Recording Arts Technology/Technician

Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services

What is it about?

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.

Numbers at a glance

371st
Popular nationwide
265
Search Rank on O's List
22
Colleges offer it
344
Graduates (2018-19)
Men78%Women22%

Trends

Graduates
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Popularity Rank
Top1002003004005002002200420062008201020122014201620182020

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Public8Private14
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Public9Private19
Number of Colleges by Size
Very Small1Small3Medium-Sized11Large4Very Large3

O's Insights on Recording Arts Technology/Technician

  • Major has been stable in popularity over the last 5 years after decreasing prior to that.
  • 22% of graduates come from public universities.

Related Majors

Major Graduates Colleges
Music Technology 319 44