Columbia vs Depaul Creative Producing

[mgm0286]

Hello! I’m struggling to make a decision on whether I should attend Columbia’s Creative Producing program (NYC) or DePaul’s Creative Producing program (LA) and would like some advice.

If it helps — I think I’d like to work in development. I’ve always been more drawn to television than features, but could still see myself producing both.

My top choice is Columbia. I’ve always wanted to live in New York, especially because NBC is right there, but am worried I would be making the wrong decision because I wouldn’t be in LA and may struggle more to find work. On the other hand, a lot of people say the industry’s moving out of LA and that you don’t need to be there to find work any more. I think the other thing that’s been difficult is that there’s not much information available about DePaul’s Creative Producing program — does anyone have more info other than what’s available on the site?

All of this to say… what would you do if you were in my position? Go to Columbia? Go to DePaul? Reapply next cycle?

 

[Chris W]

I see you decided on Columbia! What was the major factor in your decision? I also reached out to current students at both to see if they can weigh in. Sorry for not noticing this thread earlier - I've been swamped.

 

[mgm0286]

I see you decided on Columbia! What was the major factor in your decision? I also reached out to current students at both to see if they can weigh in. Sorry for not noticing this thread earlier - I've been swamped.

Hi Chris! I chose to decline DePaul after I was accepted to AFI, so the decision became AFI vs Columbia. I chose not to attend DePaul because there was a significant lack of information on the program and where students went after attending. I did enjoy their curriculum (actually more than Columbia’s) but after looking around on LinkedIn it looks like students who attend Columbia usually land better internships.