Madison Media Institute

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Madison Media Institute
Established	1969
Type	Private, for-profit College
President	Don Madelung
Academic staff	50
Admin. staff	24
Students	480
Location	Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Campus	Urban
Website	mediainstitute.edu

Madison Media Institute, a Media Arts College is a private for-profit college with its main campus located in Madison, Wisconsin and a branch location in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Degree programs are focused on the entertainment and media industry. The school offers associate and baccalaureate degree programs in video, music production, game design, media technology, graphic design, web and entertainment.

Owned by American Higher Education Development Corporation, the school is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology.

History

Madison Media Institute was established in 1969 by Ray Szmanda as Trans-American School of Broadcasting with programs that prepared graduates for jobs in radio broadcasting. Over the years the college added a broader range of programs to reflect the changes in the media field.

The college's founder, Ray Szmanda, was the owner from 1969 to 1986. In 1986 Szmanda sold the college to Ed Hutchings, a career broadcaster who owned the school from 1986 to 2007. In August 2007 the Hutchings family sold the college to American Higher Education Development Corporation, a New York company.

In 2010 the Media College added a branch campus in Minneapolis, Minnesota in a historic recording studio where students can learn the art of music production and recording. The Minneapolis campus also offers a program in game art and animation.

Programs of study

Degree programs

The school specializes in programs in emerging media, including audio production, music production, sound for video, sound for games, sound for films, graphic arts, web design, animation, game design, video production, camera techniques, photography, AV systems design and installation, visual fx, music production software, music business and media business skills. In addition, students can choose to specialize in the business of entertainment, music, video, film, and media.

Cost

Tuition ranges from $32,000 to $46,000 for a two-year degree, depending on program and start date.

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