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Major Overview for Recording Arts Technology/Technician

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Overview for 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; 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.

Careers for Recording Arts Technology/Technician Majors

A major in Recording Arts Technology/Technician is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Recording Arts Technology/Technician

Top 19 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Recording Arts Technology/Technician among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL
117
(6.9%)
Open Admissions$30,948
Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA
84
(12.4%)
Highly Selective$40,440
The New England Institute of Art
Brookline, MA
43
(27.6%)
Highly Selective$31,227
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, GA
35
(2.9%)
Moderately Selective$36,710
Lebanon Valley College
Annville, PA
18
(4.4%)
Minimally Selective$36,130
Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
18
(2.5%)
Minimally Selective$36,566
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA
14
(1.1%)
Moderately Selective$44,408
Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
13
(0.2%)
Moderately Selective$16,069
American Intercontinental University
Los Angeles, CA
12
(5.7%)
$22,400
Belmont University
Nashville, TN
10
(1.3%)
Moderately Selective$30,572
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.