Did you that Cornell “Nelly” Haynes Jr. has an accredited educational institution? Nelly took his country grammar and used it to provide educational advancement for individuals interested in the music industry.

His institution exposes students to different career paths in the music industry. Ex’treme Institute better known as E.I. offers degrees and diplomas in a variety of different areas. E.I. offers two degree programs, Entertainment & Media Business with Management and Recording Engineering & Producing wit Management where student can earn an Associate’s degree. Students can also earn diplomas in the same areas.

Carl Nappa, the school’s executive director and an accomplished recording engineer who worked with Nelly on several different albums. Nappa believes E.I. graduates will have a competitive advantage because of their industry connections. Graduates will also leave with a CD of the material they recorded during their program, which is a project in the capstone course.

E.I. offers continuing education courses for as little $25, the associate program is roughly $30,000. For more information on the programs, visit their website.