Audio Engineering Technology combines creativity, technology, and hands-on experience to prepare students for careers in today's recording, entertainment, and media industries. Audio engineers are the professionals behind the recording, mixing, reproduction, and reinforcement of sound, using both technical expertise and creative problem-solving to produce the highest quality audio for music, film, television, gaming, live performance, and digital media.
At Lee College, the Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Audio Engineering Technology provides students with extensive hands-on study in audio engineering and related media fields. Students learn and apply the concepts and theories associated with music recording, live sound reinforcement, and sound design while gaining the foundational knowledge and practical experience essential for success in professional audio production.
The Audio Engineering Technology curriculum introduces students to both the technical and mechanical aspects of music and sound. From mechanical and electrical design through theatre sound implementation, students learn how professional audio hardware works, why it works, and how to apply that knowledge in recording studios, live performance venues, broadcast environments, and other production spaces.
Through classroom instruction and hands-on experience, students develop technical proficiency in recording, mixing, live sound reinforcement, MIDI production, audio electronics, and commercial music technologies while strengthening critical listening, collaboration, communication, and professional production skills.