The need for a broad education

When considering a film editing school you need to not only look at the technical courses that they offer, but also whether or not the film editing schools offer courses on theory and the history of film making.

These types of courses will set you apart from the crowd when looking to get a job as a film editor because not all schools stress the importance of theory and history.

Basically all film editing schools will provide you exposure to the technical aspects of film editing, but that should only constitute one part of your education. Knowing how to run software like avid and final cut pro can be learned through a variety of means, but gaining a broad overview of cinema film making will give you unique skills that other would be film editors often do not possess.