- Madison Media Institute
infobox College
name= Madison Media Institute
president= Chris Hutchings
established=1969
type= Private, for-profit College
staff= 49
faculty= 49
students= 350
city= Madison
state=Wisconsin
country= USA
campus= Urban
website= [http://madisonmedia.edu/ madisonmedia.edu]Madison Media Institute College of Media Arts is a private for profit college located in
Madison, Wisconsin . Degree programs are designed for the entertainment and media industry and accept enrollments year round. It offers degree programs in Digital Media Design, Video and Motion Graphics, and Recording and Music Technology, and Media Systems Technology. Madison Media Institute awards Associates degrees after 18 months of an accelerated curriculum.The school is owned by American Higher Education Development Corporation and 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. The school has always had it focus on media arts career training. In 1969 it started 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 and growth media arts. The programs now offered at the college include, Digital Media Design, Video and Motion Graphics, Recording and Music Technology, and Media Systems Technician.
The college's founder, Ray Szmanda, was the owner from 1969 to 1986. In 1986 Mr. Szmanda sold the college to Ed Hutchings, a career broadcaster who had played a key role in the success of several Wisconsin and Minnesota radio and television stations. The college was owned from 1986 to 2007 by Ed Hutchings. In August 2007 the Hutchings family sold the college to American Higher Education Development Corporation, a New York corporation.
Programs Of Study
Degree programs
*Recording & Music Technology
*Video & Motion Graphics
*Digital Media Design & Production
*Media Systems Technology
*Professional Certification and Trainingcheduling
Madison Media accepts enrollments year round.
Cost
Tuition costs range from $23,000 to $30,000
Housing
While attending MMI, you're living in comfortable, safe apartments in some of Madison's safest and most affordable communities. Although they do not own or operate their own housing facilities they work closely with carefully chosen property managers. Some of the property managers have designed special student leases and offer assistance with room mate placements.
Career Services
When you complete your degree at Madison Media Institute, you'll get more than a handshake, a diploma, and wishes of "good luck finding a job". You'll get the dedicated efforts of MMI’s placement department, matching you up with the right job opportunities so you can get your career started right away. They make job placement a priority because it is the ultimate goal for all Madison Media Institute students. From the very first day of a student's enrollment, the staff and instructors at MMI focus on doing whatever is necessary to prepare that student to go to work in the industry.
External links
* [http://www.madisonmedia.edu/ Official website]
* [http://www.ahed.com/aboutus.asp Corporate website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/madisonmediainstitute MySpace]
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