Well, I'll chime in here. I have had several friends go to and graduate from UWM. It really is going to depend on what you want to learn, as has been written here. UWM is a school with out of date equipment and teachers that believe in art more then narrative. Which means if your trying to break into Hollywood, you will be frowned upon.
Also, many people ask "Why go to film school in LA? Why even go at all?" Well, I can give you a few pointers from people I know who are making it in LA and then others who are making it in Milwaukee. The reason film school is so great in LA and NYC is because that is where the connections are. Those schools bring in industry professionals to talk to the students and it is far easier to get noticed when everyone you want to notice you is within a few hundred yards and not a few thousand miles. Now I have several friends who went to UWM and are working in the industry. But they aren't working in movies. They are doing small commercials, industrial, and web stuff.
It isn't to say that they can't be seen but when the people out in LA are looking for a DP, they aren't going to look at someone in Milwaukee, WI. They are going to surf for local DP's. Now you say you are going to move out there when you graduate. You have to understand that it is very difficult out there. There are several people who just graduated in LA and have made contacts through their university. So not only are you going out there with no contacts, your also going out there competing against everyone who just graduated with contacts.
So is it a good school? Yeah for a degree. You'll be able to say you have a degree in film. However, much of the teaching isn't practical, the equipment is very outdated, and they frown very much on narrative style and the "Hollywood" way. But even with all that you can still make a career out of that degree here in Wisconsin, several friends of mine have done it. So there is a give and take. Hopefully something here helps you.
