I attend the Art Institute of Philidelphia in Pennsylvania. It's a crappy school ( I think), all they teach as far as 3D is Studio Max and they expect everyone to become a character animator. They had Maya for a little while there but then they got rid of it because they thought Studio Max was the industry standard! Now there thinking of bringing Maya back to the school.(all my bitching helped) There looking to hire someone to teach Maya. I'm not advertising for them Im just trying to help them along. We really need a teacher there. If your interested call them @ 1.215.567.7080 and ask for the Dean of Animation. Good Luck!!