Advised Ex'pression College, a California-based creative media college founded in 1998. The College grants Bachelor degrees in six programs. Ex'pression will become part of the SAE Institute, Navitas' creative media education division. Ex'pression College is a California-based creative media college founded in 1998 and operating from two campuses in Emeryville and San Jose, California. The College grants Bachelor degrees in six programs: Animation & Visual Effects, Digital Filmmaking, Game Art & Design, Graphic Design & Motion, Interactive Audio and Sound Arts. Ex'pression utilizes a professional, accelerated program, where students can earn their degree in fewer than three years.

SAE operates 53 creative colleges in 27 countries around the world, including seven major cities in the United States. Ex'pression's Bachelor degree programs align with SAE's exisitng gloabl curriculum portfolio, which includes animation, game development, audio engineering and digital filmmaking.

This acquisition will support SAE's planned growth in the key United States market, doubling the number of colleges in the state of California to four and allowing SAE to utilize exisiting accredidation to offer a wider array of programs in that state.

Rod Jones, Group CEO of Navitas, remarked, "We are excited to be able to offer both SAE and Ex'pression College students more opportunities through this partnership, which will leverage the best of both organizations. Bringing SAE and Ex'pression together will provide the combined organization with a significantly expanded footprint in the key California market, and will help facilitate the ongoing accreditation process to increase the number of SAE courses and qualifications in that state as well as across the United States."