The Best Audio Engineering School In Ontario, Canada

OIART has the highest graduation rate, employment rate, and graduate satisfaction in Ontario, Canada! 

Graduation rate is the percentage of students who start the program that actually finish the program. Graduation rates are an indication of program quality. Low graduation rates are a result of students not enjoying the program and leaving before completing the program.

Employment Rate in field of study is the percentage of graduates who are actually employed in the field of study (Audio and Music) six months after graduation. Not to be confused with “Employment rate”, which is the percentage of grads who are employed in ANY job six months after graduation.



Graduate Satisfaction rate is the the percentage of graduates who were satisfied with their education and program experience six months after graduation.

HIGHEST GRADUATION & EMPLOYMENT RATES IN THE INDUSTRY

Since opening, OIART has had over 1,500 students pass through the doors. Of that number, almost 90% graduate and more than 70% have jobs within 6 months.

SMALL CLASS SIZES

Only 68 candidates are accepted each year. We offer only one program with one start date per year making us the only program in North America with true small class sizes. Students enjoy unprecedented access to faculty and studios with over 1,300 hours in 8 state-of-the-art facilities including over 650 hours of hands-on studio time and unrivalled personalized career counselling and support to help land that first job.

1 PROGRAM. 1 START DATE

Unlike other audio schools, OIART offers a focused, comprehensive and relevant audio engineering curriculum delivered over an intense 11-month period. It never remains static and evolves to reflect new technologies and changing software. We do not teach old outdated models of the music industry. Our history and close relationships with numerous major employers in Canada and the US allows our curriculum to reflect the needs of the employers and what they are looking for in our graduates. OIART graduates walk out of the program with skills that are in-demand today, not 10-20 years ago.

THE ONLY PROGRAM STILL RUNNING SINCE 1983

We’ve been teaching audio engineering since OIART opened in 1983. We’ve only offer one program which has allowed us to quickly adopt any technological advancements in recording, producing, and mixing music & audio. While other schools offer multiple programs and are slow to adapt, OIART is constantly adjusting our curriculum to be current which provides our graduates with real world skills that are in demand TODAY.

WE’VE BEEN SOCIAL DISTANCING SINCE THE ’80s SMALL CLASS SIZES & BIG FACILITIES

To ensure each student gets all the attention they need, we limit our enrolment to only 68 students per year, and we only have 1 start date.

Students enjoy unprecedented access to faculty and studios with over 1,300 hours in 8 state-of-the-art facilities.

Each of our classrooms combine a working studio environment with comfortable theatre-style seating. Classroom tools resemble the ones used throughout OIART facilities, so that you learn on what you use.

You start using our student-dedicated studios in the 1st week of the program and after 11 months and over 650 hands-on hours in these creative spaces, you will know them like the back of your hand.

Hands-on practical studio experience is crucial to the OIART experience and you spend every second of it – in small groups of no more than 4 students at a time — in our extensive on-site facilities.