one time, with one course occurring on three days a week and the other course occurring on two or three depending on the class. This course load can fluctuate, however, according to the students program and month.

Courses are generally four weeks long, but some are longer, and new courses start every four weeks. This schedule allows Full Sail a fluid, if intense, operating method. If a student fails a course for poor grades (as opposed to poor attendance), they can take the course over again the following month at no additional cost, as long as the schedule for the degree is maintained. If a student fails a class for poor attendance, however, they must pay the course cost again to retake it.

Full Sail received additional accreditation in 1998, allowing the school to issue associate of science degrees, and 1999 saw the addition of a Computer Animation associates degree. In 2003, Full Sail added its first bachelors degree in Entertainment Business (designed to be combined with an additional Full Sail associates degree), followed quickly by the Game Design & Development program. The company was originally called Full Sail Recorders, Inc., subsequently Full Sail Center for the Recording Arts, and finally the name was changed to Full Sail, Inc. in 2000.

In 2005, three programs Computer Animation, Digital Arts & Design (formerly Digital Media), and Film were expanded and accredited to be offered as Bachelor of Science degrees. In 2007, the Entertainment Business Bachelor’s Degree Program was altered to become the Music Business Bachelor of Science Degree Program[1], and the school introduced its first master’s program, in Entertainment Business[2]. In June 2007, a Graphic Design Associate of Science Degree was announced [3].

In August 2007, Full Sail announced its first online degree program – an online version of the Entertainment Business Master’s Degree[4].

In January 2008, Full Sail introduced a second master’s degree program in Education Media Design & Technology, as well as new bachelor’s degree programs in Game Art and Web Design & Development.

On March 24, 2008, Full Sail changed its name to Full Sail University after attaining university status from the Florida Department of Educations Commission for Independent Education.[1] At the press conference announcing the change, they also unveiled a 1,700-foot (520 m)-long backlot, which includes 18 different city facades.[2]