Career Programs at FIRST Institute

Largest Vocational Programs

The largest vocational programs at Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology is Recording Arts Technology/Technician. Its 2023 tuition and fees are $21,450 and the national average is $25,126.

Its tuition is relatively lower than national average of Recording Arts Technology/Technician program. The length of the program is 1014 contact hours ( or credit hours) and the average time to complete is 10 months.

The following table shows the 3 largest vocational programs at Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology with tuition, fees, and completion time for each program.

3 Largest Career Programs at Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology
	Program	2023 Tuition & Fees	National Average	Books & Supplies Costs	Program Length	Average Completion Time
1	Recording Arts Technology/Technician	$21,450	$25,126	-	1014 Contact Hours	10 Months
2	Cinematography and Film/Video Production	$21,450	$29,990	-	1014 Contact Hours	10 Months
3	Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	$21,450	$13,331	-	1014 Contact Hours	10 Months

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology is $21,950 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all career programs and costs for some program may quietly differ from the average cost.

Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology offers the alternative tuition plans including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

82% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $5,035 (exclude student loans).

FIRST Institute 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$21,950
Books & Supplies	-
Average Financial Amount	$5,035

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology offers 3 vocational programs for 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 216 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
2 Years Certificate	3	0	216
Total	3	0	216

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	102 completers	-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	✕	102	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	70 completers	-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	✕	70	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	44 completers	-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	✕	44	-
	Total	216

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 611 students are attending at Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology. There are 26 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 1 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 (6.25%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 50 (full-time) and 4 (part-time).

FIRST Institute 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	611
Number of Faculty	27
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

Student Population at FIRST Institute

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 338 students enrolled into Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology. By gender, 252 male and 86 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology.

Student Population By Gender
Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology
	Total	Male	Female
Total	338	252	86
Part-tme	338	252	86

There are 103 White (30.47%), 87 Black/African American (25.74%), 96 Hispanic (28.40%), 4 Asian (1.18%), and 144 students with other races attending Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology
	Total	Male	Female
Total	338	252	86
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	4	3	1
Black/African American	87	68	19
Hispanic	96	73	23
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	103	72	31
Two More	7	7	0
Un-Known	41	29	12
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

45 students (13.31% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 10 students (2.96% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology.

Distance Learning Student Population at Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology
	Number of Students
Total	338
Enrolled Online Exclusively	45
Enrolled Some Online Courses	10
Not in Online Courses	283

By age range, at Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology, 102 students are aged 20 to 24 (30.18% of total students), 107 students are aged below 20 (31.66%), 4 students are aged above 50 (2.37%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology
	Total	Male	Female
Total	338	252	86
Under 18	3	2	1
Age 18-19	104	70	34
Age 20-21	60	45	15
Age 22-24	42	30	12
Age 25-29	39	29	10
Age 30-34	21	16	5
Age 35-39	12	9	3
Age 40-49	2	2	0
Age 50-64	4	3	1
Age Un-Known	51	46	5

Directory and Accreditation Information

Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology is accredited by Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (4/15/2011 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology.

423 S Keller Rd. Suite 100, Orlando, FL

407-316-8310

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