The Art Institutes

The Art Institutes Description

The Art Institutes (AI) are a series of 31 Institute locations in major metropolitan areas across the country that service over 35,000 students. AI is an educator of students in the creative and applied arts, including design, media, fashion, and culinary arts. The curriculum at the Art Institutes is carefully developed by industry leaders and prominent employers so that AI focuses on the skills that are needed in the workplace. An Arts Institutes education is relevant, practical, and hands-on.

The Art Institutes offer certificate, diploma, associate, and bachelor degree programs in various creative and applied arts disciplines. In total, AI offers 40 programs of study. The Art Institutes offer three convenient learning options, including classroom, online, and a blended classroom/online learning option. 11 of AI's programs are offered entirely online. With these options, an individual with even the most demanding work and life commitments can find the time to obtain an education.

The Arts Institutes provide the kind of education that leads to results in the job marketplace. Of all 2003 Art Institutes graduates available for employment, 88.9% were working in a field related to their program of study within six months of graduation. AI graduates find employment with companies such as Sony Corporation, Adidas, Verizon, Ford Motor Company, the Home Depot/EXPO Design Center, Lockheed Martin, Nordstrom Inc., Walt Disney Company, Marriott International, Microsoft, Fox Entertainment Group, and Sodexho.

The Art Institutes has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g., Direct Loans). Additional aid options open to qualifying students of AI include employer reimbursement programs, grants, loans, scholarships, state aid, and work/study programs

The Art Institutes offer the following student services: alumni services, career services, community referrals, counseling services, student activities, and student housing. In addition, AI also offers an online form for individuals to request, at no obligation, more information about their creative and applied arts programs. Click on the "Quick Info" link to access the form and ask the school for more information.

The various locations of the Arts Institutes are nationally accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS).

The Art Institutes Programs

Note: Programs may vary by location or schedule. Please contact the school for details.

• 2-D Art & Animation
• 3-D Animation Principles & Techniques
• 3-D Model for Game & Animation
• Accessory Design
• Advanced Fashion Design & Merchandising Technology
• Advanced Graphic Design
• Advanced Wine, Spirits & Alcoholic Beverage Studies
• Advertising
• Animation
• Animation Art & Design
• Animation Art & Design & Foundation for Design
• Apparel/Fashion Design
• Art of Cooking
• Audio Production
• Baking & Pastry
• Baking & Pastry Arts
• Basic Design
• Broadcasting
• Catering & Banquet Operations
• Commercial Photography
• Computer Animation
• Culinary Arts
• Culinary Arts & Restaurant Ownership
• Culinary/Restaurant Management
• Design Management
• Design Studies
• Design Visualization
• Digital Apparel Production
• Digital Arts
• Digital Design
• Digital Film & Video
• Digital Film & Video Production
• Digital Graphic Design
• Digital Media Production
• Digital Photography
• Digital Print Production
• Drafting Technology with AutoCAD
• Electronic Music
• Entertainment Design
• Entrepreneurship & Restaurant Ownership
• Event Planning
• Event Planning & Promotions Management
• Fashion & Retail Management
• Fashion Design & Merchandising
• Fashion Design & Merchandising & Foundation for Design
• Fashion Marketing/Merchandising
• Fashion Production
• Film
• Flash & ActionSpring
• Flash for Animators
• Flash Game Programming
• Food & Beverage Management
• Fundamentals of Pastry
• Fundamentals of Restaurant Baking
• Game Art & Design
• Game Art & Design & Foundation for Design
• Graphic & Desktop Design
• Graphic Design
• Graphic Design & Foundation for Design
• Graphic Design Production
• Home Furnishings Merchandising
• Hospitality & Restaurant Business Management
• Hospitality Management
• Hotel & Restaurant Management
• Illustration & Design
• Independent Recording Arts
• Independent Short Film
• InDesign
• Industrial Design
• Interactive Media Design
• Interactive Media Design & Foundation for Design
• Interior Design
• Interior Design & Foundation for Design
• Interior Planning with AutoCAD
• Introduction to 3D Studio Max
• Kitchen & Bath Design
• Media Arts & Animation
• Motion Capture
• Multimedia & Web Design
• Pastry Arts
• Photography
• Professional Catering
• Professional Cooking
• Professional Recording Arts
• ProTools I/II
• Residental Interior Decor
• Residential Design
• Residential Interiors
• Residential Planning
• Restaurant & Catering Management
• Restaurant & Catering Operations
• Set & Exhibit Design
• Set Exhibit Design
• Simulation & Virtual Environment
• Simulation & Virtual Environments
• VFX for Film & Television
• Video Production
• Video Skills
• Video Technology
• Visual & Game Programming
• Visual Arts
• Visual Communications
• Visual Effects
• Visual Effects & Foundation for Design
• Visual Effects & Motion Graphics
• Visual Merchandising
• Web Design
• Web Design & Interactive Media
• Wine Spirits & Beverage Management*
• Wine & Sommelier, Intermediate
• Wine Fundamentals: an Introduction to Wine
• Yacht & Marine Design

The Art Institutes Locations

Quick Info: Click a link to request detailed info about the school or location.