Opened to the public beginning in 1968, The Sheffield Institute for the Recording Arts features a 20,000-square-foot audio and video facility to train students in the fine art of audio and video production. Equipped with a state-of-the-art 48-track Pro Tools HD system that allows students to get hands-on training while recording local musicians during a school semester, this audio/video trade school also features courses on digital video production. The basic video technology class includes hands-on experience with the latest digital video cameras while the non-linear digital video editing course instructs students on the correct ways to edit scenes for commercials and television programming, as well.
The Sheffield Institute for the Recording Arts
13816 Sunnybrook Rd.
Phoenix, MD 21131
800-355-6613
sheffieldav.com
Located in Winter Park, Florida, Full Sail University was founded in 1979 to instruct young students on the skills needed to pursue careers in video production, audio engineering and the digital arts. This trade school offers associate's, bachelor's and master's degrees in both video and audio recording. Full Sail University also features 28 degree programs in fields like computer animation and 3D digital imaging. The digital video production course instructs students on producing commercial videos as well as music videos for a wide variety of national television stations. The session audio recording course includes classes on the operation of large-format audio consoles and proper microphone placement techniques while recording studio musicians performing live.
Full Sail University
3300 University Blvd.
Winter Park, FL 32792
800-226- 7625
fullsail.edu
Opened in 1940 and located in Warwick, Rhode Island, the New England Institute of Technology offers students an associate's degree in science after passing intensive coursework in video and audio production technology. This program focuses on a project-oriented approach in the art of audio and video production while students acquire hands-on training with the latest audio and video recording equipment in the school's main facility. The New England Institute of Technology features two fully equipped broadcast television studios alongside five audio production booths equipped with HD1 Pro Tools.
New England Institute of Technology
2500 Post Rd.
Warwick, RI 02886
800-736-7744
neit.edu