Ithaca College (ithaca.edu) offers a wide range of degrees in recording arts including a Bachelor of Arts in music, a Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theater, a Bachelor of Music in music education, a Bachelor of Music in performance and a Bachelor of Mmusic in sound recording technology. The degrees offered at Ithaca have an emphasis on sound recording technology, audio production, performance education, music education, music theory, composition and jazz studies.
Loyala Marymount University (lmu.edu), located in Los Angeles, offers a four-year degree in recording arts. A division of the school of film and television, the recording arts degree teaches the physical properties of sound, sound editing and the aesthetic contribution of sound to media. Courses include the art of cinema, sound design, production of sound techniques, recording technology, the nature of sound and live studio recording classes.
Located in Arizona, the Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences (audiorecordingschool.com) teaches the CRAS Master Recording Program II which is a 42-week program that includes internships as well as traditional classroom courses. Required courses include audio recording and production, music business, digital recording, sound reinforcement and career management classes. CRAS also offers different certifications in MIDI sequencing and audio recording software programs, Melodyne pitch correction software and Auto-tune.
The Sheffield Institute for Recording Arts (sheffieldav.com), located in Phoenix, offers programs in audio, video, technology and broadcasting. Their AudioWorks program consists of 132 hours of lecture courses and 160 hours of laboratory courses. The required courses include basic audio engineering, audio lab, musical instrument digital interface, live sound recording and remote recording classes. The Sheffield Institute claims their program prepares students for entry level careers such as a studio recording engineer, live recording engineer, monitor engineer, and audio editor or an equipment salesperson.