Lycée Leonard de Vinci

The Lycée Léonard de Vinci, located in Montaigu-Vendée, is an institution that combines general and technological programs with a short higher education branch oriented toward image, sound, and graphic design.

An audiovisual hub

The school is especially known in the Pays de la Loire region for its BTS Métiers de l'audiovisuel, offered in several options: image professions, engineering techniques and equipment operation, and other specialties in the field (sound, editing, production depending on the year). These curricula are based on a highly technical pedagogy: work in studio and on set, handling of professional filming and post-production equipment, collective projects that replicate the organization of a production team. Internships in companies play an important role in the program.

Graphic design

The institution also offers a DN MADE mention Graphisme, a national diploma at bachelor's level (bac+3) that trains students for visual communication professions: visual identity, typography, publishing, digital and animated graphic design. The program alternates theoretical teaching (art and design culture, humanities), workshop practice, and projects carried out in connection with clients.

Who it is for

These programs suit students seeking professionally oriented training, in small class sizes, within a structured high-school setting rather than an autonomous art school. Admission is through Parcoursup, based on application review and, for the DN MADE, on submission of a personal portfolio. It is advisable to check each year which audiovisual options are actually open.