You can get a great educations on Max ,zBrush , CGTalk etc etc forums.
They have jobs on the forums also.
Much more affordable then collage ,books ,student loans etc etc
Ooo the thought of all that debt scares me.

Good Luck

C Ya Around Cuz

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