Sound Design: Associate Degree Program
IPR offers an associate degree in Sound Design for Visual Media—an exciting new field that combines art and technology to create audio effects and environments. Sound artists create the audio backdrop to our visual world. Their work is present in every media—low-budget documentaries and multi-million- dollar feature films, broadcast-audio branding and digital-audio cues, ring tones and video games.
Program summary
In this 2-year program, the Associate in Applied Science in Media Arts: Sound Design for Visual Media, you will create sound effects and mix music for a wide range of multimedia. Experiences include recording and editing in the Foley pit, operating a boom, creating and mixing music and sound for video, and designing audio effects. You will also learn entrepreneurial skills—the business side of the field. Instructors have extensive industry experience, and you will have 24/7 access to professional-class labs and equipment. As a graduate, you will have a portfolio/demo reel of original work to present to employers and clients.
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AAS
Media Arts Audio Production and Engineering/Sound Design for Visual Media |
| Tuition | $42,630 |
| Fees | $5,970 |
| Book | $2,700 |
| Median Federal Loan Debt | $11,946 |
| Median Private Loan Debt | $25,925 |
| Median Institutional Loan Debt | $0 |
| On-Time Completion Rate | 36% |
| Job-Placement Rate | 78% |
| Links to Occupational Profiles on O*Net |
| SOC: 27-4014.00 | Sound Engineering Technicians |
| SOC: 27-4011 | Audio and Video Equipment Technicians |
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.