ISCPA Ecoles

Name

ISCPA Ecoles

Legal name

IGS Association

Website

https://iscpa-ecoles.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees — Initial Formation: Revenue from tuition charged to students in initial (non-alternating) programmes. Rates vary by programme and campus; details are published on the school's financing page.
2. Apprenticeship / Alternance Funding: Company-backed apprenticeship contracts where the employer and/or OPCO (joint vocational training body) fund tuition costs. Students receive a salary while studying.
3. Continuing Education (Formation Continue): Programmes for professionals and employees, including VAE (Validation of Prior Learning), with funding through OPCOs and skills accounts (CPF).
4. Studio Rental (Location de plateaux): Revenue from renting TV studios and podcast facilities to external companies and productions on the Paris campus.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels13 records

Core offering

ISCPA is a private French higher education institution that delivers state-certified Bachelor (Bac+3) and Mastère Professionnel (Bac+5) programmes in journalism, communication, and audiovisual/musical/event production across its Paris, Lyon, and Toulouse campuses. It also provides continuing education (Formation Continue), Validation des Acquis de l'Expérience (VAE), and operates the Studio École de France radio training sub-brand, all taught by working professionals using on-campus TV, radio, and editing studio facilities.

Product overview

ISCPA (Institut Supérieur des Médias) is a private higher education institution offering professional programs in journalism, communication, and production. The institution operates a platform-plus-modules architecture with three main academic divisions: (1) Journalism - offering Bachelor programs (Sport/Culture/Society specializations) and Mastère Pro programs (Reportage/Data & AI/Investigation), including radio production training through Studio École de France; (2) Communication - providing Bachelor tracks (Creative Advertising, Digital & Creative AI, Event Management & PR) and Mastère Pro specializations (Brand Content, Art Direction, Event Project Management, Digital Strategies & AI); (3) Production - delivering Bachelor programs (Audiovisual, Musical) and Mastère Pro tracks (Audiovisual, Musical, Event Production Management). All programs range from Bac+3 (Bachelor) to Bac+5 (Mastère Professionnel), with state-certified RNCP titles. The institution supplements core programs with continuing education (Formation Continue) and experience validation (VAE). Programs feature hands-on pedagogy with technical facilities including TV studios, radio studios, and editing suites across three campuses in Paris, Lyon, and Toulouse.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bachelor Journalisme (Sport, Culture, Société) Three-year undergraduate (Bac+3) journalism programme with three specialisations (Sport, Culture, Society), taught by working professionals and delivering state-certified RNCP level 6 Journalist title; available in initial formation or alternance, across Paris, Lyon and Toulouse campuses.
• Mastère Pro Journalisme (Reportage, Data & IA, Investigation) Two-year professional Master's (Bac+5) in journalism with specialisations in Reportage, Data & AI, and Investigation; includes AI-powered journalism techniques and is delivered at Paris and Lyon campuses with optional full-alternance second year.
• Bachelor Communication (Création Publicitaire, Digital & IA Créative, Événementiel & Relations Publics) Three-year undergraduate (Bac+3) communication programme with three tracks (Creative Advertising, Digital & Creative AI, Event Management & Public Relations), incorporating AI tools and digital strategy training; available in initial formation or alternance across Paris, Lyon and Toulouse.
• Mastère Pro Communication (Brand Content, Direction Artistique, Management Projets Événementiels, Stratégies Digitales & IA) Two-year professional Master's (Bac+5) in Communication with four specialisations: Brand Content & Brand Strategy, Art Direction, Event Project Management, and Digital Strategies & AI; offers 100% alternance format in the second year.
• Bachelor Production (Audiovisuelle, Musicale) Three-year undergraduate (Bac+3) production programme with tracks in Audiovisual and Musical production, training students in production management, project coordination, and creative production techniques; offered at Paris campus.
• Mastère Pro Management de Production (Audiovisuelle, Musicale, Événementielle) Two-year professional Master's (Bac+5) in Production Management with three specialisations (Audiovisual, Musical, Event), developing advanced production coordination, artistic management and project delivery skills; taught at Paris and Lyon campuses.
• Formation Animation et Réalisation Radio Specialised training in radio animation and realisation offered at the Paris campus, leveraging the acquired Studio École de France facility to deliver multi-media radio production skills and the RNCP-certified Animateur Réalisateur Radio Multi Media title.
• Formation Continue Continuing education programmes for working professionals and employees seeking to upskill or reskill in journalism, communication, or production fields; funded via OPCOs and CPF skills accounts, with content adapting to industry evolution.
• VAE (Validation des Acquis de l'Expérience) Validation of prior learning pathway enabling experienced professionals to obtain ISCPA's RNCP-certified titles (e.g. Communication Project Manager, Omnichannel Communication Manager, Production Manager in Creative and Cultural Industries) based on demonstrated work experience rather than full-time coursework.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% professional instructors
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Radio RestosminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Groupe IGENSIA Education (parent of ISCPA) renewed its solidarity partnership with Radio Restos for the third consecutive year in September 2025, providing campus facilities to support the charity operation.
• Studio École de FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024ISCPA acquired Studio École de France, an established reference school in radio animation. This acquisition reinforced ISCPA's radio and multimedia teaching capabilities and provided an exclusive pedagogical tool for training radio professionals, integrating it directly into the journalism and production curriculum.
• Service Relations Entreprises (SRE) Partner NetworkcoreOthersISCPA's SRE maintains active relationships with media companies, advertising agencies, cultural organisations, and enterprises for student apprenticeship placement and internship hosting. Partners benefit from a dedicated placement service, CV coaching, job datings, and direct access to student talent.
• Ministry of Higher Education and Research (France)coreOthersISCPA transmits student data (identity, contact, academic records, prior schooling) to the Ministry as required by law for registration and statistics purposes.
• France CompétencescoreOthersAs the certifying body for ISCPA's RNCP titles, France Compétences validates and maintains the school's professional certifications in the National Repertory of Professional Certifications.
• CNOUS / CROUSminorOthersFrench national and regional student welfare bodies (CNOUS/CROUS) receive student data to facilitate social housing, financial aid, and student services.
• Centre d'études et de recherches sur les qualifications (CEREQ)minorOthersCEREQ conducts national graduate tracking surveys; ISCPA transmits student data (name, email, INE, gender, date of birth, address, phone, diploma, registration type) for longitudinal employment outcome studies.
• Observatoire de la Vie et de l'Insertion Étudiantes (OVIE)minorOthersOVIE receives student demographic and academic data to conduct surveys and statistics on student living conditions across French higher education.
• OPCO (Opérateurs de Compétences)coreOthersOPCOs fund apprenticeship training costs for ISCPA students in alternance. They receive student data (names, phone, address, DOB, contract dates, employer, email, last diploma, POLE EMPLOI ID, disability status) to manage funding approvals.
• DREETS (Directions régionales de l'économie, de l'emploi, du travail et des solidarités)coreOthersDREETS receives apprenticeship student data as part of ISCPA's legal reporting obligations for work-study contracts with enterprise clients.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ISCOM: ISCOM is a private French school focused on communication, advertising and digital strategy, with multiple French campuses. It competes with ISCPA for students seeking careers in brand content, advertising and omnichannel communication.
• EFAP: EFAP is a major French private network of communication schools offering Bachelor and Master programmes across multiple French cities — a direct competitor to ISCPA's Bachelor and Mastère Communication tracks in Paris, Lyon and Toulouse.
• EICAR: EICAR is a Paris-based private school specialising in cinema, audiovisual production and sound. It is a direct peer for ISCPA's Bachelor and Mastère Production tracks (audiovisual specialisation), competing for the same employer pool in film, TV and music production.
• ESJ Paris (École Supérieure de Journalisme): One of France's leading private journalism schools, based in Paris and Lille. ESJ competes directly with ISCPA's journalism tracks for the same pool of prospective students and media-sector employers, with an overlapping curriculum in print, broadcast and digital journalism.
• CELSA (Sorbonne Université): CELSA is a top-tier French school of communication and journalism within Sorbonne Université. It is a direct competitor for ISCPA's communication and journalism programmes, particularly for employers seeking graduates with strong editorial and strategic communications skills.
• Sup de Pub (INSEEC U.): Sup de Pub is INSEEC U.'s school of advertising and communication, offering programmes in creative advertising, brand strategy and digital marketing. It directly competes with ISCPA's communication and digital strategy tracks, particularly the Brand Content and Digital Strategies specialisations.

Broad incumbents

• Sciences Po (Institut d'études politiques de Paris): Sciences Po runs a prestigious journalism programme within a broader social sciences offering. While broader than ISCPA, it competes for the same high-achieving students targeting media careers and is a benchmark employer destination for top French media recruiters.
• INA sup (Institut National de l'Audiovisuel): INA sup is the training arm of France's national audiovisual institute, offering professional programmes in broadcasting, audiovisual production and digital media. It is a broad incumbent comparable to ISCPA's journalism and audiovisual production tracks, with strong public-sector employer relationships.
• École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière: Louis-Lumière is France's leading public film and audiovisual school (cinema, sound, photochemistry). It is a prestigious reference institution for ISCPA's audiovisual production tracks and a competitor for the most technically oriented students and employer pipelines.

Emerging players

• ICART (École supérieure des métiers de la culture et du commerce de l'art): ICART is a French private school specialised in cultural management, art market and event production. It is comparable to ISCPA's Mastère Production Événementielle and cultural-industries tracks, competing for students targeting careers in cultural production and event management.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@iscpa_ecole
• Facebookfacebook.com/iscpa.paris
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/iscpa-institut-superieur-des-medias
• Instagraminstagram.com/iscpa.ecole
• TikToktiktok.com/@iscpa.ecole

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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