BFA Fashion Design / Founder, Head Designer, Ragnhild Jenny Johansson “I also learned that perseverance is the only way to be successful. You have to do things over and over and try and fail and try a little more to actually get the best result. My teachers and coaches throughout my time at Academy of Art really helped me understand the importance of always giving it 100 percent.”

MFA Music Production & Sound Design for Visual Media / Composer and Music Producer, Root House Productions “The Academy of Art helped me prepare for the real world by giving me the tools and knowledge to turn out professional level recordings. After graduating, I was able to get work as a composer for film and TV and create music cues for movie trailers.”

MFA Photography / Director of Photography, LE TOTE “Everything that I learned at the Academy really helped put me above the competition in the field that I’m in. It is the school that is going to push you to be the best artist that you can be. Every time I shoot, there’s something that I’m using.”

BFA Fashion Design / Assistant Designer, Adidas Innovation Team “I met a senior design recruiter from Adidas after my first Academy of Art University runway show in San Francisco. A year later, he got back in contact and I forwarded him my latest portfolio. Within a couple of days I was offered a six-month internship at the North American headquarters in Portland.”

MFA Animation & Visual Effects / Director “Those courses taught me to trust the process. Constant questioning and experimenting—especially at the very beginning—is not a bad thing.”

MFA Photography / Independent Business Owner, LaBier.co “Do everything you can to make sure that your toolbox has everything in it that you think it’s going to need, and when you think you have everything, go and look for more.”