This comprehensive program prepares students in a wide range of broadcast skills. Students are introduced to journalism, audio and video equipment and the production of commercials and news broadcasts. Because Briarwood College has its own radio station, all students develop, produce and broadcast their own shows.

All Program faculty members are active in the broadcasting field. One faculty member is a radio news director/anchor and a former ESPN design engineer. Another faculty member is a radio program director/morning show personality and an actor in local theatrical productions. A third faculty member is a technical producer at a local Public Access television station and a free-lance producer of video documentaries. The Program Director is a veteran radio news director, anchor, reporter and Public Affairs director who is now a consultant in broadcast advertising. All are members of the Connecticut Broadcasters Association and through their memberships, students are able to attend professional seminars and job fairs.

Associate in Applied Science Degree Programs

• Broadcasting

Career Information

The starting salary range for on-air positions is $30,000-$50,000 The starting salary range for production and sales positions is $30,000-$60,000.

Where are broadcasters employed?

Broadcasters are employed primarily at radio and television stations, and also at recording studios, movie and video studios, advertising agencies, Internet broadcast outlets, and media and public relations departments in major corporations and entertainment venues such as Disneyworld, Universal Studios and Six Flags.

The attractions of broadcasting: Just to become a part of the tremendous power, energy and excitement of the broadcast industry in all its forms (news, music, entertainment, etc.) compels those people who have the talent, energy and need to communicate to enter the field. There is also the opportunity to achieve fame and sometimes fortune, and to make the world a better place.