Los Angeles Film School
The Los Angeles Film School (LAFS) is a for-profit college in Los Angeles, California, offering associate and bachelor's degrees in majors relating to the entertainment industry. The school encompasses the Los Angeles Recording School and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges and the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $30,980
- Undergraduate enrollment: 7,487
- Graduation rate (150%): 34%
- Graduation rate (200%): 45%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 48%
- Student to faculty ratio: 31:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $31,632
- Median earnings (8 years): $28,434
- Median earnings (6 years): $24,375
- Control: Private for-profit
- Locale: City, large
- City: Hollywood, CA
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Los Angeles Film School include Film, Music Technology, Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management.
- Film (125 bachelor's) · median earnings $35,151 4 years after graduation · median debt $38,500
- Music Technology (123 bachelor's) · median earnings $37,857 4 years after graduation · median debt $37,875
- Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management (116 bachelor's) · median earnings $37,857 4 years after graduation · median debt $37,875
- Music Theory and Composition (114 bachelor's) · median earnings $37,857 4 years after graduation · median debt $37,875
- Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects (105 bachelor's) · median earnings $34,138 4 years after graduation · median debt $33,250
- Cinematography and Film (104 bachelor's) · median earnings $35,151 4 years after graduation · median debt $38,500
- Playwriting and Screenwriting (78 bachelor's) · median earnings $37,857 4 years after graduation · median debt $37,875
- Graphic Design (60 bachelor's) · median earnings $34,769 4 years after graduation · median debt $46,750
- Communication (12 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Communication 100%.
Award levels offered: Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Los Angeles Film School students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $33,303 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $33,303
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $33,268
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $32,681
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $31,961
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $32,745
- Pell Grant recipients: 63%
- Federal loan recipients: 71%
- Average institutional grant: $2,549
- Average federal loan: $9,633
- Median debt at graduation: $25,250
Admissions
Los Angeles Film School has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 7,487
- Women: 37%
- Part-time undergraduates: 0%
- Age 25 and older: 70%
- Graduation rate: 34%
- Come back after freshman year: 51%
- First-generation: 42%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 88%
- Student to faculty: 31:1
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Los Angeles Film School acceptance rate? Los Angeles Film School has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Los Angeles Film School cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $33,303 a year after aid. Average net price is $30,980.
What majors does Los Angeles Film School offer? Popular programs include Film, Music Technology, Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, Music Theory and Composition, Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects.
What is the average salary after Los Angeles Film School? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $31,632 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Los Angeles Film School graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 48% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 34%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Los Angeles Film School official site: https://lafilm.edu.