Ready to break into the music or audio industry?
The Music Technology AAS Degree at CCC is your launchpad. This hands-on program equips you with the skills to thrive as an audio engineer, music producer, or sound designer, opening the door to creative and lucrative careers in music and audio technology.
At CCC, you'll gain real world experience with the same tools and techniques used by industry pros. The Music Technology program is built to prepare you for what's next—whether that's stepping into a creatively rewarding career in music technology or continuing your journey with advanced music education.
Required classes for Music Technology
Make a career in the music industry
The music industry is booming. Clackamas Community College's Music Performance and Technology Degree equips you with the skills and versatility to thrive in this exciting field.
Hands-on training for today’s music industry
Music and Audio Technology is your path forward to a holistic music career. Working with industry leading technologies and learning the skills of recording, editing, mixing and mastering at CCC, all with hands on application, will help build your skill set and create lasting relationships that can sustain your music career.
Investing in your future
Clackamas Community College offers some of the lowest tuition rates in the Portland metro area. To begin building the cost for your program, you can start with the base estimate below.
This estimate includes the cost of tuition and the general fees applied per class and per academic term. This estimate does not include additional fees required for many courses or the cost of course materials. Contact the program to learn more about additional costs that may apply.
You can also find more information about the costs of attending CCC on the Tuition and Fees page.
Get help paying for college
Scholarships and grants (free money!) are available for students in this program. For help with financial aid and scholarships, contact the Financial Aid Office.
Your music talent may help you pay for college! Talent waivers for performers, available by audition, can cover up to a full credit load in tuition. For audition details, contact music@clackamas.edu.
Industry Standard studios and labs for hands-on music production
Studio A features a dedicated control room, live room, two isolation booths, and microphone lines to our band room for high channel count recordings. Studio B is a small production suite that functions as a private workspace for students to create on their own time. Our Midi Lab hosts 22 iMac stations with Headphones, Midi Keyboards, and access to Pro Tools and Ableton Live.
Studio Gear List
- 16 Input Daking MKII Large Format Analog Console
- AVID HDX and HD I/O Converters
- 16 Outboard Microphone Preamps from various manufacturers
- High Quality Microphone Selection
- A Variety of Instruments
- DAW's available: Pro Tools Ultimate, Ableton Live 12 Suite, Logic Pro X, Reaper, Studio One, FL Studio
