...MAKE-UP EFFECTS
Tom Savini's Special Make-Up Effects Program
Associate in Specialized Business Degree Program

This sixteen-month program is designed to provide students with the skills necessary for a career in the special make-up effects and show design businesses. This program of study develops student competencies in four skill areas of special effects to equip the graduate for careers with theater companies, cosmetic companies, department stores, television studios, film and photographers studios, special effects labs, architectural restoration firms, amusement parks, entertainment design and fabrication companies, costume companies, computer special effects firms, display design firms, museums, science centers, and prosthetic sculpting and mold making studios. Four main skill areas covered in this program include Make-up Application, Mold Making and Casting, Animation Fabrication, and Exhibit and Display Design.
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A Sample of Companies Where
Graduates Work(ed):

- KNB EFX Group
- McFarlane Toys
- Smithsonian Institute
- Maverick Dental Laboratory
- Touch Bionics (Prosthetic Lab)
- Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights
- Jordu Schell
- Specter Studios
- Saturday Night Live
Tom Savini's
Make-Up Credits Include:


- Friday the 13th
- Friday the 13th Final Chapter
- Dawn of the Dead
- Day of the Dead
- Creepshow
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre II
- Monkey Shines
- The Burning
- Killing Zoe
- Invasion USA
- Martin
- Red Scorpion
- Trauma
- Two Evil Eyes
- Maniac

IMDB Profile

DEC works with Effects Artists from the Industry
With the added consulting know-how of industry superstar, Greg Nicotero
(co-owner of KNB EFX Group in California) the special make-up effects program is unlike
any other! Guest speakers will open your eyes and introduce you to their industry expertise.
In sixteen months, you will work hand-in-hand with your instructors as they share their
knowledge and prepare you for a life in the special make-up effects industry.




CONSUMER DISCLOSURES:

OPEID 02068300
CIP CODE 50.9999
CREDENTIAL LEVEL 02
TUITION & FEES $31,250
ROOM & BOARD
BOOKS & SUPPLIES $6,625
OTHER COSTS
ON-TIME COMPLETION RATE 71.4%
JOB PLACEMENT RATE 80.2%
MEDIAN LOAN DEBTS:
TITLE IV LOAN DEBT $15,729
PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL LOAN DEBT $17,200
INSTITUTIONAL FINANCE DEBT $0
OCCUPATIONS BY NAME & SOC CODE: 27-1014 Special Effects Artist
39-5091 Special Effects Makeup Artist
39-5091 Theatrical and Performance Make-up Artist
27-1022 Costume Designer
27-1027 Exhibit & Set Designer
27-1026 Display Artist
51-2099 Doll Maker
51-2099 Fabricator
51-4060 Model Makers
51-9081 Dental Laboratory Technicians
25-4013 Museum Exhibit Technician
51-9082 Prosthetics Technician