Privately-owned Futureworks, which is based in a six-storey building in Mosley Street, boasts "industry standard" equipment to train young creative talent in audio, film and TV, digital arts and games.
It opened in December, 2006 offering 50 different courses but will be offering more than 150 by the time the new term begins in September.
With the creative, digital and new media sector now accounting for 1.8m jobs in the UK, Futureworks' directors Chris Mayo, Tony Tyrrell and Alan Doyle hope to capitalise on growing demand.
Futureworks offers work-based courses and traditional degree courses.
Managing director Mr Mayo was previously an instructor on Pro-Tools, the industry-leading specialist sound engineering technology, and the technical director for a media education facility. His team includes senior managers with similar experience.
Paul Collins spent several years working in marketing and event management roles for media and music events before moving into education.
Ben Norris has experience in developing IT solutions and internal software programmes, and Chris Harper began his career as a sound engineer and music producer in a recording studio in Manchester.
Mr Mayo said: "The vision behind Futureworks is to create a unique production and post-production facility designed specifically for education. By creating a learning environment that exactly emulates the real world, students gain experience at the centre of a high-specification, working production facility as they study.
"Futureworks works closely with organisations in the industry to offer students high level technical skills, combined with the academic knowledge they need to succeed in the industry.
"Unlike other education establishments, Futureworks trains students on the same equipment that is being used in the industry; its SSL mixing desk is the same technology that is used by Timbaland, while its Neve VR Legend classic mixing desk is the exact machine used by PJ Harvey on her legendary Stories From The Cities, Stories From The Sea album, which won the Mercury Music award in 2001.
"It doesn't stop at music production; Futureworks' post-production facilities are equally impressive, boasting the very same equipment used in the production of popular TV programmes including Lost and 24." Futureworks has already had some success stories.
Tom Bohan, from Bury, now works at Manchester facilities house Sumners and said: "I wouldn't be in the job I have now if it wasn't for Futureworks.
"The knowledge and expertise of the teachers at Futureworks, combined with training on the very latest industry technology, meant I had a competitive edge over others going for the same job."
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