A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the production of sound recordings as finished products or as components of film/video, broadcast, live, or mixed media productions. Includes instruction in sound equipment operation and maintenance; music, dialogue, and sound effects recording; sound track editing; dubbing and mixing; sound engineering; tape, disk, and CD production; digital recording and transmission; amplification and modulation; and working with producers, editors, directors, artists, and production managers.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences | 349 | 100% | N/A |
| 2 | Los Angeles City College | 183 | 7% | $3,137 |
| 3 | SAE Institute of Technology-Atlanta | 156 | 100% | N/A |
| 4 | SAE Institute of Technology-New York | 154 | 100% | N/A |
| 5 | Los Angeles Film School | 139 | 17% | N/A |
| 6 | Musicians Institute | 113 | 26% | $42,255 |
| 7 | SAE Institute of Technology-Miami | 109 | 100% | N/A |
| 8 | Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology | 109 | 76% | N/A |
| 9 | Colegio de Cinematografía Artes y Television | 94 | 38% | $7,020 |
| 10 | Tulsa Technology Center | 85 | 4% | N/A |
| 11 | SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville | 80 | 80% | $32,035 |
| 12 | MediaTech Institute-Dallas | 78 | 77% | N/A |
| 13 | Belmont University | 77 | 4% | $52,760 |
| 14 | Vatterott College-ex'treme Institute by Nelly-St Louis | 75 | 84% | $13,800 |
| 15 | Columbia College Chicago | 74 | 4% | $45,644 |
| 16 | SAE Institute of Technology-Los Angeles | 74 | 100% | N/A |
| 17 | SAE Institute of Technology-Chicago | 63 | 78% | N/A |
| 18 | Omega Studios' School of Applied Recording Arts & Sciences | 62 | 98% | N/A |
| 19 | American River College | 60 | 1% | $2,958 |
| 20 | Institute of Production and Recording | 59 | 92% | $20,055 |
| 21 | Citrus College | 56 | 1% | $2,981 |
| 22 | Milwaukee Area Technical College | 53 | 2% | $7,039 |
| 23 | South Plains College | 48 | 3% | $11,935 |
| 24 | Mt San Jacinto Community College District | 45 | 2% | $3,305 |
| 25 | Houston Community College | 45 | 1% | $3,882 |
| 26 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 44 | 2% | $57,443 |
| 27 | Los Medanos College | 41 | 1% | $3,230 |
| 28 | Western Iowa Tech Community College | 38 | 2% | $14,325 |
| 29 | Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-Inland Empire | 38 | 15% | N/A |
| 30 | American University | 37 | 1% | $66,268 |
| 31 | Northeast State Community College | 36 | 2% | $5,648 |
| 32 | Mesa Community College | 35 | 1% | $3,494 |
| 33 | Spokane Falls Community College | 33 | 2% | $4,681 |
| 34 | The Art Institute of Atlanta | 32 | 10% | $18,996 |
| 35 | Guilford Technical Community College | 32 | 1% | $3,709 |
| 36 | Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-San Diego | 32 | 13% | $20,565 |
| 37 | MediaTech Institute-Houston | 31 | 72% | N/A |
| 38 | The Art Institute of Austin | 28 | 18% | $19,068 |
| 39 | Salt Lake Community College | 27 | 0% | $4,743 |
| 40 | Finger Lakes Community College | 24 | 3% | $18,002 |
| 41 | Full Sail University | 23 | 0% | $24,639 |
| 42 | Husson University | 22 | 3% | $31,150 |
| 43 | The Recording Conservatory of Austin | 22 | 100% | N/A |
| 44 | Los Angeles Valley College | 21 | 1% | $3,137 |
| 45 | CUNY Queensborough Community College | 20 | 1% | $6,574 |
| 46 | Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-Hollywood | 20 | 6% | $20,565 |
| 47 | Glendale Community College | 20 | 0% | $3,494 |
| 48 | Diablo Valley College | 19 | 0% | $3,230 |
| 49 | Columbia Central University-Caguas | 19 | 4% | $7,462 |
| 50 | Flashpoint Chicago A Campus of Columbia College Hollywood | 19 | 37% | $31,454 |
| 51 | CUNY LaGuardia Community College | 19 | 1% | $6,734 |
| 52 | Scottsdale Community College | 17 | 1% | $3,494 |
| 53 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 17 | 0% | $24,779 |
| 54 | AI Miami International University of Art and Design | 16 | 4% | $19,104 |
| 55 | The Art Institute of Seattle | 15 | 8% | $18,960 |
| 56 | Cypress College | 15 | 1% | $3,113 |
| 57 | The Art Institute of Washington | 15 | 10% | N/A |
| 58 | Nassau Community College | 14 | 0% | $7,680 |
| 59 | The Art Institute of Colorado | 14 | 8% | N/A |
| 60 | Pellissippi State Community College | 14 | 1% | $5,576 |
| 61 | Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-San Francisco | 14 | 10% | N/A |
| 62 | The Art Institute of Philadelphia | 14 | 6% | N/A |
| 63 | Foothill College | 14 | 1% | $3,078 |
| 64 | San Diego Miramar College | 13 | 1% | $2,998 |
| 65 | Academy of Art University | 13 | 1% | $44,226 |
| 66 | Luzerne County Community College | 13 | 2% | $7,430 |
| 67 | Sacramento City College | 13 | 1% | $2,958 |
| 68 | The Art Institute of Las Vegas | 12 | 9% | $18,816 |
| 69 | The Art Institute of Michigan | 12 | 9% | N/A |
| 70 | Minneapolis Community and Technical College | 11 | 1% | $6,796 |
| 71 | Vincennes University | 11 | 0% | $20,202 |
| 72 | Saddleback College | 11 | 0% | $3,246 |
| 73 | Johns Hopkins University | 11 | 0% | $71,901 |
| 74 | The Art Institute of Tennessee-Nashville | 11 | 9% | N/A |
| 75 | Broadview Entertainment Arts University | 11 | 38% | $15,972 |
| 76 | Michigan Technological University | 11 | 1% | $29,969 |
| 77 | MiraCosta College | 11 | 0% | $3,252 |
| 78 | Living Arts College | 10 | 7% | $31,494 |
| 79 | Butte College | 10 | 0% | $3,286 |
| 80 | Schoolcraft College | 10 | 1% | $5,332 |
| 81 | The Art Institute of Houston | 10 | 3% | $19,068 |
| 82 | Kansas City Kansas Community College | 10 | 1% | $20,342 |
| 83 | Elgin Community College | 10 | 0% | $4,679 |
| 84 | San Diego City College | 9 | 1% | $2,998 |
| 85 | Southwestern Illinois College | 9 | 0% | $5,292 |
| 86 | Phoenix College | 9 | 0% | $3,494 |
| 87 | Clackamas Community College | 9 | 1% | $6,744 |
| 88 | Middle Tennessee State University | 9 | 0% | $22,964 |
| 89 | Northwestern Michigan College | 9 | 1% | $18,903 |
| 90 | Cerritos College | 9 | 0% | $3,200 |
| 91 | Loyola Marymount University | 9 | 0% | $67,369 |
| 92 | Greenville University | 9 | 3% | $40,348 |
| 93 | Ithaca College | 8 | 1% | $62,757 |
| 94 | Texas State University | 8 | 0% | $23,130 |
| 95 | Lehigh Carbon Community College | 8 | 1% | $6,080 |
| 96 | West Valley College | 8 | 1% | $3,317 |
| 97 | Moorpark College | 7 | 0% | $3,179 |
| 98 | Edmonds Community College | 7 | 0% | $17,666 |
| 99 | The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago | 7 | 4% | N/A |
| 100 | SAE Expression College | 7 | 7% | $26,699 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Recording Arts Technology/Technician program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.