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Video Editing Certificate program in Lansing full-time or part-time
Clock Hours: 105
Weeks: 4 (full-time) or up to 52 (part-time)
Course Days: Monday through Friday
Format: Live online or in-person
Next Start date: July 03, 2026
Live online or in-person at American Graphics Institute's Boston, MA location.
All Video Editing classes include
Free retake
Detailed curriculum
Live instructor
Flexible rescheduling
Certificate of Completion
Small class sizes
Course recording
1:1 Mentoring
AGI Training Lansing
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Lansing, MI
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Course information for the Video Editing Certificate in Lansing, MI
Video Production Course
This video production course teaches the planning and production process for creating high quality video. Discover how to organize, capture video, edit, and produce video through and effective production process. This course is useful for video editors, digital marketers, learning and development specialists, and anyone who needs to capture and deliver professional quality video. Participants learn video production essential skills including from planning and organizing through the basics of capturing and editing video.
Premiere Pro Class - Introduction
In this comprehensive two-day Adobe Premiere Pro course, AGI's expert instructors ensure you have a solid foundation in video editing using Adobe Premiere, an industry standard for video editing. This Premiere Pro class covers using the Adobe Premiere workspace, transitions, effects, and filters, editing audio, exporting your work, and more as you learn video editing techniques. This Adobe Premiere class gets you up and running quickly in video editing and production. Learn quickly and easily from the expert Adobe Premiere instructors at AGI.
Premiere Pro Class - Advanced
Improve your video editing skills in this advanced-level Premiere Pro course, and discover the tools to take your creative work to its fullest potential. Learn how to integrate Photoshop, After Effects, and Audition, how to perform precision color-correction, and multiple masking techniques to refine your work. This Premiere Pro class includes a detailed training manual for reference outside the classroom.
After Effects Course - Introduction
This two-day After Effects course teaches you the foundational skills to create exciting visual effects and motion graphics. In this After Effects class, you cover essential topics, starting with using the interface, layers, keyframes, masking, and media management. You'll explore the depth of the After Effects tools, including 3D effects and rendering your project for output. Discover how After Effects works as part of a video editing workflow or as a stand-alone tool for creating motion graphics.
After Effects Course - Advanced
In this two-day advanced After Effects course, you will discover advanced skills for creating visual effects and motion graphics. In this course, you learn advanced compositing, the timeline, selections, color correction, color keying, motion tracking, expressions, environmental effects, and more. Learn to integrate sophisticated motion graphics and special effects into your video editing projects or create dedicated motion graphics for presentations and displays. Our After Effects courses are led by the team that writes the best-selling After Effects Digital Classroom as you learn from live instructors who lead each course.
Photoshop course - Introduction
This introductory Photoshop class teaches foundation skills for working effectively and creatively. Learn to be more productive and to create higher quality images efficiently. Gain skills for editing, retouching, and enhancing images. Learn how to make selective changes, color correct, and retouch your images using Photoshop. Whether learning Photoshop as a beginner for graphic design, marketing, or digital imaging, or an experienced user with no formal training, this class is a great starting point for learning Photoshop. This Photoshop course is led by a live instructor, as are all classes at American Graphics Institute.
Digital Imaging Project
This course consists of a practical project in which students apply the skills they have learned into a project that is selected by the student and reviewed by their instructor. The project starts with planning, meeting with the client, creating a creative brief, developing the product, client review and feedback, final delivery, and project review by the instructor.
Digital Imaging Portfolio
Students work with their instructor to select projects to showcase, create an online portfolio showcasing their talents, and discuss which works to show and how to present them. This workshop is designed to help you best create your online portfolio to showcase your skills and capabilities.
How a video editing certificate is useful
These classes in the video editing certificate program are helpful whether you are new to the field of video editing or have previous experience and are looking to fill gaps and gain a better understanding of the full capabilities of software tools and apps. The video editing certificate is helpful for those working in or seeking jobs in various roles, including video editing, videography, communications, and marketing. The courses part of the video editing certificate help you understand how to creatively and efficiently use professional video editing and motion graphics tools, build a portfolio to showcase your work and promote yourself and your work to be hired for video editing jobs.
About the video editing certificate from AGI
American Graphics Institute offers Video Editing courses from live instructors, which you can attend via in-person or live online courses. The format of the courses makes it possible for you to learn video editing quickly and easily, and private consultations with instructors and a career counselor occur as part of the certificate program. Instructors with extensive experience using and teaching video editing lead the video editing classes. You can attend in person or live online if you do not wish to travel to a classroom. As part of the video editing certificate, participants attend regularly scheduled, live Video Editing courses, which occur in real time. These small-group sessions make the video editing classes easily accessible as new sessions start monthly, and you can attend in-person or online.
About AGI's experience in video editing
For more than 25 years, American Graphics Institute has provided video editing courses to broadcasters, videographers, cinematographers, animators, corporations, and individuals who work in related fields such as marketing and communications. AGI offers live video editing training that is accessible from anywhere. The expert instructors are highly skilled video editing professionals and experienced educators who help others learn new skills.
Understanding video editing certificate options
Attending the video editing certificate online provides a convenient and high-quality option for learning video editing without traveling, allowing you to learn from your home or office. Live online video editing courses from AGI are interactive, with a live instructor and small group sessions. They make it possible to get your questions answered in real-time, share your screen, work collaboratively on projects, and receive immediate feedback on your progress. You can attend the video editing certificate remotely or in person at AGI's campus.
The American Graphics Institute has set the standard for live online classes. With more than a decade of experience in offering live online Video Editing courses, AGI has developed the process, infrastructure, and methods for effective online learning that is engaging, intriguing, and compelling. Learn through explanations, demonstrations, and class projects you complete and through the ability to ask questions during the live class.
AGI’s Video Editing Certificate covers introductory and advanced topics. The certificate starts with foundation-level courses, which provide the essential skills along with an on-ramp for additional learning, and progresses into advanced courses as participants build new skills and experience.
In addition to the video editing certificate, you can choose individual courses for beginners if you want to learn outside of a certificate program. You can attend courses to learn the fundamentals of video editing or advanced courses and boot camps. With a range of choices for learning video editing, American Graphics Institute provides options for learners at all points in their careers. From those looking to start learning video editing to experienced professionals, AGI is a trusted resource for professional development.
Live video editing certificate in Lansing
AGI offers a video editing certificate you can attend live. This includes regularly scheduled courses that are available either in person or live online.
American Graphics Institute offers an in-person option in Boston for those interested in an in-person Video Editing certificate with a live instructor in the same classroom. These in-person video editing courses offer a way to quickly gain new skills using our state-of-the-art equipment and proprietary teaching methods, which have helped thousands become video editors.
Video editing courses for all ages and skills
While the Video Editing Certificate requires completion of high school, separate video editing programs are part of AGI’s specialized graphic design programs for high school students. These programs provide career exploration while learning the tools used by professional designers and are primarily offered during the summer, with some available after school hours during the academic year.
About video editing certificate, courses, and training
The courses comprising the Video Editing Certificate include workshops and seminars incorporating hands-on learning from expert instructors. Small classes with practical exercises and projects help you quickly learn video editing related to your specific needs. Our instructors have extensive experience with the applications they teach and in leading classes. Instructors are reviewed after each course and undergo continual professional development and testing. Our full-time instructors pass the rigorous Certified Technical Trainer exam and Adobe Certified Expert exams. Our instructors have been hired by Adobe, the creators of Premiere Pro and After Effects, to write their certification exams and have developed official Adobe training courseware.
Start a new career with a video editing certificate in Lansing
A video editing certificate can provide a starting point for a career in the video industry. Professionals working in video editing use motion graphics and video to share information, meaning, creative ideas, and emotions. Learning video editing, video production, and motion graphics as part of the video editing certificate teaches you the modern tools necessary for creating and enhancing video and animation. Projects developed by video and motion graphics professionals range from in-store video displays, kiosks, advertisements, and full-length videos delivered online through television, cinema, and broadcast.
A motion graphics and video editing professional can create media that supports brands, creates an identity, conveys emotions, and informs. A video editing certificate provides the essential foundational skills to work on these projects. Learning video editing and motion graphics, building a portfolio and gaining experience are all a part of the video editing certificate, helping to build the expertise required to secure a motion graphics or video editing job.
Why attend the video editing certificate in Lansing
Learning video editing skills helps you work more efficiently when producing design, marketing, and communication projects. Along with general design skills, a Video Editing Certificate in Lansing helps you stand out when considering projects and assignments. You can use your newly learned skills to define the aesthetics of visual projects through the effective use of motion, video, space, and typography. You become a digital storyteller using video and motion graphics through video editing classes. Learn planning, lighting, editing, and delivery techniques through courses and boot camps.
Video editing is used in video and creative roles across many industries and in various job roles. Broadcast news, post-production houses, creative service firms, digital agencies, and in-house marketing departments all hire professionals skilled in Video Editing. Learning video editing provides a foundational skill for working in many of these organizations' careers.
Skills with video editing are easily transferable between roles. Those with strong video editing skills may start within one field, such as broadcast, and move into streaming or effects. All these are growing fields nationally, with job growth of 5% expected over the next decade, according to national projections. With specialized skills and a growing need for video editing professionals, there are opportunities for a rewarding career as a video editor or motion graphics professional.
Video editing careers
Learning video editing can lead you to a career in video editing, video production, and motion graphics. The average salary for a video editor in Vail is $62,000 per year. Video Editing skills are used in video, broadcast, streaming, digital agencies, advertising, and marketing. They are essential for anyone wanting to work in these fields. The video editing certificate program prepares students for careers as film and video editors as it provides training in cinematography and film and video production, O*NET code 27-4032.00 and CIP Code 50.0602.
Earn a Video Editing Certificate in Lansing, MI from a licensed school
After successfully completing the program, you will receive a Video Editing Certificate in Lansing, MI from American Graphics Institute, a private licensed school in Massachusetts. You’ll have access to both a printed certificate suitable for framing and a digital certificate that you can share. You can also share your achievement on LinkedIn.
Video editing certificate program FAQ
We have assembled a list of frequently asked questions about the video editing certificate, along with answers:
Can you learn video editing on your own?
While you can teach yourself video editing using tutorials and books, the fastest way is through classes. For more details on individual courses instead of the entire certificate program, see available video editing courses.
How do I become certified in video editing?
You can obtain a video editing certificate by successfully completing the 91-hour certificate program offered by American Graphics Institute. This independent certification from a licensed school program is available in person or online.
How long does it take to learn video editing?
You can learn the basic principles of video editing in a single course, although more in-depth training is required to work in video editing. Professional video editors need more than 90 hours of training in a certificate or bootcamp program. They may benefit from an associate's or bachelor’s degree depending on the role type they seek. Video editors need to continue learning and gain new skills to design for emerging mediums and formats, as well as keep up with changing tools.
Are online video editing certificates better than in-person video editing certificate programs?
The live online video editing certificate program is led by the same instructors that lead in-person courses at American Graphics Institute. The online class format allows participants to join into a live class that they might not be able to otherwise attend due to distance or travel time and cost.
If I’ve previously worked in video editing, do I still need an introductory class?
For those without formal training, the introductory premiere pro course is the best place to start learning. The introduction class provides a foundation in core design skills and principles for efficient editing and understanding a professional video editing workflow used in studios and production houses.
When can I take video editing classes?
You can attend video editing classes any month. New classes are offered every 30 to 45 days, and both live online and live in-person courses are available. All courses are available on weekdays, and some classes are available on nights.
Will a video editing certificate help me get a job?
Video editing is a vital skill for gaining work in the video, cinema, effects, and broadcasting industries and in many design, communications, or marketing roles. Although other skills are also required, a strong foundation of video editing principles and skills using video editing tools are required for most roles. These skills should be learned as part of the coordinated learning needed to obtain a video editing job or work in a visual design or communications role. Along with the certificate, a portfolio, resume, and interview preparation are critical to getting a job. A career counselor at American Graphics Institute works with video editing certificate participants on all these necessary skills.
How much do video editing courses cost?
Individual video editing courses cost between $795 and $995, while the comprehensive video editing certificate program costs $3,950. These fees include all materials for courses led by a live instructor from American Graphics Institute.
Is there a discount or coupon for the Video Editing Certificate in Lansing, MI?
The courses assembled in the Video Editing Certificate in Lansing, MI are offered at a discount of more than 20%. This discount is already reflected in the certificate program cost.
Before enrolling in the video editing certificate program, can I try a single course?
You can attend individual Video Editing courses and later apply the full tuition towards the Video Editing Certificate program.
Do I receive a certificate?
As a private licensed school, AGI provides a certificate upon completion of the Video Editing Certificate in Lansing, MI program, which can be shared on LinkedIn and verified digitally on the AGI website.
How many students are in each class of the Video Editing Certificate in Lansing, MI?
AGI limits its class sizes so that you receive personalized attention. Classes are limited to no more than 10 participants.
Can I get specific video editing questions answered?
Yes, you can ask the instructor detailed questions during the live classes. You can also get technical questions answered in the one-on-one mentoring sessions with the instructors or career questions answered with the dedicated career counselor.
Does this class include job placement support?
AGI provides job support as part of this certificate program. AGI has a dedicated career counselor assigned to each certificate student. You will meet with the career counselor at the start of the program and as the program progresses.