San Francisco Film School

San Francisco Film School is a private community college located in San Francisco, CA. It offers 2 programs through Certificate and Associate's programs. It is accredited by Council on Occupational Education.

The 2024 tuition & fees are $48,650 for undergraduate programs at San Francisco Film School. Its tuition & fees are more expensive than the average costs ($28,102) of private community colleges in California.

It has 127 students that are lower than the average population (5,324 students) of community colleges in California. The student to faculty ratio is 8 to 1 which is lower than the average ratio (23 to 1) of California community colleges.

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Academic Overview

San Francisco Film School is a 2-4 years, private (for-profit) school located in San Francisco, California.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $48,650 on average. It offers 2 degree programs through 1 Certificate, 1 Associate's programs. (The distance learning opportunity (online classes) is not offered.)

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, private (for-profit)
Address	155 Sansome Street 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA
Phone	415-824-7000
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	$48,650
Student Population »	127 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	67%
Retention Rate	25% (Full-time) 38% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$5,453
Students to Faculty	8:1 (12.50%)

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2025 tuition & fees are $48,650 for undergraduate programs at San Francisco Film School. The tuition & fees at San Francisco Film School is more expensive than the average costs ($28,102) over private community colleges in California. Next table describes 2024-2025 tuition & fees at San Francisco Film School compares to California community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes of tuition costs over last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. You can check more comprehensive tuition information at cost of attendance page.

Cost of Attendance

2025 Cost Of Attendance
	Amount
Tuition & Fees	$48,650
Books & Supplies	$1,000
Off-Campus Living Costs	$37,081
Average Financial Aid	$5,453
Cost of Attendance	$86,731
Total Costs After Financial Aid	$81,278

Tuition by Program

2024 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program Name	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	$48,650	$1,000	70 Hours	23 Months
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	$35,000	$1,000	48 Hours	18 Months

Comparison

2025 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Tuition & Fees
San Francisco Film School	$48,650
Private Community Colleges in California	$28,102
Private Community Colleges in U.S.	$20,310

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

San Francisco Film School offers Certificate and Associate's programs - 1 Certificate, 1 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	1	1	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	24 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 127 students at San Francisco Film School including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 83 male students and 24 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	107	73	34
Male Students	83	62	21
Female Students	24	11	13

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