University I graduated from has a sister campus in Japan. I believe its possible to get federal financial aide to pay for tution at the Japanese school though the student has to come up with the money to actually get there.

I would tend to believe he was over there on some kind of co-op program and got a testing job while he was at school. Companies aren't going to spend thousands of dollars to fly a person in for what is basically a $15/hour job. Too many local people to do the job.

I've been through the links you've given me, Tom, and they're very helpful. I think Imelior has nailed it on the head, I think this woman was confused and was talking about an internship rather than "apprenticeship."

The links Mr. Sloper has provided me have been most helpful and cleared up a lot of my questions. I used to think I would need to be able to draw in order to nail a job as a programmer, etc. I am currently looking into my available options as far as college, not entirely too sure where I want to go just yet. I'm not the average teenager who thinks that game development would be an easy job. I am very serious about this, it's always been my dream. I am trying to find an affordable school I can go to, whether in my state (TX) or somewhere else. I am willing to travel to any state to get my education.

I've tried google to find some schools, but I'm not sure what the best route for me to take is as far as what school I should attend. Not to mention I keep finding articles saying that game development isn't easy, which I know. I'll be receiving my GED next month and will be prepping for college at that time. Does anyone have any suggestions on a school? As I said, I don't mind the location.