Degree Description

This program focuses on the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to succeed in the fields of video, audio, cinema, radio, television, music and live event production. The curriculum integrates a wide range of pre-production, production, and post-production experiences with the insights offered by media aesthetics, history, theory, and analysis. A heavy emphasis will be placed on the creation of content and messages that are compelling, effective and of substantial quality. Graduates will find a wide range of professional employment, both in Michigan and nationally, including positions in the motion picture film, cable and broadcasting industries, at recording studios and concert venues, for streaming media websites, at advertising agencies and post-production houses, or with corporations, school systems, churches, and non-profits. Others will transfer to a four-year college to further their studies, or go into business for themselves and start their own production companies.

A degree in Media Arts & Entertainment Technology offers many career opportunities. Career Coach allows you to explore different career options for the degree you are pursuing. You can even take a look at each job title to see an in-depth overview, salary, job growth, and live job postings.

Career Possibilities

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Degree Pathway

Degree Pathways outline one possible sequence of courses students may complete to fulfill their degree requirements as full-time students over the course of two years.

Additional Information

Students must take 12 credits of 200 level MAET courses.

Learn more about the Media Arts and Entertainment program at MCC.

Mott Community College's Media Arts & Entertainment Technology (MAET) program focuses on preparing students for a wide range of professional employment, both in Michigan and nationally, including positions in the movie industry, at radio and television stations, advertising agencies, concert venues, media production and post-production facilities, school systems, nonprofits and corporations. Others will transfer to a four year college to further their studies.

Earn a Certificate or an Associates Degree in Media Arts & Entertainment Technology, including courses such as:

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MAET Studio

The MAET program is housed in a state of the art facility located in the terrace level of the Mott Memorial Building (MMB). The studio includes a 1230 sq. ft., multi-purpose sound stage complete with dynamic lighting grid, 176 sq. ft. chroma key wall, studio cameras and teleprompter. Our audio mixing room houses a 90 track recording system and solo isolation booth, while our adjacent computer lab has 24 offline editing systems. The program also owns over 50 professional grade cameras, audio recorders, lighting kits and support equipment that students can checkout to complete their course work.

MAET Lab

MAET students on location

MAET student shooting a scene

MAET students recognized at Emagine Awards

Welcome to the career resources page for alumni and current students in the Media Arts & Entertainment Technology Program (MAET) at Mott Community College. Whether you're looking to transfer onto a bachelor of arts program, find an internship, submit your movie to a festival, or you're just beginning your career search, these links will help you take the next step.