DigiPen Institute of Technology
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| Type | |
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| Established | 1988 |
| President | Claude Comair |
| Provost | Xin Li, Ph.D. |
| Undergraduates | 2000+ |
| Postgraduates | 100+ |
| Location | |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Black and Maroon |
| Nickname | Dragons |
| Website | digipen.edu |
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DigiPen Institute of Technology is a private university located in Redmond, Washington. DigiPen has campuses in Redmond, Washington, in Singapore, and in Bilbao, Spain. DigiPen offers bachelor's and master's degree programs specific to the fields of Computer Science, Animation, Video Game Development, Game Design, Sound Design, and Computer Engineering. DigiPen is a for-profit organization.
DigiPen also offers summer programs for students in grades K-12, as well as online courses and year-long high school programs.
In 1988, DigiPen was founded by Claude Comair in Vancouver, Canada as a research and development institute for computer science and animation.
In 1990, DigiPen began offering its first dedicated educational program in the subject of 3D computer animation through the Vancouver Film School.
In 1990, DigiPen began offering a 3D animation program and began collaborating with Nintendo of America to create a post-secondary program for video game programming. With Nintendo's support, DigiPen Applied Computer Graphics School accepted its first class of video game programming students in 1994.
In 1996, the Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) granted DigiPen the authorization to award degree programs in the United States. DigiPen’s first offered degree program was the Bachelor of Science in Real-Time Interactive Simulation.
In 1998, DigiPen Institute of Technology opened its campus in Redmond, Washington as a joint campus between DigiPen and Nintendo Software Technology. Redmond became DigiPen’s home.
In 2002, DigiPen received national accreditation from the ACCSC. DigiPen began offering its first Masters program, a Masters of Science in Computer Science. DigiPen graduated its last classes in its Associate programs, and only offered Undergraduate and Postgraduate programs.
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