Tuition
A sound investment. Save ~$9k on tuition and get more training hours compared to a typical university major.
Program cost
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RAC Montreal $18,455 cad
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RAC Toronto $18,840 cad
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International fee +$3,000 cad
Financial assistance
Canada Emergency Student Benefit
Quebec Financial Aid Loans and Bursaries Program
Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP)
Ontario Second Career Funding
Canadian Indigenous Bursaries
All provincial grants and loans programs
Registered Education Savings Plans ▸ (RESPs) can be applied toward the cost of tuition at Recording Arts Canada.
Once the RESP beneficiary has graduated from high school and enrolled full-time or part-time in a qualifying post-secondary educational program, you can request, on his or her behalf, to withdraw money from the RESP to help pay for their studies.
When you withdraw government payments or interest earned from an RESP account, that money is called an Educational Assistance Payment.
Educational Assistance Payments include the interest earned in the RESP as well as any Canada Education Savings Grants, provincial grants and Canada Learning Bonds received. You can use this money to pay for post-secondary school expenses like tuition, books and transportation.
By the numbers
Tuition
Training hours
More training in less time
We squeeze 205 more training hours into one year than most university majors offer in four.
Lower cost of education
Our program costs almost $9,000 less than the average Canadian university program.Faster workforce integration
Start earning in your field three years sooner than your colleagues studying at university.Full benefits
880+ hours of training
Every hour is focused on sound and music production, and the total hour count far exceeds the 675 hours of specialized training offered in a typical university major.
Lower cost per hour
The hourly cost of training at RAC is $20.05 (Montreal) and $20.47 (Toronto). If you factor in additional tutoring and feedback sessions, the rate drops even further. By contrast, many university and college programs charge upwards of $40 per hour.Lifetime alumni support
Your tuition also covers the cost of lifetime alumni support, including job search, career counselling, and other potential benefits like grad promotion, course upgrades, and studio access (based on availability).Built for the industry
Most colleges and universities are academic buffets. We put all our focus into a single program that better prepares you for the industry in one year than a generic university program does in four.Our diploma means something
Companies around the world recognize and respect grads of Recording Arts Canada. Many sound and music industry employers in Canada are themselves RAC graduates.No other costs
Unlike other schools that tack on additional fees, Recording Arts Canada covers everything with its tuition: textbooks, tutoring, studio bookings, supplementary workshops, career counselling, school merchandise, and even your graduation dinner.Explore our college
Next session: September 2021
Ready to launch your professional career in under a year?
Get better, faster than a university student
Our program delivers over 30% more training than a 4-year university major, in a quarter of the time.
Our program consists of over 880 hours of specialized training—and it all happens in less than a year.
A four-year university program, by contrast, typically consists of 675 hours of major courses and another 675 hours of irrelevant elective courses.
Learn online or on-site
Online program
On-site program
RAC alumni are crushing it
Applicants have our full support.
Apply now and we’ll personally reach out to offer:
1-on-1 feedback session with an RAC mentor
Functional skills & career plan assessment
Financial aid simulation with a registrar
Support throughout the admissions process