The Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music (CQCM) was established in Mackay in 1989 by the Queensland Conservatorium of Music as a regional campus to deliver preparatory courses in music. It became an entity in its own right when it was incorporated into CQUniversity Australia in 1996 and soon after began to offer full degree programs in music, theatre and jazz studies with students auditioning into these programs from all states of Australia and overseas.

Since that time, the CQCM has spread its influence right across Queensland with music offerings in Mackay, Rockhampton and Noosa, consolidating its theatre program in Mackay while also establishing itself as a leading provider of distance education programs in music, giving it a footprint across the national education stage. Our recently established collaboration with Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE has also opened up new opportunities for students to pursue university study in the creative arts in southeast Queensland.

In addition, the inclusion of postgraduate programs in creative enterprise provides students with a myriad of opportunities to explore their creativity across a range of different dimensions.