The Recording Conservatory of Austin

Overview

The Recording Conservatory of Austin is a private for-profit two-year institution based in Austin, Texas. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 77 students in fall 2024.

The Recording Conservatory of Austin offers certificates and associate degrees across 1 program, the largest being Recording Arts Technology/Technician. It awarded 30 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 73% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 1 to 1.

Mission

Our mission is to hand craft each student into a working audio engineer, music producer, studio owner, record label,or music business entrepreneur in any recording environment, both in large studios and home mixing suites. At TRCoA, not only will students create professional, radio-ready music productions, but we’ll set you on a career path to owning your own business with a strong entrepreneurial approach. Aside from learning to be a Digidesign, Pro Tools recording, editing, mixing, and mastering experts, our students will learn how to initiate and maintain the business relationships necessary to be successful.

Key figures

Delivery modes

Program levels

Programs and majors offered 1

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Admissions

Admission policy

Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students

73%

Student-to-faculty ratio

1:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees

7

Certificates of 1 to 2 years

23

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024

77

Undergraduates, fall 2024

77

Full-time, fall 2024

100%

Students over the full 2024-25 year

81

Full-time, 2024-25

100%

Size category

Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women

12%

Men

88%

White

41%

Hispanic or Latino

9%

Black or African American

51%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option

1

Online undergraduate programs

Yes

Students studying fully online

37%

Students taking some online courses

63%

Campus and services

Setting

Rural area

Academic calendar

Continuous

On-Site Administrator

Ryan Henderson

Services and opportunities

Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit

For veterans and service members

Yellow Ribbon Program