TOPs Code
Other Media and Communications (069900)
Projected Start Date
January 2018
Program Description
The Certificate of Achievement in Game Audio provides opportunities for career preparation by providing courses that meet workforce needs. Game audio content development skills are highly desirable in not only the game audio industry, but also in related industries including sound design for film and television, music composition for film and television, theatre sound, and sound for interactive media. The Certificate of Achievement in Game Audio provides a solid technical background in game audio concepts and applications including dialog recording, foley recording, field recording, sound effects design, sound library management, music composition, and cinematic post-production. The program outcomes align with industry standards for game audio careers. Furthermore, the courses in this program will scale up to additional transcriptable Music Technology certificates and the AA degree in Music Technology.
Enrollment Completer Projections
Each course averages 16-29 students. The number of projected completers per year is 20. These figures are based on the number of students completing Music Technology courses between the years 2015 and 2016. There is a high demand for professionals with game audio skills in the local job market, as well as in other regions of California.
Year 1 Year 2
Course #
Course Title Annual Sections Annual Enrollment Annual Sections Annual Enrollment
MTEC 51A Studio Recording I 2 59 3 64
MTEC 55A Introduction to Game Audio 2 19 2 14
MTEC 55B Advanced Sound Design for Games 2 23 2 17
MTEC 55C Music Composition for Games 2 27 3 62
MTEC 60A Producing in the Home Studio I 2 42 2 42
MTEC 70A Pro Tools 101—Avid Certification 2 66 2 91
MTEC 70B Pro Tools 110—Avid Certification 1 24 2 48
MTEC 70C Pro Tools 201—Avid Certification N/A N/A 1 24
MTEC 70D Pro Tools 210M—Avid Certification 2 32 2 22
MTEC 70E Pro Tools 210P—Avid Certification 2 28 N/A N/A
MUS 11F Video Games & Popular Culture 1 38 2 56