Audio Production & Engineering Schools

Musicians Institute

• The Musicians Institute (MI) was founded in the late 1970s. Its campus in Hollywood, California, is home to a three-story, 60,000 square-foot recording and performing facility, several classrooms and practice rooms, a library and student housing. MI offers a certificate program in Audio Engineering with the option to do a concentration in post-production audio or live sound production. The post-production audio coursework trains students in sound effects editing, ADR recording and editing, Foley recording and editing and location sound editing. MI's live audio concentration provides students with skills in console operation, sound reinforcement, live recording and mixing, stage and tour management and lighting and video.

  Musicians Institute

  6752 Hollywood Blvd.

  Hollywood, CA 90028

  (800) 255-7529

  mi.edu

SAE Institute NY

• The School of Audio and Engineering (SAE) was founded in 1976 and was the first program in the world to combine theoretical and practical curriculum in audio engineering. SAE NY, located in downtown Manhattan, offers an Audio Technology Program (ATP) diploma for students who wish to become post-production engineers, live sound engineers, audio film editors and hold other closely related positions. Professionals in audio production and sound engineering teach theory classes, and, over the course of the program, students learn managerial skills in addition to the basic techniques of production and engineering. The certificate can be completed in nine months on a full-time basis or 18 months on a part-time schedule.

  SAE Institute NY

  1293 Broadway 9th Floor

  New York, NY 10001

  (212) 944-9121

  newyork.sae.edu

Institute of Production and Recording

• Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Institute of Production and Recording (IPR) combines technical and business instruction with a liberal arts education. IPR's Audio Production and Engineering department offers an Associate in Applied Science degree in media arts, audio production and engineering. The curriculum includes courses in desktop production, intellectual property and copyright law, small business management and the history of the entertainment business. As part of IPR's method of combining technical training with liberal arts education, students must earn at least 30 credits by taking classes in the humanities, social sciences, communications and natural science and mathematics.

  The Institute of Production and Recording

  Admissions Office

  312 Washington Avenue North

  Minneapolis, MN 55401

  (866) 477-4840

  ipr.edu