Audio & recording technology Associate degree

144 programs — 20 with federal cost data, the rest suppressed for small class sizes and listed after them, ordered by median debt against median earnings — lowest first.

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Schools file the same degree under different federal codes — Berklee’s music production sits under “Music, Other”, Academy of Art’s under “Recording Arts”. These groups gather every code a program is actually filed under.

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Audio & recording technology Associate degree ranked by debt-to-earnings ratio
InstitutionProgramcredential and deliveryat completion4 yrs after
Iowa Western Community CollegeIA · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campus$11,000$35,42531%
Bossier Parish Community CollegeLA · PublicRequest information →Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate degree · Hybrid$9,606$30,29832%
Vincennes UniversityIN · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campus$12,000$35,42134%
New England Institute of TechnologyRI · Private nonprofitRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campus$13,083$33,44239%
Guilford Technical Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campus$18,550$31,78458%
Houston Community CollegeTX · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campus$23,470$27,06987%
Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeOH · PublicRequest information →Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate degree · On campus$11,000——
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campus—$37,383—
CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campus—$41,517—
Cuyahoga Community College DistrictOH · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · Hybrid—$31,872—
Forsyth Technical Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campus—$34,696—
Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMN · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campus—$43,668—
Monroe Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campus—$34,473—
Northeast Community CollegeNE · PublicRequest information →Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate degree · On campus—$45,059—
Ohio University-Main CampusOH · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campus—$33,312—
Ohio University-Southern CampusOH · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campus—$33,312—
Ohio University-Zanesville CampusOH · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campus—$33,312—
Salt Lake Community CollegeUT · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campus—$36,824—
Springfield Technical Community CollegeMA · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campus—$31,908—
Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campus—$41,418—
Allan Hancock CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Photographic and Film/Video Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Amarillo CollegeTX · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
American River CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Angelina CollegeTX · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Antelope Valley Community College DistrictCA · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Arapahoe Community CollegeCO · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Arizona Western CollegeAZ · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Austin Community College DistrictTX · PublicRequest information →Photographic and Film/Video Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Bates Technical CollegeWA · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Bergen Community CollegeNJ · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Brookdale Community CollegeNJ · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Butte CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Cabrillo CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Camden County CollegeNJ · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Cayuga County Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Central Arizona CollegeAZ · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Central Carolina Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Central Piedmont Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Cerritos CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Chabot CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Chaffey CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Photographic and Film/Video Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · Online or on campusNot reportedNot reported—
Chattahoochee Technical CollegeGA · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Citrus CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Clackamas Community CollegeOR · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Cleveland Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Community College of PhiladelphiaPA · PublicRequest information →Photographic and Film/Video Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Connecticut State Community CollegeCT · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Cuesta CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · Not reportedNot reportedNot reported—
CUNY Bronx Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Cypress CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Dallas CollegeTX · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · Fully onlineNot reportedNot reported—
Daytona State CollegeFL · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Del Mar CollegeTX · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Diablo Valley CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
East Los Angeles CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Photographic and Film/Video Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Finger Lakes Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Foothill CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · Fully onlineNot reportedNot reported—
Fresno City CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Photographic and Film/Video Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Front Range Community CollegeCO · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Fullerton CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Photographic and Film/Video Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Gaston CollegeNC · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Georgia Piedmont Technical CollegeGA · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Glendale Community CollegeAZ · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Grand Rapids Community CollegeMI · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Haskell Indian Nations UniversityKS · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Hennepin Technical CollegeMN · PublicRequest information →Photographic and Film/Video Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Hillsborough Community CollegeFL · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Hinds Community CollegeMS · PublicRequest information →Photographic and Film/Video Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Howard Community CollegeMD · PublicRequest information →Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Hutchinson Community CollegeKS · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Indiana University-BloomingtonIN · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusOffers: Audio Engineering and Sound Production (BS) · Music Production – Audio Engineering (BS) · Music Production – Creation and Production (BS) · Performance (BM) · Jazz Studies (BM) · Composition (BM) · Music Education (BME) · Music and an Outside Field (BS)Not reportedNot reported—
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BayamonPR · Private nonprofitRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Iowa Central Community CollegeIA · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Isothermal Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Johnson UniversityTN · Private nonprofitRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Kansas City Kansas Community CollegeKS · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Lane Community CollegeOR · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Laney CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Las Positas CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Photographic and Film/Video Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Lawson State Community CollegeAL · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Leeward Community CollegeHI · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Lehigh Carbon Community CollegePA · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Los Angeles City CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Los Angeles Valley CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · Online or on campusNot reportedNot reported—
Los Medanos CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Luzerne County Community CollegePA · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Mendocino CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Mercer County Community CollegeNJ · PublicRequest information →Photographic and Film/Video Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Meridian Community CollegeMS · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Mesa Community CollegeAZ · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · Fully onlineNot reportedNot reported—
Miami Dade CollegeFL · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusOffers: Film, Television and Digital Production (BAS) · Animation and Game Art (AS) · Game Development and Design (AS) · Computer Arts Animation (AA)Not reportedNot reported—
Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeWI · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Mineral Area CollegeMO · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
MiraCosta CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Montgomery County Community CollegePA · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Moorpark CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Photographic and Film/Video Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Mount Wachusett Community CollegeMA · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Mt Hood Community CollegeOR · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · Fully onlineNot reportedNot reported—
Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictCA · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Muskegon Community CollegeMI · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Nash Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
New York Institute of TechnologyNY · Private nonprofitRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · Not reportedNot reportedNot reported—
Norco CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Northampton County Area Community CollegePA · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Northeast State Community CollegeTN · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Northern Essex Community CollegeMA · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Northwestern Michigan CollegeMI · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Owens Community CollegeOH · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Paradise Valley Community CollegeAZ · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Pasadena City CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Photographic and Film/Video Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Passaic County Community CollegeNJ · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Phoenix CollegeAZ · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Pikes Peak State CollegeCO · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Prairie State CollegeIL · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Rio Hondo CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Sacramento City CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
San Bernardino Valley CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
San Diego City CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
San Diego Miramar CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
San Jacinto Community CollegeTX · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Santa Fe Community CollegeNM · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Schoolcraft Community College DistrictMI · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Scottsdale Community CollegeAZ · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Sierra CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Photographic and Film/Video Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
South Plains CollegeTX · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Southeastern Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Southwestern CollegeCA · PublicRequest information →Photographic and Film/Video Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Southwestern Illinois CollegeIL · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Spokane Falls Community CollegeWA · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Suffolk County Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
SUNY AdirondackNY · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Tarrant County College DistrictTX · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information →Photographic and Film/Video Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Tri-County Technical CollegeSC · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Trident Technical CollegeSC · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJNJ · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · Not reportedNot reportedNot reported—
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo CampusPR · Private nonprofitRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
University of Central OklahomaOK · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Utah Valley UniversityUT · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Wabash Valley CollegeIL · PublicRequest information →Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—
Waubonsee Community CollegeIL · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · Not reportedNot reportedNot reported—
West Virginia University at ParkersburgWV · PublicRequest information →Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · On campusNot reportedNot reported—

Source: College Scorecard, Field of Study (retrieved September 2026)

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