Berklee College of Music, located in
Boston,
Massachusetts, United States, is the largest independent college of
contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as the world's foremost institute for the study of
jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including
rock,
flamenco,
hip hop,
reggae,
salsa, and
bluegrass. , Berklee alumni have been awarded a total of 253
Grammy Awards. Since 2012, Berklee College of Music also operates a campus in
Valencia,
Spain.