Digital Media Arts (Graphic Design, Digital Photography) (AAS)

Digital Media Arts (Graphic Design, Digital Photography) (AAS)

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Digital Media Arts (Graphic Design, Digital Photography) (AAS)

Digital Media Arts – Graphic Design or Digital Photography & Video Production Emphasis, AAS & Certificate



Graphic Design Emphasis: Concentrates on graphic design, Web design, and foundations of digital media technologies and interactive communications.

Digital Photography & Video Production Emphasis: Concentrates on video production, digital photography, lighting, video and image editing, and cinema studies.

(AAS) Graphic Design Emphasis Degree Map
Graphic Design Certificate Map
(AAS) Digital Photography & Video Production Degree Emphasis Map

Program Information

The Visual, Fine and Performing Arts Department at Central Arizona College offers an Associates of Applied Science in Digital Media Arts with two specializations available; Graphic Design and Digital Photography and Video, as well as individual classes in this rapidly growing and exciting fields. This dynamic, hands-on program offers state-of-the-art technology and experienced instructors to provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to prepare you for a career in creative industries or transfer to a 4-year college or university. Students will develop technical skills while focusing on the latest production techniques for generating computer-based graphics and media-rich productions.

Live Audio and Lighting (AAS)

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Entertainment Industry Technology, AAS & Certificates



The Entertainment Industry Technology, AAS Degree prepares individuals for entry-level positions in the entertainment industry.

(AAS) Music Recording & Production Emphasis Degree Map
(AAS) Stage Lighting Emphasis Degree Map

The Entertainment Industry Technology, A.A.S: Stage Lighting

This degree will teach you how to set up, calibrate, engineer, and repair cutting-edge live sound systems for concerts. Students will run sound for performances and program light shows. Our programmable lighting system and our top-tier concert sound system with digital mixing counsel will expose students to practical, hands-on applications maximizing the listening experience in a concert setting.

If you’re looking for a career in the music industry, look no further! The Entertainment Industry Technology (EIT) program at Central Arizona College will prepare you for an exciting career in the music business. A literal “School of Rock,” the EIT program is your chance to embed yourself in the technology and business of making music for a living – all while doing what you love… making music! This dynamic, hands-on program is designed to vie students comprehensive training in the modern music industry. Learn how to engineer professional-quality music in a recording studio, perform a high-energy show in front of live audiences, mix live sound and design lighting for concerts, get your music licensed in TV shows and movies, intern at professional recording studios or concert halls, and so much more! A fully accredited A.A.S. (Associates of Applied Sciences) degree or certificate can be earned in Recording Engineering, Live Audio & Lighting, Popular Music Performance. With CAC’s EIT program, you get a complete well-rounded education in the music industry with practical hands-on experience and an accredited associate’s degree or certificate in your chosen area of focus. Plus, CAC EIT students get FREE STUDIO TIME and FREE REHEARSAL SPACE for personal music projects and class assignments! CAC has on-campus living, low tuition, and small class sizes with personal attention with inspectors who have had successful careers in the music business. Our instructors are music industry veterans, national recording artists, stage performers, producers, entertainment law attorneys, theater sound & lighting designers, and professional studio musicians, etc. Seating is limited… REGISTER TODAY!

The Entertainment Industry Technology, A.A.S: Music Recording & Production

This degree provides knowledge of recording music, building a home recording studio and working in a professional multi-track recording studio. Skills include recording, production, editing and arranging, mixing and mastering various types of audio recordings. Students will earn about microphones, acoustics, post-production techniques. and be able to produce and engineer commercial-quality recordings.

If you’re looking for a career in the music industry, look no further! The Entertainment Industry Technology (EIT) program at Central Arizona College will prepare you for an exciting career in the music business. A literal “School of Rock,” the EIT program is your chance to embed yourself in the technology and business of making music for a living – all while doing what you love… making music! This dynamic, hands-on program is designed to vie students comprehensive training in the modern music industry. Learn how to engineer professional-quality music in a recording studio, perform high-energy shows in front of live audiences, mix live sound and design lighting for concerts, get your music licensed in TV shows and movies, intern at professional recording studios or concert halls, and so much more! A fully accredited A.A.S. (Associates of Applied Sciences) degree or certificate can be earned in Recording Engineering, Live Audio & Lighting, Popular Music Performance. With CAC’s EIT program, you get a complete well-rounded education in the music industry with practical hands-on experience and an accredited associate’s degree or certificate in your chosen area of focus. Plus, CAC EIT students get FREE STUDIO TIME and FREE REHEARSAL SPACE for personal music projects and class assignments! CAC has on-campus living, low tuition, and small class sizes with personal attention with inspectors who have had successful careers in the music business. Our instructors are music industry veterans, national recording artists, stage performers, producers, entertainment law attorneys, theater sound & lighting designers, and professional studio musicians, etc. Seating is limited… REGISTER TODAY!

Fine Arts-Studio Art pathway (AA)

Fine Arts – Studio Art (AA)

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Fine Arts-Studio Art pathway (AA)

Fine Arts – Studio Art, AA & Certificate



The Fine Arts AA Degree prepares students to transfer to a university B.A., B.F.A. or Bachelors of Teaching in the Arts degree program. Those seeking Art History or Museum Studies as majors may need additional foreign language courses.

(AA) Fine Arts-Studio Art Emphasis Degree Map

Program Information

The Visual, Fine & Performing Arts Department at Central Arizona College offers an Associates of Arts in Fine Art. The program in studio art offers a robust variety of art and art history classes and prepares students for transfer to university level and professional work. Central Arizona College goes beyond the fundamentals of art education by offering a wide assortment of courses including ceramics, two and three dimensional design, painting, metal work, and jewelry design. The majority of the courses offered in the Studio Arts department fulfill AGEC requirements and transfer to all Arizona Universities. Our faculty includes several nationally recognized artists.

Where will a Studio Art degree take you?

The Fine Arts A.A. degree helps students lay a foundation of required skills, knowledge, attitudes and behaviors that will aid them in moving on to achieving their B.A., B.F.A. or a Bachelors of Teaching in the Arts degree program. Once you have graduated with your degree you will be well prepared to enter the workforce equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary for a variety of job opportunities. You may find yourself working as a commercial arts gallery manager, community arts worker, exhibition designer, a fine artist, higher education lecturer, art therapist, stylist, or secondary teacher, to name a few.

Fine Arts-Music pathway (AA)

Fine Arts – Music (AA)

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Fine Arts-Music pathway (AA)

Fine Arts – Music, AA & Certificate



The Fine Arts AA Degree prepares students to transfer to a university BA, BFA or Bachelors of Teaching in Fine Arts degree programs. Those planning to continue on at the university level may need to take additional foreign language courses to complete their degree.

(AA) Music Emphasis Degree Map

Program Information

The Visual, Fine & Performing Arts Department at Central Arizona College offers an Associates of Arts in Music Performance & Education. The music program offers a variety of music history, theory, and performance classes intended to produce well-rounded musicians ready to enter the workforce. All students take piano class, private lessons and music theory, and also participate in performance ensembles: Choir, band, orchestra, handbells and guitar. Students are encouraged to participate in individual and small group recitals, master classes, and guest lectures.

Where will a Music degree take you?

The Music Concentration prepares students for careers in music. After receiving an A.A. degree, students can continue on to achieve a B.M. or B.A. in many diverse areas, including music education, music performance, music theory, music therapy, ethnomusicology, and composition. Our music degree program includes training in practical musical areas that hone skills for a variety of future job opportunities. With a music degree in hand, you may find yourself working as a band, choir or orchestra teacher, a performer, a church musician, a music therapist, a conductor, a music historian or more!

Popular Music Performance (AAS)

Popular Music Performance (AAS)

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Popular Music Performance (AAS)

Popular Music Performance, AAS & Certificate



The Popular Music Performance A.A.S. Degree prepares individuals for entry-level positions in the entertainment industry by providing an opportunity to gain a broad knowledge of skills needed for live songwriting, all aspects of live pop music performance and recording.


Degree Map – Popular Music Performance

Recording Engineering (AAS)

Recording Engineering (AAS)

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Recording Engineering (AAS)

Recording Engineering, AAS & Certificate



The Recording Engineering A.A.S. Degree prepares individuals for entry-level positions in the entertainment industry by providing an opportunity to gain a broad knowledge of creating a home recording studio or a professional multi track studio. Skills include recording, production, editing, and arranging various types of audio recordings. Based on Avid Pro Tools HD, students learn the basics of Digital Audio Workstations (D.A.W.) in a 20-workstation Mac Pro Lab where each student works at a Mac Pro computer before advancing into one of three recording studios, each custom designed to provide students with hands-on exposure to real world equipment for practical recording applications. Student also will intern at professional recording studios for the experience of real world applications.


Degree Map – Recording Engineering