Full Sail University

Full Sail University
MottoIf you're serious about your dream, we'll take your dream seriously
TypePrivate for-profit university[1]
Established1979
AccreditationACCSC
PresidentGarry Jones
Students26,737 [2]
Undergraduates25,532 [3]
Location
Winter Park
,
Florida
,
United States

28°35′41″N 81°18′11″W / 28.59472°N 81.30306°W / 28.59472; -81.30306
MascotDouglas DC-3 airplane
Websitefullsail.edu

Full Sail University is a private for-profit university in Winter Park, Florida.[4] It was formerly a recording studio in Ohio named Full Sail Productions[5] and Full Sail Center for the Recording Arts.[6] The school moved to Florida in 1980, began offering bachelor's degrees in 2005,[7] and began offering online degrees in 2007.[8] The following year, the school was granted university status by the Florida Department of Education.[9]

Full Sail is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges to award associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees in audio, design, computer animation and business administration.[10][11]

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  3. ^ "Full Sail University". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "Full Sail receives university status". Orlando Business Journal. March 24, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Full Sail Workshop Set in Florida". Billboard. July 14, 1979. p. 77.
  6. ^ "Full Sail Weathers Stormy Year". tribunedigital-orlandosentinel (in Spanish). Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  7. ^ Garcia, Jason (May 25, 2016). "Garry Jones' journey from student to teacher". Florida Trend. Times Publishing Company. ISSN 0015-4326. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  8. ^ "Full Sail Program Booming". Orlando Business Journal. September 21, 2009.
  9. ^ "Full Sail Announces University Status". AVNetwork.com.
  10. ^ Fain, Paul (January 24, 2012). "Full Sail in the Spotlight". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  11. ^ "Directory – Full Sail University". Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2010.