Audio Engineering
Certificate Technical Degree
If you have an ear for perfection, San Jacinto College can help you get started down the road to a career as an audio engineer. Work in a recording studio or in live sound reinforcement. Master your skills here and you’ll go far!
Program at a Glance
Our audio engineering program gives you hands-on training in recording, mixing, and
special effects processing, along with a curriculum of music instruction. Musicians,
singers, actors, announcers, and public speakers spend their entire careers trying
to sound their best. Audio engineers are their most important allies in accomplishing
this goal. Audio engineering schools and programs will open doors for you after graduation.
Enroll, and see what you can accomplish.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of this program have become professionals working in:
- Recording studios
- Television and radio stations
- Convention centers and other event venues
- Hotels
- Churches
Earning Potential
Broadcast Technician: $42,670
Sound Engineering Technician: $46,088
For more salary information, check out Texas Wages.
Locations
Central Campus
Serving students in Southeast Houston, Pasadena, Deer Park, La Porte, Seabrook, and Clear Lake.
Serving students in Southeast Houston, Pasadena, Deer Park, La Porte, Seabrook, and Clear Lake.
DEGREES & CERTIFICATES
Music Recording, AAS
Technical Degree
2 Years
Music, Sound Recording, Occupational Certificate
Certificate
1 Year
Music, Techniques of Audio Engineering, Certificate of Technology
Certificate
2 Years
Audio Engineering Facilities
Take a virtual tour of our audio engineering facilities, then find out more about each building below!
Music Facilities
The audio engineering program has dedicated workspaces for classes, hands-on learning,
and collaboration.
MIDI Lab
Central Campus C-15.107
Features 13 digital audio workstations with:
- 27-inch iMacs
- Pro Tools and Reason 11 software
- Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 audio interface
- M-Audio Oxygen Pro 61 keyboard
Recording Studio A
Located in the Davison Technical Building
Features:
- State-of-the-art control room
- Large tracking room
- Steinway piano and drum rooms
- Microphones and outbound gear
- 40-channel Solid State Logic SL4000 G+ console with Total Recall and Ultimation motorized fader system
- Avid Pro Tools Ultimate HDX with 48 I/O
Recording Studio B
Located in the Davison Technical Building
Features:
- Solid State Logic Origin 32 channel analog console with automation
- Avid Pro Tools Ultimate HDX system with 16 inputs and outputs
- Shared access to drum room with Studio A
- Can be used as an additional iso room for Studio A
Audio 1 Classroom / Live Sound Lab
Located in the Davison Technical Building
Features:
- 9 different digital mixing consoles
- Midas Legend 3000 and Allen & Heath GL4000 analog consoles
- 2 different line array units
- Martin Audio WPM audio playback system
Classroom
Located in the Anderson-Ball Classroom Building
Features:
- Slate Media Technology RAVEN MTi CORE Station
- 2 RAVEN MTi multi-touch control panels
Tools of the Trade
Take a peek at the state-of-the-art tools we use in the classroom.
- Digital Consoles
- Allen & Heath GLD Chrome
- Avid SC48
- DiGiCo S21
- Soundcraft Expression 3
- Studer Vista
- Yamaha QL
- Analog Consoles
- Allen & Heath PA28
- Midas M32
- Soundcraft MFXi 12
- Soundcraft Spirit 8
- Digital Consoles
- Allen & Heath GLD Chrome
- Avid SC48
- DiGiCo S21
- Soundcraft Expression 3
- Studer Vista
- Yamaha QL
- Analog Consoles
- Allen & Heath PA28
- Midas M32
- Soundcraft MFXi 12
- Soundcraft Spirit 8
- Console
- Solid State Logic 4000 G+ with Ultimation and Total Recall
- High resolution master disk recorder
- Alesis Masterlink ML-9600
- Monitoring system
- ATC SCM 45 Pro (X2)
- Sub-bass enclosures
- ATC SCM 0.1/12SL
- Digital audio workstation
- Avid Pro Tools Ultimate HDX, 48 I/O (Studio A)
- Avid Pro Tools Ultimate HDX, 16 I/O (Studio B)
- Audio interface
- Avid HD I/O (X3) (Studio A)
- Avid HD I/O (Studio B)
- Headphone A-net distributor
- Aviom A-16D Pro
- Personal headphone mixer
- Digital Audio Labs Livemix CS-DUO (x5)
- Pre-amp / compressor / equalizer
- Avalon VT-747sp (X2)
- Digital multi-effects processor
- Bricasti M7 with M10 Remote
- Monitor controller with remote (Studio B)
- Dangerous Music Monitor ST
- Compressor / Limiter
- dbx 165A (X2)
- Empirical Labs EL8X Distressor (X2)
- Studio B monitors
- Genelec 1031 (X2)
- KRK VXT8 (X2)
- Digital multi-effects processor
- Lexicon PCM-96
- Lexicon PCM-81
- Digital delay
- Lexicon PCM-42 (X2)
- 500 Series passive equalizer
- Lindell PEX-500 (X4)
- Near-field monitors
- Neumann KH120 (X2)
- Two-inch 24 track analog recorder
- Otari MTR 90 II
- Multi-touch production console (Studio B)
- Steven Slate Raven MTi2 (X2)
- Half-inch 2 track analog recorder
- Sony JH110
- Dual channel tube pre-amp
- Summit TPA-200B
- Digital multi-effects processor
- TC Electronics M2000
- Digital delay / effects processor
- TC Electronics 2290 (X2)
- Compressor / Limiter
- Universal Audio 2-1176
- Pre-amp / equalizer
- Vintech X73 (X2)
Wireless Receiver System
- Shure ULXD QUAD system (Live sound)
Condenser Microphones
- ADK GK47
- AKG C12 VR
- AKG C414 ULS (X4)
- AKG C414 XLS (X2)
- AKG C430 (X2)
- AKG C460 (X2)
- AKG C451 (X2)
- Audiotechnica ATM33R
- Audiotechnica AE2500 (condenser/dynamic)
- Audix f15
- BLUE Baby Bottle
- Crown PZM (X2)
- Crown CM-700 (X2)
- Earthworks TC30mp (X2)
- Manley Reference Tube
- Neumann U87
- Neumann KM-84 (X2)
- Neumann TLM-49
- Peluso CEMC-6 (X2)
- Røde Classic
- Røde NTK (X2)
- Røde NT2-A (X2)
- Røde NT4 (Condenser stereo)
- Sennheiser MKH 416 (Shotgun condenser)
- Shure Beta 87a (X3) (Live sound)
- Shure Beta 98 (X3) (Live sound)
- Shure Beta 91 (Condenser, boundary)
- Warm Audio WA-251
- Warm Audio WA-84 (X2)
- Warm Audio WA-47
Dynamic Microphones
- AKG D112
- Audiotechnica AE2500 (condenser/dynamic)
- Audix i5
- Electro-Voice RE20
- Heil PR-30 (X3)
- Royer R-121 (X2) (Dynamic ribbon)
- Sennheiser MD-421 (X10)
- Sennheiser MD-409 (X3)
- Shure Beta 52 (X3)
- Shure SM 57 (X5)
- Shure Beta 57
- Shure SM 58 (X12)
- Shure Beta 58 (X4) (Live sound)
- Shure SM-7B
- Shure KSM 8 (Live sound)
Audio Engineering Club
Network and gain valuable experience outside the classroom through our audio engineering
club.
Get hands-on audio engineering experience outside the classroom. AEO members not
only provide live sound reinforcement to events on and off campus, they also host
a podcast, and tour major Houston concert venues and recording studios. This organization
is open to audio engineering majors.
Advisors:
Angela Beyer angela.beyer@sjcd.edu
Andrew Fiddler andrew.fiddler@sjcd.edu
Advisors:
Angela Beyer angela.beyer@sjcd.edu
Andrew Fiddler andrew.fiddler@sjcd.edu
Interested?
If you’re interested in fine arts related disciplines or programming, just fill out the form below and we’ll get in touch!
Vetted records new music with the audio engineering program
I think bringing a band like Vetted to campus provides something tangible that
our students can latch on to in order to better prepare them for real world scenarios.”
Professor of Audio Engineering
San Jacinto College recently welcomed Vetted, a band of wounded warriors and military veterans, to its Central Campus. The band collaborated with the College’s audio engineering technology program to record new music.
“I was fortunate to experience a recording session like this early on in my musical journey, and it inspired me to pursue a career in the recording industry. Most of our students have not had that opportunity, so I think providing that experience here at San Jac is something that makes our program special,” said Andrew Fidder.
