EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — New Mexico State University’s (NMSU) Animation and Visual Effects program is ranked among the top 200 programs in the nation, according to the university on Friday, May 23.

WE WILL HAVE CONTINUED COVERAGE ON THIS STORY TONIGHT AT TEN. WELL, OUR STATE HAS BECOME A HUB FOR FILM AND TV OVER THE PAST FEW DECADES, BUT ONE SCHOOL IS ALSO MAKING STRIDES IN THE ANIMATION FIELD.

When Becky van Cleve graduated from Erie's Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy in 2001, she knew three things: She loved film, she could draw and Edinboro University of Pennsylvania's art ...