hey, does anyone know of any colleges, prefereably bigger colleges in the NY/NJ area that offer audio engineering programs along with buissiness programs and other majors.

i know nothing about this topic but i have to start looking at schools and dont know where to begin...i want to major in recording, but also take some standard college classes.

anything thing anyone has to say would be very helpful! thanks

Lots of info in the last post of this thread.

http://www.electrical.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=8920

Given the abysmal employment rates in recording studios that is, of either graduates or attendees of such institutions, anyone who takes a honest interest in your future should dissuade you from such a notion. On the other hand, a generalized concentration in the technology of audio equipment - an EE degree, is a very smart educational objective. Flexibility is the key- and if the wages at the local studio don't pay the bills - which veterans of the "industry" will attest - working on something like digital signal processing, satellite data compression algorithms, or semiconductor fabrication probably will.

You're going to hear great things and awful things about recording schools in general. That matter is completely off-topic. If you want to find a good school in your area, see if you can get on some of their message boards or something, talk to people, feel it out. Don't look into the AES website, their standard response is: We don't endorse anything. Which is fine, except for when you're not asking for endorsements.