Ok, I'm a year out of high school and I've had a year of basic community college, not really working for me, I lose interest in many classes such as Music theory and other general classes that I've basically been forced to take JUST as credit (2 classes both 1 day a week for more than 5 hours) Never got interested and I'm starting to get bad grades, not due to skill but work ethic in uninteresting fields. These classes have been forced on me by my mother for the sake of saving a few bucks on car insurance, but overall it's lowering my overall GPA through the overtaxing amount of work given by them.
My goal was to major in Audio engineering in almost any field of work. However now I have the dilemma of having a bad GPA and possibly killing my chances of getting into CSUN.
I have done some research and found a local technical school that is all about audio engineering and instruction through pro tools. I understand that through a university I would gain better and faster positions out of school due to having a higher level of degree. But I want to know is if it's possible to still make a living off of going to a Technical school, I don't plan on having a lot of money, I'm more or less a very low maintenance person. It takes very little money to keep me going.
I would appreciate any info on types of positions people have gotten through a trade school, length of internship, etc.

Hey, sorry no one responded to this sooner. I've had a couple of friends who went to technical schools instead of a university for these kinds of programs, but while they get you an internship they don't exactly get you into the job you want right away. You're right - it would be better to go to a university, but if you decide to go to a technical school it's not the end of the world. My friends managed to get into two studios after months of trying, one of which is actually working for a big name mastering studio in NYC!!

If you decide to pursue this through a college though, I would advise you to go to community college and try your hand a regular music theory again and try to get good grades (that way the university will you're serious about being a student). If you get a good enough GPA, they'll let you in no prob! Hope this helps...

i would check out recording connection. it is a good school. you can check it out at their site. it is very motivating. the url is www.recordingconnection.com