The Masters Institute opened as a California-regulated vocational college in 1973. Classrooms and offices were located in ren ... ted commercial space near the San Jose airport. Masters was a for-profit private institution that attracted students for instruction in CAD, network certification, programming, and multimedia. More than 1,200 students were taking courses online and 900 more were studying on site. From 1996-2001 Masters Institute was the largest multimedia training school of its kind. read more