How much does it cost?

Investing in your audio recording education is the first step on your way to landing a career in the music industry. But how much will you actually have to invest to transform your passion into a dream career? How much is it worth investing? And what factors determine these huge price fluctuations from one recording school to another? Before you jump into a very expensive recording school make sure their instructors have some real industry experience. Your success in this industry will be very much affected by your teachers level of experience. The second thing you should have in mind when choosing a school is technology. You should not settle for anything less than the latest state-of-the-art equipment. Make sure you receive an accredited Bachelor’s degree at the end of the course.

For example while the price of many audio recording schools falls in the $ 15, 000 - $ 50, 000 range, a school like Recording Connection will charge less than $ 8000 for a 6 months course with tuition, books, instructor, curriculum and much more included. Recording School however offers no certificate. Full Sail charges $ 46,000 for a 12 months course while SAE Institute charges  almost double for the same course length. At more than  $ 20,000 The Los Angeles Recording School is considered a bit too expensive. To study audio recording at Berklee you'll have to pay $ 140,000 for a 4 years course. You will need to take $ 91,200 out of your pocket if you want to study audio recording for three years at The Art Institute of California. Make sure you  consider the competitive advantage each recording school has to offer and make your decision wisely!