Full Sail Real World Education is pleased to congratulate Recording Arts graduate, Marc Fishman, for being named to the Career College Association Hall of Fame.
Fishman graduated from Full Sail in 1990 and has worked his way through the industry in a variety of positions ranging from assistant to his current position as re-recording mixer. Prior to this, Fishman joined Digital Sound & Picture where he was able to establish himself working on films such as Legally Blonde and The Wedding Planner. Since 1999, he has been a member of the Todd-AO Studio team and has mixed on films such as: We Were Soldiers, Nacho Libre, and the 2006 Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Crash. Most recently, Fishman worked on the Don Cheadle film, Talk to Me and Slipstream, a film directed by Sir Anthony Hopkins. On average he mixes six to eight films per year.
The Career College Association (CCA) is a voluntary membership organization of accredited, private postsecondary schools, institutes, colleges and universities that provide career-specific educational programs. Members of the CCA Hall of Fame are career college graduates who have attained outstanding success within their industry. CCA Hall of Fame members recognized includes celebrity chef's, Alton Brown and Bobby Flay, actor Julio Cedillio and Pulitzer Prize winning photographer, Carol Guzy.
"It is an incredible honor to celebrate Marc's outstanding achievement," said Garry Jones, President of Full Sail. "The quality of Marc's work and success within the entertainment industry is a testament to the level of education we provide. Marc's induction into the Career College Hall of Fame is an inspiration to our staff, faculty, current students and graduates across all disciplines of study."
Since 1979, Full Sail Real World Education, a college outside of Orlando, FL, has been an innovative educational leader for those pursuing careers in the entertainment industry.
With over 25,000 alumni, graduate credits include work on Oscar, Emmy and GRAMMY-winning projects, best-selling video games, and the #1 grossing U.S. concert tour seven out of the last seven years. Full Sail's 178-acre campus proudly welcomes over 5,000 students from 50 states and 37 countries. Currently, Full Sail offers degrees in the following disciplines: Master of Science Degree in Entertainment Business; Bachelor of Science Degrees in Computer Animation, Digital Arts & Design, Film, Game Development and Music Business; Associate of Science Degrees in Graphic Design, Recording Arts and Show Production & Touring.
Students experience a "real world" education with a professional class structure of 8-12 hours per day and a 24-hour around the clock schedule which earned Full Sail the "Most Innovative Program" Award by the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges. The college has also been named: "The Harvard of Game Schools" by Tips & Tricks Magazine; one of the top three "New Media Schools" by Shift Magazine (alongside the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and New York University); one of the Top Five Game Degree Programs in the world by Electronic Gaming Monthly; one of the "Best Music Programs" in the country by Rolling Stone Magazine; one of the "Best Music Business Departments" in the Schools That Rock: The Rolling Stone College Guide; and one of the Best Film Programs in the country by UNleashed Magazine.
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