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AA Commercial Music

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Admissions

No PrescreenNo AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required

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Training

Designed and run by veteran music professionals, with skills built in music labs, recording studios, and student ensembles

Thirteen required courses (35-36 major units) include Commercial Harmony I-II, Music Notation and Copying I-II, Introduction to Recording Arts, Music as a Business, and Elementary Piano I-II

Commercial Music Techniques I covers writing for rhythm section, jazz combo, and big band, with performance and recording of class projects

Performance & Productions

Two ensemble courses are required, and the program links a calendar of free Wednesday concerts

Professional Development

Many projects are interdisciplinary, typically involving Jazz Studies, Recording Arts, Media Arts, and/or Broadcasting

Facilities

Recording Arts Workshop I meets in the Level 1 recording studio control room, with hands-on microphone placement

Degree Flexibility

Many courses are transferable to the California State University system

School info

Snapshot

Grad rate

32%

Enrollment

12.6K

Earnings

$43K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$1,238

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$11,040

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$35,645

Before aid

Average net price

$12,152

After aid

Can I Afford College · lavc.edu College Scorecard

Program info updated 3d ago

Program Highlights

Training

Designed and run by veteran music professionals, with skills built in music labs, recording studios, and student ensembles

Thirteen required courses (35-36 major units) include Commercial Harmony I-II, Music Notation and Copying I-II, Introduction to Recording Arts, Music as a Business, and Elementary Piano I-II

Commercial Music Techniques I covers writing for rhythm section, jazz combo, and big band, with performance and recording of class projects

Performance & Productions

Two ensemble courses are required, and the program links a calendar of free Wednesday concerts

Professional Development

Many projects are interdisciplinary, typically involving Jazz Studies, Recording Arts, Media Arts, and/or Broadcasting

Facilities

Recording Arts Workshop I meets in the Level 1 recording studio control room, with hands-on microphone placement

Degree Flexibility

Many courses are transferable to the California State University system

Program Highlights

Training

Designed and run by veteran music professionals, with skills built in music labs, recording studios, and student ensembles

Thirteen required courses (35-36 major units) include Commercial Harmony I-II, Music Notation and Copying I-II, Introduction to Recording Arts, Music as a Business, and Elementary Piano I-II

Commercial Music Techniques I covers writing for rhythm section, jazz combo, and big band, with performance and recording of class projects

Performance & Productions

Two ensemble courses are required, and the program links a calendar of free Wednesday concerts

Professional Development

Many projects are interdisciplinary, typically involving Jazz Studies, Recording Arts, Media Arts, and/or Broadcasting

Facilities

Recording Arts Workshop I meets in the Level 1 recording studio control room, with hands-on microphone placement

Degree Flexibility

Many courses are transferable to the California State University system

Key Info

Enrollment Term

Fall 2027

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Good to Know

College Application

Submit the LAVC college-credit application through CCCApply

Enrollment

Music 101 is a prerequisite for degree coursework and is strongly recommended early in the program

Transfer Pathway

This is a transfer pathway degree built to transfer into a four-year program. Confirm which universities it articulates to, and which credits carry over, before you enroll.

What's The Process

No Admission Audition

LAVC publishes no separate audition or interview requirement for the Commercial Music AA

School info

Snapshot

Grad rate

32%

Enrollment

12.6K

Earnings

$43K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$1,238

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$11,040

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$35,645

Before aid

Average net price

$12,152

After aid

Can I Afford College · lavc.edu College Scorecard

Training

Designed and run by veteran music professionals, with skills built in music labs, recording studios, and student ensembles

Thirteen required courses (35-36 major units) include Commercial Harmony I-II, Music Notation and Copying I-II, Introduction to Recording Arts, Music as a Business, and Elementary Piano I-II

Commercial Music Techniques I covers writing for rhythm section, jazz combo, and big band, with performance and recording of class projects

Performance & Productions

Two ensemble courses are required, and the program links a calendar of free Wednesday concerts

Professional Development

Many projects are interdisciplinary, typically involving Jazz Studies, Recording Arts, Media Arts, and/or Broadcasting

Facilities

Recording Arts Workshop I meets in the Level 1 recording studio control room, with hands-on microphone placement

Degree Flexibility

Many courses are transferable to the California State University system

Updated 3d ago