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Professional Digital Media Training.
Built for the Real Industry.

11-week online certificate programs in Video Editing, Graphic Design, and Animation & VFX. Taught live by working industry professionals.

$70,980
Median salary, Video Editors (BLS 2024)
11 Weeks
To a job-ready portfolio
3 Programs
Video · Design · Animation & VFX

Three Certificates. One Industry Standard.

All programs are 11 weeks, delivered live online twice per week. Adobe Creative Cloud is included in your tuition.

Video Editing Certificate

Master Adobe Premiere Pro and build a professional demo reel across narrative, commercial, and social media formats.

Premiere Pro 11 Weeks $6,995
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Graphic Design Certificate

Learn Photoshop and Illustrator to build a portfolio spanning brand identity, digital marketing, and content design.

Photoshop Illustrator $6,995
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Animation & VFX Certificate

Build motion graphics and VFX skills in After Effects and graduate with a demo reel that shows real range and craft.

After Effects 11 Weeks $6,995
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Training That Translates to Employment

Most software courses teach you buttons. We teach you how to work. Every project mirrors real production workflows used by editors, designers, and animators working in the industry today.

You graduate with a portfolio, not just a certificate.

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Industry-Standard Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects — the same software used in studios and agencies.

Portfolio-Driven Curriculum

Every week ends with a project. You graduate with 8–11 portfolio pieces ready to show employers.

Live Instruction

Classes meet live twice a week. Real feedback, real questions — not pre-recorded video.

AI as an Advantage

We teach you to use emerging AI tools so they give you an edge in the job market, not a disadvantage.

Skills That Pay

Graduates are prepared for entry-level and freelance positions in post-production, marketing, content creation, and entertainment. Los Angeles is one of the strongest markets in the world for these skills.

$70,980
National median salary — Video Editors (BLS, SOC 27-4032)
$99,060
National median salary — Animators & VFX Artists (BLS, SOC 27-1014)
$59,960
National median salary — Graphic Designers (BLS, SOC 27-1024)

Taught by People Who've Actually Done the Work

Every DPPI instructor is a working industry professional — not an academic, not a teaching assistant. The people who teach here have spent years editing, designing, and animating for real clients and productions.

Our curriculum is built around real workflows, real client expectations, and the real skills that get people hired.

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Video Editing

Professional editor with years of narrative, commercial, and social media production experience.

Graphic Design

Agency- and in-house-trained designer with deep experience in brand identity and digital content.

Animation & VFX

Motion designer and VFX artist with broadcast and streaming production credits.

Workforce Professionals & Career Counselors

If you work with job seekers, veterans, or opportunity youth, DPPI offers a standing referral pathway and outcome data for your clients. We work with America's Job Centers and nonprofit workforce partners.

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