Illinois Institute of Art — Chicago

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The Illinois Institute of Art — Chicago is part of The Art Institutes, a system of proprietary colleges focusing on creative industries.

The Illinois Institute of Art — Chicago offers bachelor's degree or associates degree for several programs including: fashion, interior design, visual communication/graphic design and other media arts, and culinary arts with an enrollment of 3500 students. The school is located in two facilities in Chicago, Illinois, the Mart campus being in the West Mart Center of the Merchandise Mart complex. The Loop campus is located on the corner of Lake and Wabash. The Loop campus houses classes for media (graphic design, interactive media, digital film-making, videogames) and culinary programs while the Mart campus houses most of administration, library, and classes for fashion and interior design programs. The Loop campus features a student-run restaurant called "The Backstage Bistro".

History

The Illinois Institute of Art — Chicago was founded in 1916 as The Commercial Art School, which was one of the first applied art and design colleges in the United States. The College was known in the 1930s as Ray–Vogue School with professional programs in art, design and fashion. The College was renamed Ray College of Design in 1981, and joined The Art Institutes system in 1995.

As part of The Art Institutes, The Illinois Institute of Art--Chicago refocused its bachelor degree programs and mission to serve four basic creative industries (fashion, media arts, culinary, and interior design) as a skill-centered and market-driven career college.

Since 1995, The Illinois Institute of Art--Chicago has grown by programs and floor space for its growing student body. The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago took advantage of the expansion and renovation of the first floor of the West Mart Center (350 N. Orleans) of the Merchandise Mart Center and Apparel Center complex. Most all of the new floor space was shared and occupied by the Illinois Institute of Art and by Argosy University.

In 2007, new class space opened on a newly acquired fifth floor at the Loop campus. By the end of the 2007 school year, the college successfully expanded its floor space at both the Mart Center campus and the Loop campus, and discontinued its use of temporary spaces.

In late 2007, The Art Institute of Michigan serving the Detroit metropolitan area became a branch location of The Illinois Institute of Art--Chicago. Also, progression was made to include officially The Art Institute locations at Schaumburg and Cincinnatti as branch locations under the umbrella of The Illinois Institute of Art--Chicago.

The Illinois Institute of Art--Chicago achieved regional re-accreditation by The Higher Learning Commission for the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools for ten years in 2008. The interior design program was re-certified by the Council of Interior Design Accreditation a few months earlier. Also, in June, 2008, Argosy University moved out of the spaces at the Mart Center Campus allowing The Illinois Institute of Art Chicago to grow its programs that serve the fashion and the interior design industries further there.

Each year, DesignIntelligence and the Design Futures Council has conducted a nation-wide survey of leading firms across the United States, in conjunction with the Almanac of Architecture and Design, to determine the top colleges and universities for architecture and design in the U.S. The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago was chosen one of the top 15 Interior Design / Architecture schools in the United States in 2008.

Former Presidents include:

1995 to 2001: Sandra Van Dyke

2001 to 2004: Charles Restivo

2004 to Present: John Balester Jenkins

Accreditation

The Illinois Institute of Art — Chicago is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association. The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago is authorized by the Illinois Board of Higher Education to award the following: the Bachelor of Fine Arts Degrees: Digital Media Production, Fashion Design, Game Art & Design, Interior Design, Media Arts & Animation, Interactive Media Design,Visual Communications and Visual Effects & Motion Graphics; the Bachelor of Arts Degrees: Fashion Marketing & Management and Advertising; and the Bachelor of Applied Science Degree in Culinary Management; Associate of Applied Science Degrees: Culinary Arts, Fashion Merchandising, Accessory Design, Interactive Media Production and Graphic Design.

The Illinois Institute of Art — Chicago is also accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology(ACCSCT). The Interior Design BFA program is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA). The Culinary Arts AAS program is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the American Culinary Federation.

Housing

Chicago residence buildings that have participated with The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago housing system include:

[http://www.presidentialtowersapts.com Presidential Towers]

Student Organizations

* A-Eye School Newspaper
* Student chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)
* Student chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers
* The Student Ambassadors Association
* The International Student Association
* The American Marketing Association (AMA)
* The Skyline Hip Hop Culture Club
* The Student Filmmaker's Collective
* The Textile Surface Design Club
* Delta Epsilon Chi (DECA)
* The Knitting & Crochet Club
* The Velvet Curtain Costume Club
* The Lounge-Room Game Club
* Volunteering Innovative Solutions in our Neighborhoods (VISioN)
* The Fashion Focus Club
* People Respecting Others Unique Differences (PROUD)
* Delta Sigma Alpha Sorority
* National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Students can participate in several professional organizations, including Digitaleve, Association for Multimedia Communications (AMC), Chicago Area Toon Novices and Professionals (CATNAP) and International Game Developers Association (IGDA).

External links

[*http://www.ilic.aii.edu]

[*http://www.aii.edu]

[*http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org]

[*http://www.accsct.org]