F.I.R.S.T. Institute

I went for the digital film making and video production. Great school you can tell the instructors really care about the students. I liked the small class sizes you don’t get lost in the fray like a big college campus. The curriculum is a good balance of live production, videography, film and editing. Overall I would recommend it for someone interested in video production.

Honestly coming in with next to no knowledge minus high school ap music theory and high school concert band I have learned so much from here. With the instructors really caring about their jobs and taking time to teach you about the real world. They truly care about all the students and want them to succeed even taking time out from before class to help you fully understand what’s going on. I came in knowing nothing and came out top of my class in the honors program. I owe this school and the instructors and the program directors everything for all the have taught me. Shout out to Genoveva Valle, the program director, and my instructors who really saw me blossom into the audio engineer that I am today. I could go on more about how awesome this school is but it would be a novel.

I attend FIRST in January. Since then the professor help me achieve what I wanted to achieve. They understand what we need as a student. The pace was perfect for me since I work and school at the same time. I enjoy every little time I spent in the classroom with the teacher and my classmates. It was amazing. I would recommend FIRST to anyone that’s looking for an audio engineering school.

I took the Recording Arts and Show Production Program at F.I.R.S.T (On Campus). I had a great experience. Even though the program is not that long, I did learn a whole lot while being there. I came in with zero knowledge. I didn’t even know how to use an apple computer. But as I was progressing through the course I learned more and more and the instructors were there to help me along the way. I became more confident in what I do. I’m amazed on how much I improved and learned in just 10 months! I feel confident enough in this field to take on a job related to what I studied. The course prepares you to find employment once your done with the course. They provide you with tools and resources that guarantee success once you graduate, of course you have to put in the work to get to where you want but FIRST is very good in helping you how to get there. The instructors are amazing and very knowledgeable. They are there for you at all times. Classes are small which is great because instructors are able to focus more on you. This program is very hands on which I really enjoyed. I made great connections with other students and staff. Overall this was an amazing program which I recommend 100%. For anyone that wants to learn the basics of recording arts and show pro and wants to do a short program but still have that hands on experience and learn a whole lot about different fields you can take in audio and show pro, this is the school for you. I’m very happy with my experience and I’m glad I chose FIRST Institute. Thank you for everything!