Berklee College of Music

Berklee College of Music, founded in 1945, is an independent music college in Boston, Massachusetts with many prominent faculty, staff, alumni, and visiting artists. It has an enrollment of approximately 3,800 students and a faculty of approximately 430 (2004 figures). Berklee offers a fully accredited four-year baccalaureate degree or diploma. Degree program tuition is approximately $20,350 for the fall through spring academic year (2004-2005 figures).

Prominent alumni

• Gary Burton
• Will Calhoun
• Alf Clausen
• Bruce Cockburn
• Vinnie Colaiuta
• Paula Cole
• Al DiMeola (dropped out)
• Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy, John Petrucci, and John Myung (dropped out)
• Big Wreck members Ian Thornley, Brian Doherty, Dave Henning, Forrest Williams
• Melissa Etheridge
• Kevin Eubanks
• Donald Fagen (dropped out)
• Juan Luis Guerra
• Jan Hammer
• Roy Hargrove
• Juliana Hatfield
• Bruce Hornsby
• Infinity Minus One
• Keith Jarrett (kicked out for plucking piano strings)
• Quincy Jones
• Killswitch Engage members Adam Dutkiewicz and Joel Stroetzel
• Joseph Koo
• Diana Krall
• Joe Lovano
• Natalie Maines of The Dixie Chicks (dropped out)
• Aimee Mann (dropped out)
• Branford Marsalis
• John Mayer (dropped out)
• Trey Parker (dropped out)
• Chris Pennie
• David Rawlings
• John Scofield
• Howard Shore
• Alan Silvestri
• Susan Tedeschi
• Brian Transeau (dropped out)
• Steve Vai
• Lee-Hom Wang (Asian pop and R&B idol)
• Sadao Watanabe
• Gillian Welch