Degree Programs

Media Arts: Audio Production AAS

Cayuga’s media faculty has trained students to become audio and music production professionals for over two decades. Students work in state-of-the-art music recording and broadcast production studios and learn from industry professionals.

This program is designed to prepare students for entry-level audio and radio production positions.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

• Operate and install equipment found in the media and telecommunications industries
• Maintain and repair equipment found in media and telecommunications industries
• Continue your education at a 4-year institution

Career Possibilities

Graduates may work as recording engineers, audio engineers, audio operators, board operators, sound technicians, or mixers in the music recording industry, including radio stations, television, motion picture, and video production.

Transfer Information

Cayuga has articulation agreements for related programs offered by Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College and by SUNY College at Fredonia. For these and other transfer institutions, students should contact their advisor and the Coordinator for Transfer and Articulation in the Centers for Student Engagement and Academic Advisement for more information. Early consultation to plan the most appropriate course sequence will optimize transferability.

Degree Requirements

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to perform audio functions, including music and sound recording and audio programming, mixing, re-recording, splicing, dubbing and over-dubbing, setting up and connecting sound reinforcement equipment on location, determining site characteristics, and mixing live audio.

For more information about Cayuga’s Telecommunications programs, visit the Telcom website at https://telcomcayuga.com.

The curriculum on this page represents the minimum coursework required for the AAS degree in Audio Production. Some required courses are offered only in the evening.

Academic Preparation

Readiness for ENGL 101