Certificate of Achievement, Radio/Television Performance

The Radio/Television Performance Certificate of Achievement is designed to teach the fundamental knowledge and skills needed for today’s “On- Air” performer in Broadcast, Cable, Web, and other forms of digital media. Students prepare for performing in these productions either independently or as part of a cast.  The Certificate of Achievement will prepare students for career advancement in this field.  Employment and internship opportunities include announcers, reporters, correspondents, radio hosts and contributors, and podcast talent. There are no material fees in the courses associated with this program. 

Program SLO(s):

Analyze and demonstrate the physical characteristics of on-air talent required to make an industry-ready production segment.

The department expects 10 students to complete each year.

The Radio/Television Performance Certificate of Achievement is designed to teach the fundamentals of knowledge and skills needed for today’s “On- Air” performer in Broadcast, Cable, Web, and other forms of digital media. Students prepare for performing in these productions either independently or as part of a cast.  The Certificate of Achievement will prepare students for career advancement in this field.  Employment and internship opportunities include announcers, reporters, correspondents, radio hosts and contributors, and podcast talent.  

There are no requested faculty or facilities for this program, as the program already exists and is just being modified. The program serves to meet the labor market and educational needs of students and professionals seeking employment in the Radio/Television and digital media industries. Our program is vetted by an annual Advisory Board comprising experts in the field of radio/television, film, and other digital media production fields which allow us to tap into the needs of the LA Basin community labor force, and align our program courses to sync with the industry needs.

Requirements	Course No.	Course Description	Units	Sequence	Materials Fee
	R_TV 1	Introduction to Broadcasting	3.0	Yr 1 Fall	$0.00
	R_TV 8	Introduction to Media Production	3.0	Yr 1 Fall	$0.00
OR	R_TV 13	Television Production	3.0	Yr 1 Fall	$0.00
	R_TV 70 WE	Work Experience-Radio,TV	1-4	Yr 1 Spring	$0.00
	R_TV 21	Radio Production	3.0	Yr 1 Fall
	R_TV 36	Broadcast News Production	2.5	Yr 1 Fall	$0.00
	R_TV 40	On-Camera Performance	3.0	Yr 1 Fall	$0.00
		Subtotal Units	15-19
IN ADDITION, complete FIVE (5) to SIX (6) units from the following, which have not already been taken as a required course:
	R_TV 2	Intro to Careers in Radio & Television	2.0	Yr 1 Spring	$0.00
	R_TV 12	Television Lighting	2.5	Yr 1 Spring	$0.00
	R_TV 8	Introduction to Media Production	3.0	Yr 1 Spring
	R_TV 13	Television Production	3.0	Yr 1 Spring
	R_TV 14	Electronic Field Production	3.0	Yr 1 Spring	$0.00
	R_TV 15	Advanced Television Production	2.5	Yr 1 Spring	$0.00
	R_TV 37	Radio/Television Management and Sales	3.0	Yr 1 Spring	$0.00
	R_TV 60	Pro Tools (Digital Audio Recording/Edit)	3.0	Yr 1 Spring
	R_TV 16	Non-Linear Video & Film Editing	3.9	Yr 1 Spring
		Subtotal Units	5-6
		Total Units	20.5 - 25.5

The other programs within Radio/Television at LBCC are: R_TV Broadcast News AA, R_TV Broadcast News Certificate of Completion, R_TV Performance AA, R_TV Performance Certificate of Completion, R_TV Producer AA, R_TV Producer Certificate of Completion.

There are similar programs at neighboring community colleges, including Santa Ana and Pasadena City Colleges.

300-500