Media Arts and Production
Tune into our audio and video degree program for hands-on curriculum to prepare for a variety of broadcasting and digital careers. Gain early and frequent opportunities to produce information and entertainment programming for a real audience as compared to a four-year university.
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Produce Your Future Success
You get your hands on the microphone, the camera and editing platforms early on. We prepare you for a broadcast and digital career, as you join a student team responsible for producing year-round, 24/7 programming for KBTL 88.1 The Grizz radio and Arktos Moving Images.
Books and Tuition Scholarships
Earn an in-state books and tuition scholarship, even if you’re not a Media Arts and Production major. Click here to set up a scholarship interview.
Your Future Isn’t Static at Butler
Produce feature stories, music programs for podcasts and television comedy sketches. You develop reporting skills, like interviewing, writing and designing pieces for live and on-demand audiences.
Grizzlies in the Wild
Our students compete each year through the Kansas Association of Broadcasters (KAB) where they put their work up against other Kansas collegiate media students. Butler’s students have claimed more than 100 first-place awards, 90 second-place awards and 100 honorable mentions - and counting - since KAB has sponsored a student competition.
What You Can Do with a Media Arts and Production Degree
Our program prepares you to transfer to a four-year university or pursue an immediate career in the positions like:
- Sound engineer
- Radio DJ
- Film maker
Classes You'll Take
These are some examples of courses in our Media Arts and Production program.
- Applied Radio
- Applied Television
- Broadcast Reporting
- Writing for Electronic Media
- Media Buying and Selling
Media Arts and Production (Associate of Applied Art)
Additional Information
Check Out Our Student-Led Media Outlets
Butler Radio KBTL 88.1 FM
The Grizz is the student-run radio station for Butler Community College and the surrounding communities. We flavor our Rock-Jazz format with a wide variety of specialty music and talk shows.
The Lantern Newspaper
The Lantern is the largest circulating community college newspaper in Kansas, known for its thorough coverage of campus and community news, thought-provoking op/ed page and accuracy in reporting.
The Grizzly Magazine
The Grizzly is dedicated to multimedia storytelling, examining all aspects of campus and community life in greater depth than allowed by other media platforms.
Arktos Moving Images
Arktos is THE source for award-winning student video programs, including traditional entertainment and informative television shows, as well as cutting-edge digital projects.
