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About<\/p>\n

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What is NMA?<\/h1>\n

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Animation & Interface Design<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The New Media Arts (NMA) program is a two year AS degree program located at Kapi\u2018olani Community College (KCC) in Honolulu, Hawaii. The NMA mission is to prepare students for employment in the fields of interface design and animation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Meet the NMA Faculty<\/a>\u00a0Read About NMA Graduates<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Overview<\/p>\n

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What Makes NMA Different?<\/b><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Rigorous Curriculum<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The NMA curriculum is <\/span><\/i>well-designed<\/i><\/b> & <\/span><\/i>comprehensive<\/i><\/b>, offering a <\/span><\/i>top-quality<\/i><\/b> education comparable to top mainland art schools. Led by <\/span><\/i>four full time faculty<\/i><\/b> that are <\/span><\/i>actively engaged in improving the curriculum<\/i><\/b>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Successful Students<\/b><\/h2>\n

The NMA curriculum is <\/span><\/i>portfolio\/demo-reel based<\/i><\/b> to prepare students with <\/span><\/i>real-world skills<\/i><\/b> using the <\/span><\/i>latest technologies<\/i><\/b>. NMA students <\/span><\/i>win awards locally and nationally<\/i><\/b> and <\/span><\/i>get hired by top companies.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Read About NMA Graduates<\/a><\/p>\n

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Established Program<\/b><\/h2>\n

Since 2001, NMA faculty have been <\/span><\/i>iteratively improving the degree (<\/i><\/b>for close to <\/span><\/i>two decades). <\/i><\/b>Local companies<\/span><\/i> look to NMA<\/i><\/b> for top quality graduates to hire every year. The forward-thinking NMA faculty @KapCC have <\/span><\/i>big plans for the future<\/i><\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Meet the NMA Faculty<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Honors & Accolades<\/p>\n

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Award Winning Students<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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National & International Awards<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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NMA students have won NINE<\/strong> National Addy Awards!\u00a0<\/span>We are typically the only community college listed amongst the top design schools in the country for winning national student awards, sharing the podium with students from schools like like SVA, Parsons, & RISD.<\/span><\/p>\n

NMA student practicum animated short films have won awards and have been screened at film festivals across the world,\u00a0 including locally as part of CAFF at the Doris Duke Theater & Honolulu Museum of Art.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Local Awards<\/b><\/h2>\n

Since 2016, NMA students have won <\/span>57%<\/b> of the Pele awards in the College Division.<\/span><\/p>\n