Recording Arts Technology Technician

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; soundtrack 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.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 165 institutions across the United States, with a total of 10938 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

2,057

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

888

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

373

degrees awarded

Master's Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

7,541

awards given

Top Schools for Recording Arts Technology Technician

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville Nashville, TN	1,929
2	Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences Tempe, AZ	1,245
3	Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology Orlando, FL	567
4	Valencia College Orlando, FL	484
5	Belmont University Nashville, TN	324
6	Tulsa Technology Center Tulsa, OK	324
7	Colegio de Cinematografía Artes y Television Bayamon, PR	207
8	Musicians Institute Hollywood, CA	203
9	Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA	180
10	Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA	159
11	MediaTech Institute-Dallas Dallas, TX	156
12	Omega Studios' School of Applied Recording Arts & Sciences Rockville, MD	135
13	Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI	126
14	South Plains College Levelland, TX	113
15	Broward College Fort Lauderdale, FL	112
16	St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL	104
17	MiraCosta College Oceanside, CA	100
18	Atlanta Institute of Music and Media Duluth, GA	99
19	Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT	98
20	The Recording Conservatory of Austin Austin, TX	90
21	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	89
22	Husson University Bangor, ME	86
23	American River College Sacramento, CA	86
24	Fresno City College Fresno, CA	85
25	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	84
26	Citrus College Glendora, CA	81
27	American University Washington, DC	81
28	Front Range Community College Westminster, CO	80
29	Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto, CA	77
30	The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA	76
31	Houston Community College Houston, TX	73
32	Ohio Media School-Columbus Columbus, OH	72
33	Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL	72
34	CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City, NY	72
35	Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ	66
36	Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA	66
37	Northeast State Community College Blountville, TN	66
38	Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, CA	66
39	Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg, PA	64
40	Columbia Central University-Caguas Caguas, PR	63
41	Lane Community College Eugene, OR	63
42	Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell, PA	60
43	MediaTech Institute-Houston Houston, TX	60
44	Arapahoe Community College Littleton, CO	59
45	Portland State University Portland, OR	54
46	Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL	52
47	Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA	49
48	Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown, NC	48
49	Glendale Community College Glendale, AZ	48
50	Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland, OH	48
51	CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside, NY	45
52	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	45
53	Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus Chicago, IL	44
54	Florida SouthWestern State College Fort Myers, FL	44
55	Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen, CA	44
56	Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville, TN	44
57	Cypress College Cypress, CA	44
58	Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CA	44
59	Foothill College Los Altos Hills, CA	43
60	Cabrillo College Aptos, CA	43
61	Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua, NY	39
62	Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA	39
63	Nassau Community College Garden City, NY	39
64	Los Angeles City College Los Angeles, CA	37
65	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	36
66	Spokane Falls Community College Spokane, WA	33
67	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	33
68	Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City, MI	33
69	Sacramento City College Sacramento, CA	33
70	Vincennes University Vincennes, IN	33
71	Los Medanos College Pittsburg, CA	32
72	Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA	32
73	SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	30
74	Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN	30
75	West Valley College Saratoga, CA	28
76	Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City, IA	27
77	West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV	27
78	Rio Hondo College Whittier, CA	27
79	Ball State University Muncie, IN	27
80	Santa Fe Community College Santa Fe, NM	27
81	Phoenix College Phoenix, AZ	27
82	Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids, MI	27
83	Elon University Elon, NC	27
84	Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	27
85	Webster University Saint Louis, MO	27
86	Edmonds College Lynnwood, WA	24
87	Remington College-Nashville Campus Nashville, TN	24
88	Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN	24
89	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	24
90	Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA	24
91	Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City, KS	24
92	Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia, MI	24
93	Southwestern Illinois College Belleville, IL	23
94	Chabot College Hayward, CA	23
95	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN	21
96	East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, CA	21
97	Cerritos College Norwalk, CA	18
98	University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK	18
99	Central Arizona College Coolidge, AZ	18
100	Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN	18