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Audio Schools in Virginia

Virginia contains eight schools that offer audio programs. James Madison University, the highest-ranking audio school in VA, has a total student population of 18,971 and is the 72nd highest ranked school in America.

Of the 8 audio schools in Virginia, only 4 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Longwood University comes out as the most expensive ($14,894/yr), with J Sargeant Reynolds Community College as the lowest recorded at only $5,170/yr.

Audio students from Virginia schools who go on to become audio professionals, audio production engineers, audio engineers, audio recording professionals, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 46,070 people working as audio and video equipment technicians alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $42,450. Also, Sound engineering technicians make on average $53,940 per year and there are about 15,560 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Virginia alone, there are 190 employed sound engineering technicians earning an average yearly salary of $41,200. Audio and video equipment technicians in this state earn $37,250/yr and there are 890 employed.

Also, within the audio schools in Virginia, the average student population is 3,287 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from audio, there are 3782 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,568 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,181, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Audio Programs in Virginia

James Madison University

• Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD

Old Dominion University

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Radford University

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Longwood University

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Northern Virginia Community College

• Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Southwest Virginia Community College

• Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Virginia Western Community College

• Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

J Sargeant Reynolds Community College

• Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

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Virginia Interesting Facts

• Virginia was named for England's "Virgin Queen," Elizabeth I.
• The major cash crop of Virginia is tobacco and many of the people who live there earn their living from the tobacco industry.
• Jamestown, the first of the original 13 Colonies was founded for the purpose of silk cultivation. Silk to be traded with the Court of King James. After blight fungus destroyed the mulberry trees (silkworm food), sericulturist planted tobacco as a cash crop.
• Jamestown was the first English settlement in the U.S. It was also the first capital of Virginia.
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See Also

• Audio Information
• Salary Details for an Audio Professional
• Online Audio Schools
• Online Audio Programs
• Online Audio Courses

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