Accreditation, Licensing, and Approvals
New York Film Academy is a regionally accredited college that is licensed to operate in several locations.
Accreditation
New York Film Academy is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), 985 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 100, Alameda, CA 94501, 510.748.9001.
NYFA’s accreditation listing can be found on the Council for Higher Education website.
Click here for NYFA’s most recent WSCUC Commission Action Letter
Click here for the most recent WSCUC Visiting Team Report
Licensing and Approvals
New York Film Academy – Los Angeles:
The New York Film Academy has received “approval” from the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) to operate as a degree-granting institution in the state of California. “Approval” or “approval to operate” means that the Bureau has determined and certified that an institution meets minimum standards established by the Bureau and according to the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009.
2535 Capital Oaks Drive, Ste 400
Sacramento, CA 95833
P.O. Box 980818 West Sacramento, CA
Web site address: www.bppe.ca.gov
Toll-Free Telephone & Fax: (888) 370-7589 or
by fax (916) 263-1897 or (916) 431-6959 or by fax (916) 263-1987.
New York Film Academy – New York:
New York Film Academy is registered by the New York State Education Department to confer the degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts on graduates of programs in Acting for Film, Filmmaking, Entertainment Media and Musical Theatre; to confer certificates of completion on graduates of one-year and two-year programs in Acting for Film, 3D Animation & Visual Effects, Broadcast Journalism, Cinematography, Documentary Filmmaking, Filmmaking, Game Design & Writing, Graphic Design, Musical Theatre, Photography, Producing, and Screenwriting; and to confer certificates of completion on graduates of workshop programs in Acting for Film, 3D Animation & Visual Effects, Broadcast Journalism, Documentary Filmmaking, Filmmaking, Musical Theatre, Photography, Producing, and Screenwriting.
Office of College and University Evaluation
New York State Education Department
89 Washington Avenue Room 960
EBA Albany, NY 12234
Website Address: http://www.nysed.gov/college-university-evaluation Telephone: (518) 474 – 1151
New York Film Academy – Miami (South Beach):
The New York Film Academy South Beach is licensed by the Commission for Independent Education, Florida Department of Education to operate in the state of Florida and offer postsecondary programs of instruction as provided under Ch. 1005, Florida Statues.
Commission for Independent Education
325 W. Gaines Street
Suite 1414
Tallahassee, FL. 32399-0400
Website: http://www.fldoe.org/policy/cie/
Telephone: (850) 245-3200
Fax: (850) 245-3233
New York Film Academy – Gold Coast Australia:
Accepted by the Australian Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS).
New York Film Academy – Gold Coast Australia:
Approved and accredited by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA).