Audio Production & Engineering

Audio production is about communication—sharing an idea, an emotion, or an abstract concept with the audience. Modern digital technologies provide an amazing range of creative and professional opportunities for the producer/engineer. IPR’s associate degree in audio production and engineering offers creative freedom supported by solid technical and business training—a winning combination in the music industry.

2-year degree program

The associate in Media Arts: Audio Production and Engineering degree program will prepare you for roles in radio, TV, film, gaming or other sound media. You will get extensive hands-on training on industry-standard tools, develop your musical ear and work in realistic business situations. At graduation, you will have a solid professional portfolio—a demo reel—of your original work.

Audio engineering and production topics

Your studies will range from fundamentals of sound to advanced tools of the trade. Topics cover all aspects of the audio production industry–traditional studio work to live-sound, post-production, sound design, composition, A&R, marketing and distribution.

Full course list for the Audio Production and Engineering program

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Words really can’t describe the IPR experience. If you are interested in a career in audio production and engineering, you should tour our Minneapolis music college, see the labs and meet our staff. Call 1.866.477.4840 or contact admissions to make arrangements. Live out of the area? You may qualify for travel reimbursement.

Notes. 1 – Tuition, fees and textbook costs are current as of October 10, 2011 and represent estimated costs for students completing the program “on-time” based on current tuition levels which are subject to change; 2 – “Median Federal Loan Debt” is the median value of total debt from federal student loans for students completing the program in the 2010-2011 award year; 3 – “Median Private Loan Debt” is the median value of total debt from private loan sources for students completing the program in the 2010-2011 award year; 4 – “Median Institutional Loan Debt” is the median value of total debt from institutional financing plans for students completing the program in the 2010-2011 award year; 5 – the “On-Time Completion Rate” reflects the percentage of students completing the program in 2010-2011 who did so within the normal program length; 6 – Job placement rate is calculated according the standards of the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC – www.accsc.org) for the 2011 reporting year and includes a cohort of 204 students who began the program between January and December of 2008. Of these students, 118 graduated within 150% of normal time, 110 were available for employment and 86 (78%) of those available were employed in-field; 7 – O*Net is the U.S. Department of Labor’s database for job titles and information related to employment in specific career fields. The occupations listed in the table above result from entering the program’s CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) Code into the O*Net Crosswalk at http://www.onetonline.org/crosswalk/. CIP codes reflect broad categories of educational programs rather than the specific focus of a program offered at a particular institution. As a result, the occupations listed above represent potential careers that may be obtained by graduates of this program and may include occupations in which program graduates do not work. Please speak to an admissions representative to learn more about specific career opportunities for graduates of this program. Values of “n/a” appear for programs that had fewer than 10 graduates in 2010-2011.