These programs have been frequently included in the annual "Top 25 American Film Schools" rankings published by The Hollywood Reporter.

A wide range of courses in digital, interactive, and experimental production are offered at the school, as well as cinema history, theory, and criticism.

[citation needed] In the 1990s, a new facility was constructed, featuring a 2500-square-foot shooting stage, greatly enlarging the department's post-production studios and labs, and beginning the transition from analogue to digital processes.

[citation needed] Alumni have also returned to the department to critique student work, to provide internships, and to continue the tradition of giving back to their community.

students take classes from a diverse group of over 20 tenure-track and tenured faculty committed to exploring all dimensions of film and media production and studies - from independent filmmaking to experimental animation to critical and cultural theory.