MediaTech Institute is a for-profit technical school located in Texas, USA. Here is a detailed introduction about it:

School History

MediaTech Institute was founded in 1999 as the audio engineering program of the Dallas Sound Lab. In 2003, the Dallas and Austin Sound Labs added a campus in Houston and changed its name to MediaTech Institute. The school has been accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Career Schools and Colleges in 2005 and 2010, and was approved by the U.S. government in 2008 to provide financial aid through Title IV funding.

Location

MediaTech Institute has campuses in Dallas and Houston, Texas, both of which are important economic and cultural centers in the United States, providing students with abundant internship and employment opportunities.

Size

The school has four admissions per year, can accommodate 150 students, and has a graduation rate of approximately 80%.

Majors

MediaTech Institute offers associate degree and diploma programs in the following majors:

Recording Arts: This is a 45-week diploma program that covers all aspects of the broadcast industry, including audio engineering and studio technology, mixing, mastering and post-production, production and composition, live sound enhancement, and music business courses, and completion of the program also leads to Pro Tools certification.

Digital Film and Video Production: Courses include production from script to screen, such as camera operation, directing, production, lighting, photography, editing, visual effects, budgeting and distribution.

Animation and Visual Effects: Designed to prepare students for work in the visual effects field, the course teaches concepts such as character rigging, 3D modeling, visual storytelling, rendering, and cinematography.

Web Design and Development: A one-year course offered at the Dallas campus, students will learn programming languages ​​such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and related technologies for web design and development.

Mobile App Development: Focuses on mobile app design, teaching programming languages ​​such as HTML, CSS, Java, Objective-C, and the app development process for iOS and Android devices.

Teaching Mode

Small Classes: MediaTech Institute's technical courses are limited to 12 students per class so that students can better interact with teachers and get more personalized guidance and practical opportunities.

Hands-on Teaching: The school brings workplace experience into the classroom by allowing students to participate in real production environments. Students have the opportunity to participate in real-life projects and use industry-standard equipment, learning spaces and resources to better master professional skills and prepare for their future careers.

Professional faculty: The school's faculty are professionals with rich industry experience who can impart practical knowledge and skills and provide students with career guidance and advice.

Campus facilities

Dallas campus: It has seven professional recording studios, providing high-quality practice places for students majoring in recording arts, digital film and video production, etc.

Houston campus: There are three recording studios, including Studio A equipped with Solid State Logic SSL G+ mixing console, Studio B designed for vocal and instrumental dubbing, and Studio C for pre-production. In addition, the Houston campus also has special rooms such as the Gray Room, Gold Room, Green Room, Purple Room and Velvet Room, which are used for different types of recording and production work.

Employment support

MediaTech Institute provides students with job placement assistance, including personal consultation, internship opportunities and cooperation with industry professionals, to help students smoothly enter related industries after graduation.