Trevecca Nazarene University

Associate of Arts in Recording Technology

Trevecca’s Associate of Arts in recording technology is a two-year program that teaches you the art of recording and audio production. You will be prepared for roles in concert sound, film scores, and video and computer game sound design or for audio production for various types of music. You can tailor the program by concentrating on audio production, audio mastering, or audio for digital cinema.

Program Benefits

• Develop your skills using state-of-the-art equipment in our recording studios and editing labs.
• Enjoy our small class sizes and supportive campus community.
• Learn from faculty who have valuable real-world experience and who make an effort to know you personally.
• Take advantage of incredible internships and job opportunities available in the exciting Nashville market.
• Transition seamlessly into our four-year Bachelor of Arts in commercial music upon completion of your recording technology degree if you desire.

What to Expect

As a student in Trevecca’s Associate of Arts in recording technology program, you’ll learn the art of recording and audio production. You can tailor the program to match your unique interests and goals by choosing to concentrate on audio production, audio mastering, or audio for digital cinema. Coursework includes foundational courses like Music and Aural Theory and The History of Audio Recording, as well as hands-on learning courses which cover audio technology and recording, editing, and mixing techniques.

This program is housed within our school of music so that you can develop the skills needed to interact with session instrumentalists or use your own instrumental knowledge to contribute to recording sessions, enhancing your role as a music producer or engineer. As part of the program, you’ll have access to our studios and labs with state-of-the-art recording equipment, live broadcast equipment, and editing technologies to use for class projects. You’ll also be able to rent these spaces at a discounted rate for personal projects if you’d like.

Our faculty includes Grammy-nominated sound engineer Charley Hubbs, who has more than 25 years of professional experience in the industry. Our small class sizes allow you to work with your professors both in group and individual sessions, creating mentoring relationships that lead to professional networking contacts and exciting opportunities while you are a student and long after graduation. Past graduates are now running recording studios, working as front-of-house (FOH) engineers for successful bands, and working as digital cinema engineers in California.

Why Choose Trevecca?

Founded in 1901 and a leader in online education for more than two decades, Trevecca helps students discover and pursue an individual calling by providing innovative instruction; cultivating a supportive, Christ-centered community; and establishing relationships that open doors.

Recognized nationally and locally for academic quality, Trevecca has earned a reputation for providing the world with servant leaders, problem solvers, and difference makers. Trevecca’s holistic approach to education encompasses intellectual, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual growth.

As a Christian university, we offer programs that explore the ways faith intersects with your field of study. This means you can gain your recording technology degree in a supportive, Christian community with small classroom sizes and engaged faculty members who care about you, your faith, and your goals.