Pro Audio Education Directory
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American University
202-885-2746
Certifications/DegreesAvailable: Diploma, Bachelor's
Length of program(s):> 2 years
Location: Washington, DC
The Audio Technology Program at AmericanUniversity offers two undergraduate degrees: B.S. in Audio Technology and B.A. in Audio Production. It has four studios: twomultitrack studios, one electronic/computer music studio, and one analog tape studio. American teaches analog multitrackproduction (Studer A-80), digital multitrack production and editing (Pro Tools HD, Bias Peak, MOTU 2408 and ADAT), electronicmusic composition and synthesis (Digital Performer, Kyma, E-mu, Moog, Waldorf, Korg, Roland, etc.), electronics, physics,acoustics and aesthetics.

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-levelpositions 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, four24/96 DAWs and two computer labs.

Audio Institute of America
415-752-0701
Certifications/Degrees available: Diploma
Length ofprogram(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 tostudents in any country around the world. Learn to be a professional audio engineer or how to build and operate your ownrecording studio. Worldwide training via distance learning from the San Francisco headquarters.

Audio Courses
Certifications/Degrees available: City & Guilds 1820 SoundEngineering 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 Universitycourses. 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 highlymotivated, to achieve high quality work within strict and regular time frames. This is achieved through a high workload thatcontains many constructivist assignments in the field of new media. Both module topics are varied and diverse utilising varyingapproaches to delivery. Hybrid skills are encouraged to represent the changing skill sets needed within the media industries. Themajority 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 isprovided 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 ITskills as well as specific modules topics. The City & Guilds Sound Engineering Part 3 is particularly suited to applicantsthat have an educational background in Music/Sound coupled with a strong desire to succeed in the media industries. Musicalinstrument experience is advantageous though certainly not essential. Applications are considered on an individual basisdepending 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 havebeen 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 asengineers 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 beprepared for training in live sound reinforcement. ARTI is proud to present the program in a concise manner, with an emphasis onhands-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 EngineeringTechnology at Ball State offers a Pro Tools-equipped recording facility, and computer synthesis studios that feature the latestin computer hardware and software synthesis applications. In February 2004, it will be moving into a new, 20-room facilityfeaturing two recording studios, multiple digital audio workstation rooms, labs and a critical listening room.

Berklee College of Music
617-747-2058
Certifications/Degreesavailable: Bachelor's
Length of program(s): > 2 years
Location: Boston, MA
The Music Technology program comprises twodepartments: Music Production & Engineering, and Music Synthesis. The MP&E program features 12 studios, including three SSLrooms, 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 MSprogram features three analog and digital synthesis labs with digital audio workstations. Courses involve hands-on instruction insequencing, 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, > 2years
Cal State Northridge offers a certificate program for Audio Maintenance Technician. The Music Technology Lab is theprincipal computer lab for the Department of Music. The lab is designed to give students a broad variety of experiences withcomputerized technology related to music. Numerous applications are available to music majors including music notation, MIDIsequencing, 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/RadioBroadcasting, Audio and Sound Recording, and Telecommunications Technology. The college's facilities include a 32-track audiorecording studio, 16-track remote recording facility, FM radio station, television studio and remote truck, digital media lab andproduction 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 halfthe 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 otherproducts is also provided and a 280-clock hour internship at a location of the student's choice is mandatory for graduation. Theschool 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 Laboffers a diploma program in audio engineering and studio techniques, and seminars in music business administration, audio forfilm 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-footfacility. 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 inElectrical Engineering
Length of program(s): > 2 years
Location: Chicago, IL
The DePaul SoundRecording Technology Program is contained in the School of Music and culminates in a Bachelor of Science in Music with emphasisin Elective Studies in Electrical Engineering degree. DePaul SRT students take the full musicianship sequence, as well as appliedmusic, large ensemble, conducting and music electives. Recording classes and student practicum sessions take place off-campus atStudio Chicago, a 48-track analog/digital facility as well as on-campus in Studio DePaul, a digital ADAT/hard-disk facility withvideo 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 skillset--whether it's mixing a record, posting a movie, recording a voiceover, or running a live concert. From the fundamentals ofsound 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 andproducers, 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 twocontrol rooms, two main recording rooms and two isolation rooms. The program takes a "hands-on" approach and is available forstudent use 24/7. Studio A has a Mackie d8b console with 24-track capability and Studio B has Pro Tools HD-3 with a FocusriteControl 24 console. The facilities also include a 15-station keyboard lab with Mac G4s and Alesis keyboards. PC and Mac-basedediting 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 2years, > 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 avariety of multitrack recorders, synchronizers, computer monitors and outboard equipment, and a new addition will be the SSL SL9000 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 asa 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 Technologydegree. Sound Recording Technology taught along with science and liberal arts. There are five studios, analog/digital 24/48-trackrecording/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 thosewho are seeking careers in media production and entertainment technology. Full Sail's Associate of Science degree programsinclude Show Production, Recording Arts, Film, Digital Media, Game Design and Computer Animation. Full Sail's multimedia complexhouses over 60 studios, production suites and computer labs. Courses at Full Sail are taught by professionals who bring theirreal-world experiences into the classroom. Career-placement assistance is provided, and financial aid is available to those whoqualify.

Future Media Concepts
212-888-6314
Certifications/Degrees available: Pro Tools Certification
Length of program(s): < 6Months
Locations: New York; Boston; Philadelphia; Washington, DC
A digital media training center, providing a complete rangeof manufacturer-authorized training in all areas of digital media, including nonlinear editing, website design, 2D and 3Danimation, compositing, desktop publishing, sound design, and CD-ROM and DVD authoring. Future Media Concepts has been selectedas the exclusive Digidesign Authorized Pro School in the Northeast. FMC will offer the entire range of authorized Pro Toolscourses 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. Beinga music degree, it requires that you be able to perform on some instrument and play or sing in ensembles plus perform in studentrecitals each semester. There are two recording studios that include both analog and digital recording. Courses includeelectrical engineering, pre-calculus, physics, music theory, music history, applied individual lessons and university generalstudies courses.

Houston Community College NW
713-718-5602
Certifications/Degrees available: Associate's, Certificates in Film Making, MIDI/Electronic Music, Audio
Length ofprogram(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 filmstudios. 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-depthtechnical knowledge with the hands-on practical skill required to begin a career in the audio industry. IAR's live recordingstudio complex incorporates analog and digital multitrack recorders, dual Sony R-100 digital consoles, and a host of vintage micsand current outboard gear. Students learn hard-disk audio techniques on the over 40 workstations running applications fromDigidesign, MOTU, Propellerhead and others.

Los AngelesRecording Workshop
818-763-7400
Certifications/Degrees available: Continuing Education/Workshops, Certificate
Length ofprogram(s): 6 to 12 months
Location: Los Angeles, CA
LARW provides audio engineering training for students interested in starting or improvingtheir careers in the audio field. It offers clear explanations of professional audio equipment and techniques, and provides thesettings for structured hands-on training on state-of-the-art industry equipment, and to provide the greatest opportunities forthe 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 andresearch. The pedagogical goal of the Music Technology program is to provide students with professional-level music training withan intensive focus on programming of advanced music technologies. Training includes courses in Computer Music, New Media, DigitalSignal Processing, Computer Science, Psychoacoustics and Acoustics. Research goals of the program include the study anddevelopment of new and flexible strategies for sound analysis, processing, synthesis and control, and symbolic manipulation offormal music representations.

McGill University, Faculty ofMusic
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 followsthe European Tonmeister tradition of training musicians to become sound engineers. Areas of research include the development ofnew techniques and technologies for multichannel sound, virtual auditory environments, microphone techniques, automated mixingand 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. Thecomprehensive 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 Otariconsoles, digital and analog 24-track recorders in each, one studio equipped for 5.1, two equipped with Pro Tools-Pro, MIDI anddigital 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 Programfeatures Assoc. Degree or Certificate, State-certified, Educational partner of Otari, low tuition ($11 per unit (certificate 18units, A.A. 60 units), day and evening classes, Pro Tools, RADAR, Soundcraft, etc. The $2 million facility includes four controlrooms 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. Itboasts a 9,000-square-foot recording studio complex housed in the newly renovated downtown St. Paul building that formerly houseda science museum. Musictech's program includes SSL, Trident, Sony, Sony Digital, Pro Tools, MIDI, RADAR, and many other tools andformats. The program focuses heavily on 5.1 surround and new technologies during the fourth semester. Students book studios forpersonal 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 tworecording suites, four computer music laboratories, an A/V and film music editing studio with a THX surround sound system, ananalog synthesis studio, a video digitizing and DVD authoring studio, two research and development facilities, and a SonicSolutions digital editing room. Students are allowed to develop expertise within an academic setting where learning by creativeexperimentation is encouraged.

Northeast CommunityCollege
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 ofthe few programs in the United States offering an associate degree in Audio/Recording Technology. Since 1983, the audio programhas combined thorough academics and hands-on training in both live and studio environments. And the hands-on training is at anindividual level, so you get one-on-one time with the equipment and the instructors to get your questions answered. Also, thehands-on time is at no additional cost.

Oberlin College Conservatory of Music Technology in Music and RelatedArts (TIMARA) Department
440-775-8900
Certifications/Degrees available: Bachelor's
Length ofprogram(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 suiteof 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 TechnicalSchools
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 programfor 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/programcoordinator.

Ohio University, School ofTelecommunications
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 MX2424 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 withControl24 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 andSciences
301-230-9100
Certifications/Degrees available: Certificates of Completion in five comprehensiveprograms 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 alliedsciences using the multi-room facilities of Omega Studios, including recording engineering and studio techniques, soundreinforcement, audio production techniques, electronic music synthesis and MIDI, and music business. The school is accredited bythe 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 programspecializing in audio engineering and production studies. Proven results: 85-90 percent industry placement rate amongst honorsgraduates. In six on-site professionally equipped studios (including two theater-style lecture studios), students from around theglobe develop an industry-driven skill-set that always considers aesthetic production goals. The school boasts a 5:1student/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 orgreater. 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: Recordingand 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 otherin Montreal--Recording Arts Canada has offered a practical and intimate approach to audio education since 1981. At Recording ArtsCanada's facilities, students benefit from a progressive atmosphere that includes "hands-on" studio instruction, with a seasonedstaff of educators and lecturers who work in many facets of the music and media industries. American students benefit from a 40percent 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 studiosfull of the latest gear. Affordable on-campus student housing, job placement assistance and financial aid are among the servicesprovided. Programs provide 12 semester hours of credit towards a Bachelor's Degree from Capital University Conservatory ofMusic.

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 thestudent who is interested in audio engineering, MIDI composition/production, music merchandising, or music performance practicewith the current trends of the profession.

SouthwesternCollege
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 wellas 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-artcommercial 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 automatedconsole, and numerous professional microphones and outboard devices. Students participate in commercial recording sessions whilepursuing degrees. Program applicants should have significant musical abilities, well-developed aural skills, and possesscompetencies 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 eachclass of five students over 100 hands-on hours. Students learn the latest techniques in audio recording by experienced, qualifiedinstructors in a professional multitrack recording studio.

Universityof Arkansas at Pine Bluff
870-575-8905
Certifications/Degrees available: Bachelor's, SPARS certificate
Length of program(s): > 2years
Location: Pine Bluff, AR
UAPB offers a B.S. in Music with an emphasis in sound recording technology. As aninstitutional member of SPARS, additional credentials are available through a SPARS Recording Test. Degree course work iscomposed of general studies, music, and recording and technology. Recording courses utilize the 24-track digital tape and harddisk-based production facility with six sound rooms, hard disk-based post-production suite, video post workstation, and PC-basedMIDI/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): < 6Months, 6 to 12 months, 1 to 2 years
Location: Westwood Village, CA
UCLA Extension Entertainment Studies offers a variety of courses in recordingengineering, record production and music technology, including Pro Tools and Cubase VST. Courses are offered throughout the LosAngeles 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
Lengthof 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 andmastering. 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 programwith 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 1,900square 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 musicclasses, music engineering classes, and a minor in either electrical engineering or computer science. The School maintains tworecording 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 twounique 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 anunderstanding and working knowledge of basic recording techniques as well as live sound. Music Technology students also completea 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, includesstudies in analog and digital recording and electronic music composition/performance in three studios and labs featuring ProTools, 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 anemphasis 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 soundand the basic principles of audio production, from acoustics and microphones to the recording and mixing process. In the secondterm, students gain practical, hands-on experience exploring the concepts of the first term in a studio setting. During the thirdand final term, students are divided into smaller groups and work collaboratively in professional studios to complete either amusic 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 afull 4-year program culminating with an internship at a professional audio facility. The studio features both analog and digitalrecording consoles and recorders, with an additional room containing a complete Pro Tools system. Other rooms feature a completeMIDI lab and mastering hardware/software. Graduates of the program are employed across the U.S.

Vancouver Film School
800-661-4101
Certifications/Degreesavailable: Continuing Education/Workshops, Diploma, Pro Tools Certification
Length of program(s): < 6 Months, 1 to2 years
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Vancouver Film School is a world-class educational facility that recently launched aSound Design for Visual Medium program. Students train in a brand-new 10,000-square-foot campus designed and constructed from theground up to house a state-of-the-art Pro Tools education facility. The program consists of a balanced combination of hands-onclasses, exercises, lab time and individual and group projects. It is divided into six 8-week terms and is designed to allow forgenerous 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 concentrationtrains students in the theory and practice of professional theatrical sound design. The course work covers the aesthetics ofdesign and composition, script interpretation, critical listening, professional collaboration, sound and music technology, auralimaging, acoustics, digital audio production, advanced sound delivery systems, drafting and organizational paperwork. There arefour theatrical venues, 125-800 seats; three full-featured production recording studios utilizing Pro Tools, Digital Performer aswell as an ensemble of professional applications and tools.

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