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im sure this has been covered, but can you guys list the car audio schools in the USA? and links to their sites maybe, and any other info you guys have on them, thanks!

see FAQ section, under company links

Scarrell wrote:im sure this has been covered, but can you guys list the car audio schools in the USA? and links to their sites maybe, and any other info you guys have on them, thanks!

Thinking about going to car audio school?

yeah.. ol lady wants to go too, but mostly me.. college isnt for me.. im just not into it.. but car audio is for me.. and ill do math beyond math to do it then, lol

Thats awesome! A kid I knew went to one of the more well known mobile electronic schools (I forget which), and he still doesnt know very much other than the very basics....

i couldnt find the link in the FAQ section

In many cases, you can get your feet wet with an installer position at somewhere like Circuit City or Best Buy, once you've gotten your feet wet working on your car, your family and friends cars - they often hire lesser experienced people. The same goes for smaller shops, sometimes struggling ones - they are looking to hire at a lower rate, and that means lower experience levels. Very often, shops have one or two "go-to" guys, who serve as a mentor to a few other installers, who are junior level guys.

If you are looking for formal education - I'd caution that at those schools also, you'll be at somewhat of a disadvantage, if you haven't already at least gotten your feet wet doing installs in friends and family cars. Most students, you'll find, are going to have some level of experience already.

In a similar situation, early in my college years (mid 90's) I went through two years of an Electrical Engineering program, frustrated finding myself struggling, not for lack of intelligence or interest and motivation, but rather because everyone else had a 'head start' - people who had naturally been tinkering with electronics, and building Heathkits, and playing with electronic experimenter kits since they were 8 or 9 years old - and that wasn't me.

I'd venture to say that the closest dedicated mobile electronics school to you in PA is Mobile Dynamics, up in Toronto, Ontario. It's about a 2 hour drive from me here in Buffalo, NY... and I'm about 1.5 hour away from Erie, PA as a point of reference.

A better alternative for most that are serious about becoming car audio installers is to order the MECP study guides.... These have all the information you will get from a school, just not hands on in the building.
But with these you can get enough to get your certification as a basic installer and that will get your foot in the door of a lot of places
Here's the link: http://www.mecp.com/study_guides.asp

thanks geoleman im gonna look into it

I'm going to order the basic study guide this weekend... Oh yes I am!!