Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning is a public polytechnic institute of technology located in the west-Greater Toronto Area. The college offers programs in music theatre performance, film programs, design program, business, animation, illustration, applied computing, engineering technology, community studies, and liberal studies. The Sheridan’s Faculty of Animation, Arts and Design was recognized by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) to have “substantially equivalent” membership status, only the second art institution in Canada to achieve this status.