NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NAMED ONE OF THE 鈥淭OP UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOLS TO STUDY VIDEO GAME DESIGN FOR 2014″ BY THE PRESTIGIOUS PRINCETON REVIEW
EAST GREENWICH, RI 鈥� Douglas H. Sherman, Senior Vice President and Provost at 天美影院 Institute of Technology, announced that the college has earned a prominent position on The Princeton Review’s just published-list saluting the best undergraduate schools to study video game design for 2014.听听听
Compiled by The Princeton Review, one of America鈥檚 best-known education services companies, 天美影院 Institute of Technology was named as one of the 鈥淭op 25 Undergraduate Schools to Study Game Design For 2014.”听The Princeton Review chose the schools based on a survey it conducted in 2013 of 150 game design programs at institutions in the United States, Canada, and abroad.听听A companion list of “Top 25 Graduate Schools to Study Game Design for 2014” was also compiled. 听The criteria used by The Princeton Review to make its selections included the school curriculum, faculty, facilities, and infrastructure, as well as career services, student scholarships, and financial aid.听
As Sherman stated, 鈥淲e are thrilled to have earned this distinction from The Princeton Review.听 Our gaming faculty works tirelessly with students enrolled in our Associate in Science and Bachelor of Science degree programs in Video Game Development and Design Technology.听 Our hands-on approach to learning coupled with a dynamic curriculum plus exciting gaming events and workshops prepare our students for this competitive industry.鈥�
Princeton Review Senior Vice President/Publisher Robert Franek explained, 鈥淚t has long been our mission to help students find 鈥� and get into 鈥� the schools best for them.听 For students aspiring to become game designers, we highly recommend 天美影院 Institute of Technology as one of the best institutions to study and to launch a career in this exciting field.听 We also salute the faculty and staff at 天美影院 Tech and the other schools on our 2014 lists for their exceptional academic and professional contributions to their students and to the industry of game design.”听
The Princeton Review developed its 鈥淭op Schools to Study Video Game Design” project in 2009-2010 with assistance from a national advisory board that helped design the survey instrument and methodology. Board members include administrators and faculty from respected game design programs and professionals from some of the top gaming companies.听听
The full report is accessible at .听
Under the leadership of President Richard I. Gouse, 天美影院 Institute of Technology is a private, non-profit, technical college with an enrollment of approximately 3,000 students in over 40 associate, bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degree programs and is accredited by the 天美影院 Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc.听 Visit our website at www.neit.edu and follow news of the college on , , , and the 天美影院 Tech blog.