# After Effects Certification Program

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## Overview

Master the art of motion graphics and earn a professional certification through this hands-on program. This course is designed to prepare you for the Adobe Certified Professional exam for After Effects and includes:

- Three After Effects courses (54 hours total)
- Six hours of private tutoring (two 3-hour sessions)
- [Adobe Certified Professional After Effects exam](/exams/adobe-certified-professional-exam-after-effects) with one free retake
- Additional video resources to support exam preparation
- Option to replace the exam with one additional hour of private tutoring

## What you'll learn

- After Effects Bootcamp group class and After Effects Advanced group class
- Six hours of private tutoring, split between two sessions
- Bonus video suite for pre-exam review
- Custom workbook with step-by-step exercises
- Adobe Certified Professional exam with a free retake
- Proctoring for the exam
- Free retake of the group class within one year

## Curriculum
1. **After Effects Bootcamp**
2. **After Effects Advanced**
3. **After Effects Compositing, Tracking, & Keying**

## Instructors

### Jerron Smith — Program Director & Senior Instructor

Jerron has more than 25 years of experience working with graphics and video and expert-level certifications in Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, and Illustrator along with an extensive knowledge of other animation programs like Cinema 4D, Adobe Animate, and 3DS Max. He has authored multiple books and video training series on computer graphics software, such as After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash (back when it was a thing). He has taught at the college level for over 20 years at schools such as NYCCT (New York City College of Technology), NYIT (The New York Institute of Technology), and FIT (The Fashion Institute of Technology).

## FAQ

### How does the private tutoring work?

This package includes six hours of private training. You'll use these sessions to meet 1-on-1 with an instructor and prepare for the certification exam. You can schedule the private training (and the exam) after you complete the group classes.

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $2995