Hi Bubba Sac, I went to Toronto at the International Acedemy of Design. To learn Maya. The course was only 9 months when I was there but its a year long now.

I found that the course was great they covered everything pretty much from design/storyboarding, modeling, dynamics, animation, and directing. You will also get to do some life drawing to help you delvelope your skill to get your ideas on paper.

You would have a good skill set comming out of there.

I was teachers assistant their for a few months after I finished the course.

Best of Luck

Kurt