Broadcast Production

Radio or Television Concentrations
A.A.S. Degree

Never in the history of the world has there been a more exciting time to study communications. Technology changes at the speed of light and employers demand trained people. At TC3, you’ll benefit from a hands-on program that allows you to work with broadcast quality equipment from your first semester to your last. You’ll work with trained professional instructors who bring the latest technology and techniques straight from the field into the classroom.

The broadcast production program allows students to either choose or combine television, radio, and digital media courses to create a tailored program of study.

View Our Broadcast/Television Video
(3.79mb, Quicktime 4 format)

View Our Broadcast/Radio Video
(3.96mb, Quicktime 4 format)

Career Opportunities
Transfer Options
Degree Requirements
Program Chair / Faculty

Career Opportunities

As a student in the Broadcast Production program, you will be prepared for entry-level positions in broadcasting, corporate media, advertising agencies, sound studios, and cable television operations. Specific positions include camera operators, production assistants, technical directors, audio technicians, video editors, on-air talent, and web designers. In small studios found in industry, schools and cable systems, graduates may take on a role that encompasses many of these functions.

Transfer Options

The radio and television sequence is aligned with related bachelor’s degree programs so you can transfer as a junior.

Graduates of this program have transferred to:

Program Requirements

Program requirements by semester are detailed in the Degrees and Certificates (pdf, 1.6MB) section of the TC3 college catalog.

All sections of the current college catalog are available online.

Program Chair / Faculty

Chris Xaver

Program Chair
Associate Professor (Communication and Media Arts)

B.S. , Broadcast Journalism, Newhouse School of Communication at Syracuse University; M.A. , Maxwell School of Citizenship at Syracuse University; Ph.D., Capella University.
E-mail Professor Xaver

Christine Guest

Instructor (Communication and Media Arts)

A.S., Tompkins Cortland Community College; B.S. Empire State College
E-mail Professor Guest

Donald Perkins

A.A.S., Tompkins Cortland Community College; SBE Certified Broadcast Technologist; 2001 Trustees' Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching.
E-mail Professor Perkins

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