Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences
The Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences (CRAS) is a technical school specializing in audio recording, audio engineering, and production education. The 11-month program emphasizes hands-on training with industry-standard equipment across two campuses, offering 24/7 access to studios and a 1:1 student-to-computer ratio. Students complete a mandatory 280-hour internship and receive job placement assistance for careers in music production, live sound, game audio, broadcast, and post-production for film and TV.
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All Programs at Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences
1 trade program at Conservatory, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.
| Program | Score | Earnings | Debt |
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Audio & Video Technology
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians Compare nationwide → |
34 | $21,814/yr | $8,344 |
Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).
The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.