[6] In the same year, JMC Academy became the only Australian institution to join the Berklee College of Music's International Network.

[8] In 1988 JMC Academy was approved to accept international students, and in 1969, received accreditation in Audio Engineering, making JMC Academy Australia's first institution to offer accredited digital multimedia courses.

JMC's South Brisbane campus then opened in 2007 receiving approval to deliver Higher Education courses the following year.

In 2013, JMC became a Berklee College of Music partner and won the ACPET Awards for ‘Higher Education Provider of the Year’ & ‘Teacher of the Year’.

[9] 2018 saw the launch of JMC's Master of Creative Industries course, and a new 8-floor campus opens in Brisbane.