USC School of Cinematic Arts
| Motto | Limes regiones rerum |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Reality ends here |
| Type | Private film school |
| Established | 1929 |
Parent institution | University of Southern California |
| Dean | Elizabeth M. Daley (1991–present) |
Academic staff | 96 full time 219 part time |
Administrative staff | 144 full time 499 student workers |
| Undergraduates | 876 |
| Postgraduates | 715 |
| Location | , , |
| Website | cinema |
The USC School of Cinematic Arts is an academic unit of the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles. With a history that dates to the first years of talkies, the school descends from America's first program to confer a college degree in film. Under a name that directly preceded its present one, it became, in the 1980s, an academic unit of its own, within the university. Colloquially "SCA" or "the USC film school," it now has several divisions or programs, which treat artistic or business aspects of the creation of motion pictures and related media.