Jay Ceballos left the Air Force in 2016 and went to pursue his music education degree at Pima Community College. He sung in both available choirs as well as playing bass in the Jazz Ensemble. He left Pima CC in 2020 with his associates in vocal performance when he transferred to the University of Arizona.
While at the University of Arizona he sung in three choirs during his time there. He was a part of the University of Arizona Community Chorus, U of A Coro, and Symphonic Choir.