Level Up Your Future
Earn Your Game Degree from Champlain—Ranked Top 10 in the Nation
Recognized Nationally, Built for Real-World Experience
Champlain College’s Game Studio Experience is a powerhouse for aspiring game developers and the industry is taking notice. We’re proud to be ranked one of the Top 10 Game Design Schools in the nation by The Princeton Review and to be a Certified Rookies School, a global mark of excellence in game art and design.
From your very first year, you’ll collaborate across seven game disciplines in a professional studio-style setting to build, test, and launch original games. By the time you graduate, you’ll have a portfolio—and a skill set—that stands out to top game studios worldwide.
Why Choose Champlain?
7 Game-Focused Majors, One Epic Experience
Whether you’re into design, development, sound, or storytelling, we’ve got a major tailored to your passion so you can specialize early and get in-depth experience fast.
Learn in a Real Game Studio Setting
You’ll work on cross-functional teams just like in the industry, collaborating with students from all 7 game majors to bring your ideas to life.
A Portfolio That Gets You Noticed
Graduate with multiple completed games, real production experience, and a portfolio that’s ready to impress employers.
Faculty With Industry Cred
Our faculty aren’t just teachers—they’re connected game industry professionals who bring real-world expertise to every class. Gain insights and connections that textbooks simply can’t provide.
Own Your IP From Day One
You retain ownership of all intellectual property you create—from characters to entire games. We’re the only program in the country that empowers students with complete ownership of their work.
Academic Excellence
What I love most about working with Champlain students is that they are prepared to hit the ground running when it comes to developing games. Any student coming out of their program has the tools to make an immediate positive impact to a game development studio.
Explore Champlain’s 7 Game Majors
Bring virtual worlds to life with immersive environments, character design, and 3D modeling.
Craft the audio landscapes of gameplay—from footsteps and ambiance to music and cinematic soundtracks.
Learn what it takes to launch, market, and monetize games in a competitive global industry.
Create compelling mechanics, levels, and player experiences that keep gamers coming back for more.
Lead teams, manage timelines, and ensure games get across the finish line—on time and on budget.
Turn ideas into playable realities by coding the systems, AI, and mechanics behind the game.
Build branching storylines, character arcs, and immersive storytelling for games and interactive platforms.
Just a few of the studios where you’ll find champlain alumni
Senior Show
The culminating event of your Game Studio journey. Present your fully playable games to friends, family, faculty, and industry recruiters from studios worldwide. Many graduates receive job offers the very next day!
Beyond the Classroom
See what opportunities students have in and outside of the classroom. Expand your network and take part in events and organizations found virtually, locally in Burlington, or nationwide.
What would an ideal college look like? A lot like this. Champlain students are now so highly sought after that many are being recruited while still in their junior year, and sometimes even earlier.
Champlain College was ranked a Top 10 school for game design in The Princeton Review’s 2025 rankings.
Champlain was named a “Most Innovative School” by U.S. News & World Report in its “America’s Best Colleges” 2024 ranking of universities in the North.
Classes taught by game industry experts who have been or remain highly active professionals in the industry.
Anthropic
Through a new partnership with Anthropic, a leader in AI safety and research, Champlain is integrating AI literacy and innovation into the student experience. You’ll learn how to think critically, work responsibly with AI, and use it to solve real-world challenges. Gain future-proof skills across every discipline and be ready for what’s next in AI and beyond.
