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 | Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology | 109 | 76% | N/A |
| 8 | SAE Institute of Technology-Miami | 109 | 100% | 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 | Houston Community College | 45 | 1% | $3,882 |
| 25 | Mt San Jacinto Community College District | 45 | 2% | $3,305 |
| 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 | Guilford Technical Community College | 32 | 1% | $3,709 |
| 35 | Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-San Diego | 32 | 13% | $20,565 |
| 36 | The Art Institute of Atlanta | 32 | 10% | $18,996 |
| 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 | The Recording Conservatory of Austin | 22 | 100% | N/A |
| 43 | Husson University | 22 | 3% | $31,150 |
| 44 | Los Angeles Valley College | 21 | 1% | $3,137 |
| 45 | CUNY Queensborough Community College | 20 | 1% | $6,574 |
| 46 | Glendale Community College | 20 | 0% | $3,494 |
| 47 | Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-Hollywood | 20 | 6% | $20,565 |
| 48 | CUNY LaGuardia Community College | 19 | 1% | $6,734 |
| 49 | Diablo Valley College | 19 | 0% | $3,230 |
| 50 | Columbia Central University-Caguas | 19 | 4% | $7,462 |
| 51 | Flashpoint Chicago A Campus of Columbia College Hollywood | 19 | 37% | $31,454 |
| 52 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 17 | 0% | $24,779 |
| 53 | Scottsdale Community College | 17 | 1% | $3,494 |
| 54 | AI Miami International University of Art and Design | 16 | 4% | $19,104 |
| 55 | Cypress College | 15 | 1% | $3,113 |
| 56 | The Art Institute of Seattle | 15 | 8% | $18,960 |
| 57 | The Art Institute of Washington | 15 | 10% | N/A |
| 58 | The Art Institute of Colorado | 14 | 8% | N/A |
| 59 | Pellissippi State Community College | 14 | 1% | $5,576 |
| 60 | The Art Institute of Philadelphia | 14 | 6% | N/A |
| 61 | Nassau Community College | 14 | 0% | $7,680 |
| 62 | Foothill College | 14 | 1% | $3,078 |
| 63 | Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-San Francisco | 14 | 10% | N/A |
| 64 | Sacramento City College | 13 | 1% | $2,958 |
| 65 | San Diego Miramar College | 13 | 1% | $2,998 |
| 66 | Luzerne County Community College | 13 | 2% | $7,430 |
| 67 | Academy of Art University | 13 | 1% | $44,226 |
| 68 | The Art Institute of Las Vegas | 12 | 9% | $18,816 |
| 69 | The Art Institute of Michigan | 12 | 9% | N/A |
| 70 | Johns Hopkins University | 11 | 0% | $71,901 |
| 71 | Michigan Technological University | 11 | 1% | $29,969 |
| 72 | MiraCosta College | 11 | 0% | $3,252 |
| 73 | Saddleback College | 11 | 0% | $3,246 |
| 74 | Minneapolis Community and Technical College | 11 | 1% | $6,796 |
| 75 | Vincennes University | 11 | 0% | $20,202 |
| 76 | The Art Institute of Tennessee-Nashville | 11 | 9% | N/A |
| 77 | Broadview Entertainment Arts University | 11 | 38% | $15,972 |
| 78 | Kansas City Kansas Community College | 10 | 1% | $20,342 |
| 79 | Butte College | 10 | 0% | $3,286 |
| 80 | Elgin Community College | 10 | 0% | $4,679 |
| 81 | The Art Institute of Houston | 10 | 3% | $19,068 |
| 82 | Schoolcraft College | 10 | 1% | $5,332 |
| 83 | Living Arts College | 10 | 7% | $31,494 |
| 84 | Middle Tennessee State University | 9 | 0% | $22,964 |
| 85 | San Diego City College | 9 | 1% | $2,998 |
| 86 | Clackamas Community College | 9 | 1% | $6,744 |
| 87 | Southwestern Illinois College | 9 | 0% | $5,292 |
| 88 | Phoenix College | 9 | 0% | $3,494 |
| 89 | Northwestern Michigan College | 9 | 1% | $18,903 |
| 90 | Loyola Marymount University | 9 | 0% | $67,369 |
| 91 | Greenville University | 9 | 3% | $40,348 |
| 92 | Cerritos College | 9 | 0% | $3,200 |
| 93 | Texas State University | 8 | 0% | $23,130 |
| 94 | Ithaca College | 8 | 1% | $62,757 |
| 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 | College of the Sequoias | 7 | 0% | $3,307 |
| 100 | Camden County College | 7 | 0% | $6,120 |
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.