Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians programs in New York
24 schools in New York teach this, at certificate or associate level. 4 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $25,194 at Hudson Valley Community College.
What this work pays in New York
Audio and Video Technicians in New York earn a median of $67,600 a year across 7,990 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in New York |
|---|---|---|
| Film and Video Editors | $103,440 | 3,710 |
| Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film | $93,410 | 2,930 |
| Sound Engineering Technicians | $87,510 | 2,050 |
| Broadcast Technicians | $78,840 | 1,690 |
| Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners | $101,990 | 1,400 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Valley Community College Troy | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (14 grads) | 0 |
| Monroe Community College Rochester | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (19 grads) | 8 |
| Suffolk County Community College Selden | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (21 grads) | 19 |
| CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York | Associate's degree | — | $18,507 (32 grads) | 57 |
| CUNY Bronx Community College Bronx | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| CUNY Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Cayuga County Community College Auburn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Herkimer County Community College Herkimer | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Hudson Valley Community College Troy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Jamestown Community College Jamestown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Nassau Community College Garden City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Niagara County Community College Sanborn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Onondaga Community College Syracuse | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Rockland Community College Suffern | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| SUNY Adirondack Queensbury | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| SUNY Adirondack Queensbury | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| St. John's University-New York Queens | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Tompkins Cortland Community College Dryden | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Villa Maria College Buffalo | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.