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IPEDS ID: 496478
OPE ID: 04293800
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Motion Picture Institute
2040 Crooks Rd, Ste.B, Troy, Michigan 48084
General information:  (248) 528-1760
Website:  www.motionpicture.edu/
Type:  < 2-year, Private for-profit
Awards offered:  Less than one year certificate
Campus setting:  City: Small
Campus housing:  No
Student population:  80 (all undergraduate)
Student-to-faculty ratio:  7 to 1
Net Price Calculatorwww.motionpicture.edu/net-price-calculator/
Tuition Policies for Servicemembers and Veteranswww.motionpicture.edu/financing/
Disability Serviceswww.motionpicture.edu/why-mpi/consumer-information.html
Special Learning Opportunities
Weekend/evening college
Student Services
Academic/career counseling service
Placement services for completers
Undergraduate students enrolled who are formally registered with office of disability services
3% or less
Carnegie Classification
Not applicable, not in Carnegie universe (not accredited or nondegree-granting)
Religious Affiliation
Not applicable
Federal Aid
Eligible students may receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g. Direct Loans).
For-credit instruction programs offered
Occupational
Noncredit education offered
Institution does not offer noncredit education
Credit Accepted
Institution does not accept dual, credit for life, or AP credits
Faculty, Fall 2021Full timePart time
Total faculty (all instructional)011
Estimated Expenses in the Largest Programs 2022-2023 for Part-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
  • Beginning students are those who are entering postsecondary education for the first time.
ProgramProgram LengthAverage CompletionTuition and feesBooks and supplies
Cinematography and Film/Video Production676 clock hours12 months$16,500$913
Alternative Tuition Plans and Promise Program
Type of PlanOffered
Tuition guarantee plan
Prepaid tuition plan
Tuition payment planX
Other alternative tuition plan
  • Does not participate in Promise program
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid, 2020-2021
All Undergraduate Students
Type of AidNumber receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid received
Grant or scholarship aid113$41,774$3,213
Pell grants9$33,074$3,675
Federal student loans11$59,513$5,410
  • 1 Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

  • For more information on Student Financial Assistance Programs or to apply for financial aid via the web, visit Federal Student Aid.
  • This institution did not admit full-time first-time undergraduate-level students in 2020-2021, therefore net price information was not reported.
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Fall 2021
Total enrollment (all undergraduate)80
Undergraduate transfer-in enrollment0
Attendance StatusStudent Gender
Attendance Status:
Full-time: 0%
Part-time: 100%Student Gender:
Male: 74%
Female: 26%
Student Race/ethnicity
Student Race/ethnicity:
American Indian or Alaska Native: 0%
Asian: 0%
Black or African American: 19%
Hispanic/Latino: 4%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 0%
White: 78%
Two or more races: 0%
Race/ethnicity unknown: 0%
Non-resident alien: 0%
Undergraduate Student Age
Undergraduate Student Age:
24 and under: 68%
25 and over: 33%
Age unknown: 0%
Undergraduate Distance Education Status
Undergraduate Enrollment by Distance Education Status:
Enrolled only in distance education: 0%
Enrolled in some distance education: 0%
Not enrolled in any distance education: 100%
Undergraduate Admissions Fall 2021
TotalMaleFemale
Number of applicants28235
Percent admitted93%91%100%
Percent admitted who enrolled85%81%100%
Admissions ConsiderationsRequiredRecommendedConsidered but not required
Secondary school GPAX
Secondary school recordX
RecommendationsX
  • Students applying to Motion Picture Institute must submit a personal essay, a letter of recommendation from a non-family member, and an official high school transcript (or equivalent) showing they have graduated with a 2.0 GPA or a GED, and attend a personal interview.
  • A personal essay explaining the applicant's motivation and desire to attend film school and an interview with the Director of Enrollment is also required.
  • This institution did not admit full-time first-time undergraduate-level students in the cohort year, therefore graduation rate information was not reported.
  • Non-degree-granting institutions were not required to report Outcome Measures information.
Completions (Number of awards conferred) 2021-2022
Completions are the number of awards conferred by program and award level.
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Certificate
  • Data shown are for first majors.
  • (-) Program is not offered at this award level.
Visual and Performing Arts
Cinematography and Film/Video Production33
Category total33
Grand total33
Tuition policies specifically for Veterans and Servicemembers
Educational Benefits, 2020-2021
Number of students receiving benefits/assistance
Number of students receiving benefits/assistance:
Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits: 1
DoD Tuition Assistance Program: 0
  • Average amounts of benefits/assistance awarded through the institution are withheld to preserve the privacy of individuals.
  • No varsity sports data reported for this institution. Data on varsity athletics are submitted annually as required by the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA), by all co-educational postsecondary institutions that have an intercollegiate athletics program. For the most recent data collection, EADA did not collect data on varsity athletics for programs that were cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Institutional Accreditation
AccreditorStatusNext Review Date
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and CollegesAccredited since (02/25/2020)02/28/2023
  • For more detailed information on accreditation for this institution, including all actions and justification for actions, visit OPE's Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs: ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/institution-profile/250373.
On-Campus
Criminal Offenses201920202021
a. Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter0
b. Negligent manslaughter0
c. Rape0
d. Fondling0
e. Incest0
f. Statutory Rape0
g. Robbery0
h. Aggravated assault0
i. Burglary0
j. Motor vehicle theft0
k. Arson0
VAWA Offenses201920202021
a. Domestic violence0
b. Dating violence0
c. Stalking0
Arrests201920202021
a. Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc.0
b. Drug abuse violations0
c. Liquor law violations0
Disciplinary Actions201920202021
a. Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc.0
b. Drug abuse violations0
c. Liquor law violations0
  • The crime data reported by the institutions have not been subjected to independent verification by the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, the Department cannot vouch for the accuracy of the data reported here.
  • The crime statistics displayed only includes On-Campus data associated with the main campus as listed on College Navigator. For statistics associated with each campus location, off campus data, and for additional information covering Hate Crimes, and Fire statistics see https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety.
  • The On-Campus data do not include incidents that: (a) took place on public property, including thoroughfares, streets, sidewalks, and parking facilities, that is within the campus, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus; (b) took place on any building or property owned or controlled by a student organization that is officially recognized by the institution; or (c) took place on any building or property owned or controlled by an institution that is used in direct support of, or in relation to, the institution's educational purposes, is frequently used by students, and is not within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution.
Three-year Official Cohort Default Rates
  • This institution is not found on the current Federal loan default rates database. Cohort Default Rate (CDR) data are not included when number of borrowers entering repayment includes 10 or fewer borrowers for all 3 cohort years.