Programs & Majors
American River College can serve as a springboard to a rewarding career in audio recording or the music business by giving students the core skills needed to enter the entertainment industry.
We'll help you explore your options, and put you on the path to success in the challenging and competitive commercial music industry.
Recording
A.A. Degree
This degree provides students the core skills needed to enter a career in audio engineering. Foundational classes in the theory and art of recording are coupled with significant laboratory experiences in order to prepare the student for further study at a four-year institution or for an entry-level career position.
Digital Audio
Prod. Certificate
This certificate is intended to provide a practical foundation in audio production skills, provide suitable preparation to begin work in the recording and sound production industry, or to serve as a foundation for further study. It also enables people currently employed in the field of audio recording and other associated fields a means to upgrade and expand their skills.
Recording
Certificate
This certificate provides the core skills needed to enter a career in audio engineering. Foundational classes in the theory and art of recording are coupled with significant laboratory experiences in order to prepare the student for further study at a four-year institution or for an entry-level career position.
Avid Pro Tools
Certification
AVID Pro Tools is perhaps the most widely-used audio production software in the industry. You can take classes and even earn AVID Pro Tools Certification since American River College has been named an official AVID Learning Partner.
Music Business
A.A. Degree
This degree explores the inner workings of the music industry in areas such as publishing, entertainment, distribution, and music law. Coursework addresses industry-specific issues such as copyright, record contracts, publishing agreements, artist management, promotion, and marketing.
Mgmt. & Promotion
Certificate
This certificate offers an overview of the core skills essential to enter the music industry in careers such as artist and music facility management, concert promotion, marketing, and publishing. It also assists those who wish to pursue a career as an independent artist, set up their own record label, or manage their own career.
Music Business
Certificate
This certificate explores the inner workings of the music industry in areas such as publishing, entertainment, distribution, and music law. Course work addresses industry-specific issues such as copyright, record contracts, publishing agreements, artist management, promotion, and marketing.