Pro Audio Education Directory

Art Institute of Seattle
800-275-2471
Certifications/Degrees available: Associate's
Length of program(s): 12 months to 2 years
Location: Seattle, WA
The Audio Production program at the Art Institute of Seattle prepares graduates for a variety of entry-level positions in the audio industry. Core required courses as well as related technical options are taught by industry professionals. The facilities consist of three professional 24-track studios, one digital studio, one Dolby 5.1 surround sound studio, four 24/96 DAWs and two computer labs.

Audio Institute of America
415-752-0701
Certifications/Degrees available: Diploma
Length of program(s): < 6 Months
Location: San Francisco, CA
AIA offers a home-study course for recording engineers, live sound technicians and music producers. This program is available to students in any country around the world. Learn to be a professional audio engineer or how to build and operate your own recording studio. Worldwide training via distance learning from the San Francisco headquarters.

Audio Courses
Certifications/Degrees available: City & Guilds 1820 Sound Engineering Part 3
Length of program(s): 15 weeks
Location: Distance Learning - worldwide!
This one semester programme consists of two modules that provide pathways into various industry positions as well as University courses. The programme is equally suited to those students already in work who seek to obtain a certificate of their competence. The methodologies employed on this programme are to promote independent life long-learners that are self-directed and highly motivated, to achieve high quality work within strict and regular time frames. This is achieved through a high workload that contains many constructivist assignments in the field of new media. Both module topics are varied and diverse utilising varying approaches to delivery. Hybrid skills are encouraged to represent the changing skill sets needed within the media industries. The majority of assignment work is coursework based, with the exception of two Œclosed-book‚ examinations, which are timed. There is a high level of practical coursework encouragement, blended with academic research and writing. Pastoral care is provided in both a formal structured manner along with a very relaxed informal manner to mirror the trends in the media industry. Additionally, the Audio Courses has Open Forums that provide Œdrop-in‚ clinics to provide additional support for IT skills as well as specific modules topics. The City & Guilds Sound Engineering Part 3 is particularly suited to applicants that have an educational background in Music/Sound coupled with a strong desire to succeed in the media industries. Musical instrument experience is advantageous though certainly not essential. Applications are considered on an individual basis depending on industrial experience and orientation to education.

Successful students from the City & Guilds Sound Engineering Part 3 often go into related jobs within industry. There have been numerous success stories of ex-students gaining employment in Œtop-flight‚ recording studios. In addition to this, diplomats, with their hybrid skills, and high level of IT practice, are able to apply for a variety of post ranging from web-designer to research and design positions for audio companies. Check the Audio Courses website testimonials.

Audio Recording Technology Institute
888-543-2784
Certifications/Degrees available: Certified Audio Engineer
Length of program(s): 6 to 12 months
Location: Orlando, FL
Students prepare for entry-level employment as engineers in the audio production industry, including music sequencing, hard-disk recording, editing sound for video and film, Internet advertising design, sound design, sound-effects design, radio and TV audio production, project master engineering, mastering for CD, multitrack recording studios, audio for video, broadcast and post-production facilities. Students will also be prepared for training in live sound reinforcement. ARTI is proud to present the program in a concise manner, with an emphasis on hands-on training.

Ball State University, Music Engineering Technology Program
765-285-5537
Certifications/Degrees available: Bachelor's
Length of program(s): > 2 years
Location: Muncie, IN
A comprehensive audio program featuring an emphasis on sound synthesis, computer music and recording, Music Engineering Technology at Ball State offers a Pro Tools-equipped recording facility, and computer synthesis studios that feature the latest in computer hardware and software synthesis applications. In February 2004, it will be moving into a new, 20-room facility featuring two recording studios, multiple digital audio workstation rooms, labs and a critical listening room.

Berklee College of Music
617-747-2058
Certifications/Degrees available: Bachelor's
Length of program(s): > 2 years
Location: Boston, MA
The Music Technology program comprises two departments: Music Production & Engineering, and Music Synthesis. The MP&E program features 12 studios, including three SSL rooms, three Sony/MCI rooms, five O2R rooms and an editing/alignment suite. All rooms feature Pro Tools. Courses involve hands-on, project-oriented instruction in multitrack recording, mixing, editing and mastering, and music/record production. The MS program features three analog and digital synthesis labs with digital audio workstations. Courses involve hands-on instruction in sequencing, sampling, sound design and composition, and multimedia.

California State University--Northridge
818-677-3184
Certifications/Degrees available: Certificate Program, Bachelor's
Length of program(s): 1 to 2 years, > 2 years
Cal State Northridge offers a certificate program for Audio Maintenance Technician. The Music Technology Lab is the principal computer lab for the Department of Music. The lab is designed to give students a broad variety of experiences with computerized technology related to music. Numerous applications are available to music majors including music notation, MIDI sequencing, multimedia, computer-assisted instruction, and general purpose computing such as Internet access and e-mail.

Cayuga Community College
315-255-1743
Certifications/Degrees available: Associate's
Length of program(s): > 2 years
Location: Auburn, NY
Cayuga is a unit of the State University of New York offering Associate's degrees in TV/Radio Broadcasting, Audio and Sound Recording, and Telecommunications Technology. The college's facilities include a 32-track audio recording studio, 16-track remote recording facility, FM radio station, television studio and remote truck, digital media lab and production suites. Industry internships are required. In-state tuition is $2,600 per year.

Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences
800-562-6383
Certifications/Degrees available: Pro Tools Certification, Exclusive manufacturer certifications
Length of program(s): 6 to 12 months
Location: Tempe, AZ
The Master Recording Program II is a 10-month comprehensive course in audio technology. Over half the curriculum is focused on digital and analog music recording, but the program also extensively covers live sound, post-production for film and television, troubleshooting and music business. Manufacturer certification on Pro Tools and other products is also provided and a 280-clock hour internship at a location of the student's choice is mandatory for graduation. The school is accredited nationally by ACCSCT and practices selective enrollment.

Dallas Sound Lab
972-869-1122
Certifications/Degrees available: Continuing Education/Workshops
Location: Austin, TX
Dallas Sound Lab offers a diploma program in audio engineering and studio techniques, and seminars in music business administration, audio for film and television production, and music theory. Courses are designed to provide students with extensive "hands-on" training. Lab sessions are held in Dallas Sound Lab's 12,000-square-foot multi-studio facility and Arlyn Studio's 6,000-square-foot facility. Students train on vintage and state-of-the-art equipment, featuring consoles from SSL, Neve, API, Mackie Digital, Yamaha Digital and Focusrite.

DePaul University
773-325-4396
Certifications/Degrees available: Bachelor of Science in Music with emphasis in Elective Studies in Electrical Engineering
Length of program(s): > 2 years
Location: Chicago, IL
The DePaul Sound Recording Technology Program is contained in the School of Music and culminates in a Bachelor of Science in Music with emphasis in Elective Studies in Electrical Engineering degree. DePaul SRT students take the full musicianship sequence, as well as applied music, large ensemble, conducting and music electives. Recording classes and student practicum sessions take place off-campus at Studio Chicago, a 48-track analog/digital facility as well as on-campus in Studio DePaul, a digital ADAT/hard-disk facility with video capabilities.

Ex'pression Center for New Media
877-833-8800
Certifications/Degrees available: Associate's, Bachelor's
Length of program(s): 1 to 2 years
Location: San Francisco, CA
Ex'pression Center's Sound Arts department is dedicated to giving students a broad skill set--whether it's mixing a record, posting a movie, recording a voiceover, or running a live concert. From the fundamentals of sound and audio acoustics, to analog consoles and tape machines, to microphones, to MIDI, to digital workstations and consoles, students learn to operate in diverse environments with all kinds of gear. The faculty includes established engineers and producers, and the facility has $28 million invested in equipment.

Finger Lakes Community College
585-393-3500
Certifications/Degrees available: Associate's
Length of program(s): > 2 years
Location: Canandaigua, NY
Studio designed by John Storyk, featuring two control rooms, two main recording rooms and two isolation rooms. The program takes a "hands-on" approach and is available for student use 24/7. Studio A has a Mackie d8b console with 24-track capability and Studio B has Pro Tools HD-3 with a Focusrite Control 24 console. The facilities also include a 15-station keyboard lab with Mac G4s and Alesis keyboards. PC and Mac-based editing and sequencing programs are used.

Five Towns College
631-424-7000; x2110
Certifications/Degrees available: Associate's, Bachelor's
Length of program(s): 1 to 2 years, > 2 years
Location: Dix Hills, NY
The College's studios range from a 24-track digital to a 48-track analog/digital SSL 4048G console. Studios are stocked with a variety of multitrack recorders, synchronizers, computer monitors and outboard equipment, and a new addition will be the SSL SL 9000 J console. The College offers a complete audio program featuring classes in theory, studio operations, MIDI applications, nonlinear recording, audio/video post production and advanced mixing procedures. Associate or Bachelor degrees can be obtained as a business or music major, with concentrations in audio recording.

State University of New York, College at Fredonia
716-673-4634
Certifications/Degrees available: Bachelor's
Length of program(s): > 2 years
Location: Fredonia, NY
Comprehensive education in sound recording. B.S. with emphasis in Sound Recording Technology degree. Sound Recording Technology taught along with science and liberal arts. There are five studios, analog/digital 24/48-track recording/mixing facilities. The emphasis is on recording/mixing techniques, mastering, digital workstations, electronic/popular/classical music. Auditions on musical instruments are required for enrollment in School of Music.

Full Sail Real World Education
800-226-7625
Certifications/Degrees available: Associate's
Length of program(s): 1 to 2 years
Location: Winter Park, FL
Full Sail offers hands-on training for those who are seeking careers in media production and entertainment technology. Full Sail's Associate of Science degree programs include Show Production, Recording Arts, Film, Digital Media, Game Design and Computer Animation. Full Sail's multimedia complex houses over 60 studios, production suites and computer labs. Courses at Full Sail are taught by professionals who bring their real-world experiences into the classroom. Career-placement assistance is provided, and financial aid is available to those who qualify.

Future Media Concepts
212-888-6314
Certifications/Degrees available: Pro Tools Certification
Length of program(s): < 6 Months
Locations: New York; Boston; Philadelphia; Washington, DC
A digital media training center, providing a complete range of manufacturer-authorized training in all areas of digital media, including nonlinear editing, website design, 2D and 3D animation, compositing, desktop publishing, sound design, and CD-ROM and DVD authoring. Future Media Concepts has been selected as the exclusive Digidesign Authorized Pro School in the Northeast. FMC will offer the entire range of authorized Pro Tools courses and administer certification exams.

Hampton University
757-727-5237/5658
Certifications/Degrees available: Bachelor's
Length of program(s): > 2 years
Location: Hampton, VA
The Music Engineering Technology program is a 4-year Bachelor of Science degree program. Being a music degree, it requires that you be able to perform on some instrument and play or sing in ensembles plus perform in student recitals each semester. There are two recording studios that include both analog and digital recording. Courses include electrical engineering, pre-calculus, physics, music theory, music history, applied individual lessons and university general studies courses.

Houston Community College NW
713-718-5602
Certifications/Degrees available: Associate's, Certificates in Film Making, MIDI/Electronic Music, Audio
Length of program(s): 6 to 12 months, 1 to 2 years
Location: Houston, TX
In addition to classroom time, students acquire more than 500 session hours working in six well-equipped recording and film studios. Mixing consoles include SSL 4048 G+ Ultimation/Total Recall, Sony MXP-3036, Alesis X2, Control 24/Pro Tools 24 Mix Plus. Facilities also include various recorders, including MCI, Otari, DA-88 and ADAT; and signal processors, including Eventide, Lexicon, TC Electronic, Summit, UREI and dbx. Film/Video/DV equipment includes Arriflex, Cinema Products, Sony, JVC Panasonic, Apple.

Institute of Audio Research
212-777-8550
Certifications/Degrees available: Diploma
Length of program: 6 to 12 months
Location: New York, NY
The Institute of Audio Research offers a 900-hour audio recording and production program. The coursework combines in-depth technical knowledge with the hands-on practical skill required to begin a career in the audio industry. IAR's live recording studio complex incorporates analog and digital multitrack recorders, dual Sony R-100 digital consoles, and a host of vintage mics and current outboard gear. Students learn hard-disk audio techniques on the over 40 workstations running applications from Digidesign, MOTU, Propellerhead and others.

Los Angeles Recording Workshop
818-763-7400
Certifications/Degrees available: Continuing Education/Workshops, Certificate
Length of program(s): 6 to 12 months
Location: Los Angeles, CA
LARW provides audio engineering training for students interested in starting or improving their careers in the audio field. It offers clear explanations of professional audio equipment and techniques, and provides the settings for structured hands-on training on state-of-the-art industry equipment, and to provide the greatest opportunities for the graduates' career advancements.

McGill University, Music Technology Area
514-398-4535
Certifications/Degrees available: Bachelor's, Graduate, Ph.D.
Length of program(s): > 2 years
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Music Technology encourages interaction between musical creation, technology and research. The pedagogical goal of the Music Technology program is to provide students with professional-level music training with an intensive focus on programming of advanced music technologies. Training includes courses in Computer Music, New Media, Digital Signal Processing, Computer Science, Psychoacoustics and Acoustics. Research goals of the program include the study and development of new and flexible strategies for sound analysis, processing, synthesis and control, and symbolic manipulation of formal music representations.

McGill University, Faculty of Music
514-398-4535
Certifications/Degrees available: Graduate, Ph.D.
Length of program(s): > 2 years
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
The McGill Graduate Program in sound recording offers both a Master's and Ph.D degree. It follows the European Tonmeister tradition of training musicians to become sound engineers. Areas of research include the development of new techniques and technologies for multichannel sound, virtual auditory environments, microphone techniques, automated mixing and Internet music delivery. Facilities include three performance halls linked to three separate multitrack recording studios; audio/video post-production studios; technical ear-training lab; multichannel research lab (MARLab).

Middle Tennessee State University
615-898-2578
Certifications/Degrees available: Bachelor's
Length of program(s): > 2 years
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
The Recording Industry Department offers a B.S. degree with two concentrations--Music Business and Production & Technology. The comprehensive program includes over 40 different courses. Minors are available in several disciplines including Electronics, Electroacoustics, Computer Science, Music and more. Facilities include three studios with SSL, Studer digital, and Otari consoles, digital and analog 24-track recorders in each, one studio equipped for 5.1, two equipped with Pro Tools-Pro, MIDI and digital audio labs, a post-production lab with two Pro Tools-Pro and 5.1.

Mt. San Jacinto College
909-487-6752
Certifications/Degrees available: Associate's, Certificate in Audio Technology
Length of program(s): 1 to 2 years
Location: San Jacinto, CA
The Mt. San Jacinto College Audio Program features Assoc. Degree or Certificate, State-certified, Educational partner of Otari, low tuition ($11 per unit (certificate 18 units, A.A. 60 units), day and evening classes, Pro Tools, RADAR, Soundcraft, etc. The $2 million facility includes four control rooms and five studios, and the programs feature small classes.

Musictech College
651-291-0177
Certifications/Degrees available: Diploma, Associate's
Length of program(s): 1 to 2 years
Location: St. Paul, MN
Musictech College offers 2-year AAS degrees in recording engineering and music production. It boasts a 9,000-square-foot recording studio complex housed in the newly renovated downtown St. Paul building that formerly housed a science museum. Musictech's program includes SSL, Trident, Sony, Sony Digital, Pro Tools, MIDI, RADAR, and many other tools and formats. The program focuses heavily on 5.1 surround and new technologies during the fourth semester. Students book studios for personal use in the evenings.

New York University
212-998-5422
Certifications/Degrees available: Bachelor's, Graduate
Length of program(s): > 2 years
Location: New York, NY
The Music Technology Program maintains 14 recording and computer music studios, including two recording suites, four computer music laboratories, an A/V and film music editing studio with a THX surround sound system, an analog synthesis studio, a video digitizing and DVD authoring studio, two research and development facilities, and a Sonic Solutions digital editing room. Students are allowed to develop expertise within an academic setting where learning by creative experimentation is encouraged.

Northeast Community College
402-844-7365
Certifications/Degrees available: Diploma, Associate's
Length of program(s): 1 to 2 years
Location: Norfolk, NE
Located in America's Heartland, the audio/recording technology program at Northeast Community College is one of the few programs in the United States offering an associate degree in Audio/Recording Technology. Since 1983, the audio program has combined thorough academics and hands-on training in both live and studio environments. And the hands-on training is at an individual level, so you get one-on-one time with the equipment and the instructors to get your questions answered. Also, the hands-on time is at no additional cost.

Oberlin College Conservatory of Music Technology in Music and Related Arts (TIMARA) Department
440-775-8900
Certifications/Degrees available: Bachelor's
Length of program(s): > 2 years
Location: Oberlin, OH
State-of-the-art studios for the composition of music using technological media. The facilities produce music for theater, dance, video and film, and teach Web-page design and production for CD and DVD. The Macintosh-based facilities include a complete suite of software and hardware for the production of original work in new media. The department has 3.5 FTE faculty and 30 majors. Admission is very competitive.

Ocean County Vocational Technical Schools
732-657-4000
Certifications/Degrees available: Diploma
Length of program(s): 6 to 12 months, 1 to 2 years
Location: Ocean County, NJ
Features a 900-hour program for high school and adults. Three control rooms (two 24-track MDM and one digital audio workstation), one main cutting room, computer music/audio production software lab. Emphasis on hands-on recording by students. Dennis Bourke is the instructor/program coordinator.

Ohio University, School of Telecommunications
740-593-4870
Certifications/Degrees available: Bachelor's, Graduate
Length of program(s): > 2 years
Location: Athens, OH
The facilities include an Amek 28x24 automated mixer with SuperTrue software and a Tascam MX 2424 recorder, as well as Panasonic DAT machines and an Otari MX-5050 2-track and various processing equipment and microphones. There are also several Pro Tools workstations in the new 16-station Mac G4 production lab, as well as a Pro Tools HD system with Control24 control surface. The school is equipped with a multistation Final Cut Pro lab, and field audio and video equipment.

Omega Recording Studios School of Applied Recording Arts and Sciences
301-230-9100
Certifications/Degrees available: Certificates of Completion in five comprehensive programs in recording and Pro Tools Certification
Length of program(s): 6 to 12 months, 1 to 2 years
Location: Rockville, MD
The Omega Studios School offers five comprehensive programs in recording and the allied sciences using the multi-room facilities of Omega Studios, including recording engineering and studio techniques, sound reinforcement, audio production techniques, electronic music synthesis and MIDI, and music business. The school is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT), and is an Avid Authorized Education Center. Students learn on fully professional equipment such as Neve, SSL, Studer, Pro Tools, Mitsubishi Digital, API and more.

The Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology (OIART)
519-686-5010
Certifications/Degrees available: Diploma, Associate's
Length of program(s): 6 to 12 months
Location: London, Ontario, Canada
OIART offers an immersion program specializing in audio engineering and production studies. Proven results: 85-90 percent industry placement rate amongst honors graduates. In six on-site professionally equipped studios (including two theater-style lecture studios), students from around the globe develop an industry-driven skill-set that always considers aesthetic production goals. The school boasts a 5:1 student/instructor ratio, assuring each student personal contact with the faculty.

Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University
410-659-8110 (Admissions Office)
Certifications/Degrees available: Bachelor's, Graduate
Length of program(s): > 2 years
Location: Baltimore, MD
Five-year undergraduate B.M. program. Requires audition on a musical instrument (advanced level) and a Math SAT of 700 or greater. Combines advanced music study with electrical engineering and recording arts courses. Requires internship in last year. Limited enrollment. Two-year MA graduate program (no audition). Requires Bachelors Degree. Program has three tracks: Recording and Production, Acoustics and Audio, Audio Component and System Design (requires BSEE).

Recording Arts Canada
905-643-9330
Certifications/Degrees available: Diploma
Length of program(s): 6 to 12 months
Locations: Ontario and Montr?al, Qu?bec, Canada
With two major locations--one just 40 minutes from Toronto, the other in Montreal--Recording Arts Canada has offered a practical and intimate approach to audio education since 1981. At Recording Arts Canada's facilities, students benefit from a progressive atmosphere that includes "hands-on" studio instruction, with a seasoned staff of educators and lecturers who work in many facets of the music and media industries. American students benefit from a 40 percent savings due to the currency exchange rate.

Recording Workshop
800-848-9900
Certifications/Degrees available: Continuing Education/Workshops, Certificate
Length of program(s): < 6 Months
Location: Chillicothe, OH
The Recording Workshop offers effective short-term training for audio professionals to get their start. In less than two months, Recording Workshop students get real in-studio experience. Students work in small teams of three to six. There are eight studios full of the latest gear. Affordable on-campus student housing, job placement assistance and financial aid are among the services provided. Programs provide 12 semester hours of credit towards a Bachelor's Degree from Capital University Conservatory of Music.

Shoreline Community College
206-546-4607
Certifications/Degrees available: Associate's
Location: Seattle, WA
The Music Technology program at Shoreline Community College is designed to familiarize the student who is interested in audio engineering, MIDI composition/production, music merchandising, or music performance practice with the current trends of the profession.

Southwestern College
619-421-6700
Certifications/Degrees available: Certificate Program
Length of program(s): 1 to 2 years
Location: Chula Vista, CA
Program focuses on the use of computer and digital technology in the production of commercial music as well as music business practices and intellectual property and copyright law. The studio facility provides students with both tape- and hard-disk-based digital audio recording with fully automated digital mixing capabilities. Plans for a state -of-the-art commercial recording facility and student-based record label are currently being developed.

Southwest Texas State University--School of Music
512-245-8451
Certifications/Degrees available: Bachelor's
Length of program(s): > 2 years
Location: San Marcos, TX
SWT owns and operates the "Fire Station," a multipurpose recording facility housing analog and digital recorders, an automated console, and numerous professional microphones and outboard devices. Students participate in commercial recording sessions while pursuing degrees. Program applicants should have significant musical abilities, well-developed aural skills, and possess competencies in calculus and other technical courses. The curriculum emphasizes recording, music, digital media, math/science, and an internship. Graduates receive a Bachelor of Music degree with an emphasis in Sound Recording Technology.

Unity Gain Recording Institute
239-332-4246
Certifications/Degrees available: Continuing Education/Workshops, Diploma, Pro Tools Certification
Length of program(s): 1 to 2 years
Location: Fort Myers, FL
This 144-hour, 48-week program allows each class of five students over 100 hands-on hours. Students learn the latest techniques in audio recording by experienced, qualified instructors in a professional multitrack recording studio.

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
870-575-8905
Certifications/Degrees available: Bachelor's, SPARS certificate
Length of program(s): > 2 years
Location: Pine Bluff, AR
UAPB offers a B.S. in Music with an emphasis in sound recording technology. As an institutional member of SPARS, additional credentials are available through a SPARS Recording Test. Degree course work is composed of general studies, music, and recording and technology. Recording courses utilize the 24-track digital tape and hard disk-based production facility with six sound rooms, hard disk-based post-production suite, video post workstation, and PC-based MIDI/digital audio workstations. Full semester internship at a professional audio facility completed prior to graduation.

UCLA Extension Entertainment Studies
310-825-9064
Certifications/Degrees available: Continuing Education/Workshops
Length of program(s): < 6 Months, 6 to 12 months, 1 to 2 years
Location: Westwood Village, CA
UCLA Extension Entertainment Studies offers a variety of courses in recording engineering, record production and music technology, including Pro Tools and Cubase VST. Courses are offered throughout the Los Angeles area, and classes can be applied to a certificate in Recording Engineering or in Content Creation for Music.

University of Southern California--Thornton School of Music
213-740-2311
Certifications/Degrees available: Bachelor's
Length of program(s): > 2 years
Location: Los Angeles, CA

University of Colorado at Denver
303-556-2795
Certifications/Degrees available: Bachelor's, Bachelor of Science in Music, Certificate in Computer Science
Length of program(s): > 2 years
Location: Denver, CO
Five control rooms, 24-track analog and digital with Otari, Neve, Sony, Yamaha and SoundWorkshop consoles. IBM and MAC platforms for Pro Tools, Sonic Solutions, MIDI production and mastering. Programs for Music Major or Music Industry Studies Major in audio applications. Cohort programs in music business, film and video production, multimedia, computer science certificate. AES student section, SPARS member. Active internship program with placements in Denver, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Nashville, Chicago, etc.

University of Hartford Acoustics
860-768-4792
Certifications/Degrees available: Bachelor's
Length of program(s): > 2 years
Location: West Hartford, CT
B.S. Engineering (BSE), B.S. Mechanical Engineering, optional EE minor. These degrees lead to multifacted careers in Acoustics, such as Audio Engineering, Architectural Acoustics, Musical Acoustics, Noise Control and Sound Quality, and Bio-Engineering.

University of Maine at Augusta
207-621-3267
Certifications/Degrees available: Bachelor's
Length of program(s): > 2 years
Location: Augusta, ME
The UMA Audio facility was designed by Rob Rosati and built in 1991. It consists of 1,900 square feet of control room, studio, edit/work rooms and music computer lab with various software. The facility has analog (Tascam and Otari) and digital (Pro Tools) recording, as well as an array of processors and mics.

University of Miami School of Music
305-284-2241
Degrees available: Bachelor's, Graduate
Length of program(s): > 2 years
Location: Miami, FL
The University of Miami was the first to offer degree programs in Music Engineering. The Bachelor's program includes core music classes, music engineering classes, and a minor in either electrical engineering or computer science. The School maintains two recording studios--one equipped with a Euphonix System 5, multiple 24-track digital recorders, hard-drive recorders, and more, and the other houses a pair of Yamaha 02Rs, video projector, surround sound mixing and playback capability.

University of Minnesota
507-457-1700
Certifications/Degrees available: Bachelor's
Length of program(s): > 2 years
Location: Winona, MN
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota offers two unique Music Industry degree programs leading to B.A. degrees in either Music Technology or Music Business. By completing a 4-year B.A. degree, students get a liberal arts education and technical training in music. Music Technology majors gain an understanding and working knowledge of basic recording techniques as well as live sound. Music Technology students also complete a 3-credit practicum or 6-credit internship project utilizing the knowledge gained from course work.

University of North Carolina at Asheville
828-251-6432
Certifications/Degrees available: Bachelor's
Length of program(s): > 2 years
Location: Asheville, NC
The curriculum for the UNCA Music Technology program, leading to the B.S. degree, includes studies in analog and digital recording and electronic music composition/performance in three studios and labs featuring Pro Tools, Sonar, MAX, Acid Pro and other related software and hardware. Other required courses include acoustics, electronics, physics, computer science and mathematics. Students may major in Music Technology or Multimedia Arts and Sciences with an emphasis in recording. An audition is required for the Music Technology program.

University of Washington Extension
800-543-2320
Certifications/Degrees available: Continuing Education/Workshops(certificate)
Length of program(s): 6 to 12 months
Location: Seattle, WA
In the Certificate Program in Audio Production, students begin by studying the physics of sound and the basic principles of audio production, from acoustics and microphones to the recording and mixing process. In the second term, students gain practical, hands-on experience exploring the concepts of the first term in a studio setting. During the third and final term, students are divided into smaller groups and work collaboratively in professional studios to complete either a music recording or audio-for-video project.

University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
920-424-4224
Certifications/Degrees available: Bachelor's
Length of program(s): > 2 years
Location: Oshkosh, WI
The University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh offers a Bachelor's of Music Degree with an emphasis in Recording Technology. This is a full 4-year program culminating with an internship at a professional audio facility. The studio features both analog and digital recording consoles and recorders, with an additional room containing a complete Pro Tools system. Other rooms feature a complete MIDI lab and mastering hardware/software. Graduates of the program are employed across the U.S.

Vancouver Film School
800-661-4101
Certifications/Degrees available: Continuing Education/Workshops, Diploma, Pro Tools Certification
Length of program(s): < 6 Months, 1 to 2 years
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Vancouver Film School is a world-class educational facility that recently launched a Sound Design for Visual Medium program. Students train in a brand-new 10,000-square-foot campus designed and constructed from the ground up to house a state-of-the-art Pro Tools education facility. The program consists of a balanced combination of hands-on classes, exercises, lab time and individual and group projects. It is divided into six 8-week terms and is designed to allow for generous individual lab time for personal portfolio production.

Yale School of Drama, Yale University
203-432-8825
Certifications/Degrees available: Graduate
Length of program(s): 3-year Graduate program
Location: New Haven, CT
The Sound Design concentration trains students in the theory and practice of professional theatrical sound design. The course work covers the aesthetics of design and composition, script interpretation, critical listening, professional collaboration, sound and music technology, aural imaging, acoustics, digital audio production, advanced sound delivery systems, drafting and organizational paperwork. There are four theatrical venues, 125-800 seats; three full-featured production recording studios utilizing Pro Tools, Digital Performer as well as an ensemble of professional applications and tools.