Hello all,

I've just recently decided that I want to become a Recording Engineer, rather than a Photographer. I don't have any previous experience with recording stuff besides a simple cassette tape recorder and have briefly looked at Audacity on the computer, but I may be getting a Boss BR-1600cd from my parents for a graduation present. I'm currently residing in Vegas and have two options for going to college in the state:
I can either
A) go to UNLV, where it'll cost me roughly $8,000 or so for two years (since I go to a dual credit HS and will have already completed two years of college done, taking care of my general ed) for a Bachelors degree, but I will probably be eligible for the state scholarship if I keep my GPA up. But the thing is there is no real degree there for Audio Engineering or anything similar.

or B) go to the Art Institute of Las Vegas of which I can go to for free starting next year. I'm not quite sure about the quality of the AILV's Audio Production program though, since it was canceled a few years ago due to lack of interest and is just now being reintroduced. However, one positive about the Art Institute is that it is very career focused and about 95% of their grads walk into a job.


Here's a link to info on UNLV's studio and which courses utilize it: http://www.unlv.edu/depts/recordingstudio/


I've also discovered this site, which looks pretty interesting, but don't know much about it: http://www.recordingconnection.com/


Which would be the best option?

UNLV looks pretty good. It has Pro Tools HD, which is pretty much the industry standard. Any start is probably a good start, and if you can afford it, UNLV probably isn't a bad way to go. You want to learn the basics and then you'll be able to do more advanced training once you get your feet wet.

I'd check out the other program too and see what kind of equipment they have and what kind of courses they offer. I go to Sacramento City College http://www.scc.losrios.edu/ and American River College http://www.arc.losrios.edu/ which have pretty good programs. You can take a look at these and see what types of classes they offer and require and see how they compare to your local schools.