Blog Post: Recording Schools – Are They Worth It?
// March 5th, 2010 // 11 Comments » // Blog Post, Learning Curve
As someone making a full-time living engineering, who has completed a “Digital & Analog Recording Arts” diploma from a local recording school, I wanted to share my feelings on the subject of education in this field. Audio engineering is an amazing career with incredible appeal to those interested in music and technology. There is a big niche out there to provide training to those looking to get into the field. The question is: is it worth it? Here are my two cents, and some important questions to ask yourself before enrolling.
These schools are far from cheap. The program I enrolled in cost over $10,000 for a full-time, one-year course. Some comparable institutions charged up to double that. As with most post-secondary education, that is a lot of money. What exactly are you getting for your five-figure tuition fee? (more…)
