Comments on: Looking for a few good web design schools in the Los Angeles area?

Question: Looking for a few good web design schools in the Los Angeles area?

MediaJunkie — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:04:38 -0800

What are a few good schools to learn web design and web programming in the Los Angeles area?

There are so many schools in Los Angeles, I find the search to be a little overwhelming.

I'm looking to take some classes in Flash/Actionscript, CSS, Javascript, PHP, and possible a few other programming languages.

I would also like to take a few classes in graphic design.

Money is a concern and I'd like to enroll half time.

Any recommendations or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

By: drjimmy11

drjimmy11 — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:48:48 -0800

UCLA extension is very high quality, but if money is an issue you definitely want to look elsewhere.

SMC (Santa Monica College) is excellent for the price ($15 a unit still I think)

By: HotPatatta

HotPatatta — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:28:09 -0800

SMC is excellent, indeed. It is well regarded and many students transfer to UCLA and other UCs, so SMC has a made a concerted effort to make their courses very UC-like. It's probably the best community college in the state.

By: miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 19:04:06 -0800

I took some weekend classes and learned online & from books through lynda.com. Worked pretty well for me.

By: MediaJunkie

MediaJunkie — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:08:57 -0800

SMC doesn't offer the advanced web design classes that I need. I'm looking for a school that offers classes in advanced web design (Photoshop, Illustrator) and advanced web programming (Javascript, PHP, Flash). I'm also considering online courses/schools.