- Art Institutes International Minnesota
Infobox School |name = The Art Institutes International Minnesota
established = 1964
type = Culinary, Animation, Computer Graphics, Advertising, Hospitality, Interior, Visual Effects, and Web Designing College
location = 15 South 9th Street
Minneapolis, MN , USA 55402-3137
website = http://www.artinstitutes.edu/minneapolis
footnotes = The Art Institutes International Minnesota is afor-profit school operated byEDMC located in downtownMinneapolis, Minnesota on the corner of Hennepin Ave. and 9th Street. AI Minnesota is part of many other Art Institute schools throughout theUnited States , withArt Institutes headquarters inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania .The school is convenient to entertainment, corporations, restaurants, and the light rail which travels from downtown Minneapolis to
Mall of America . Unlike traditional 4-year colleges, students attend The Art Institutes International Minnesota and other Art Institute Schools for 2-3 years. Instead of vacations, days off, and semesters as at traditional schools, Ai Minnesota is based on11-week "quarter semesters." After each quarter semester, students have at least one to three weeks off; there are a total of 12 quarter semesters. These are named by seasons: Winter Quarter (January-March), Spring Quarter (April-June), Summer Quarter (July-September), and Fall Quarter (October-December).Entertainment
Target Center :Minnesota Timberwolves (National Basketball Association )Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome :Minnesota Twins (Major League Baseball ),Minnesota Vikings (National Football League )Minneapolis Institute of Arts Minneapolis Convention Center Hennepin Theatre District Corporations
Target Corp. U.S. Bancorp Wells Fargo Restaurants
Applebee's NBA City Rock Bottom Brewery Hard Rock Cafe History
The school was founded in 1964 by
Petrena Lowthian ofLondon, England and was established asLowthian College to offer post-secondary education programs. In 1981, it was authorized to award the Associate of Applied Science degree, and in 2000 it was approved to award the Bachelor of Science degree. The school prepares its students for careers in the visual and practical arts.Programs
Advertising
Bachelor of ScienceArt of Cooking
CertificateBaking & Pastry
Certificate
Associate of Applied ScienceCulinary Arts
Associate of Applied ScienceCulinary Management
Bachelor of ScienceFashion & Retail Management
Bachelor of ScienceGraphic Design
Bachelor of Science
Associate in Applied ScienceHospitality Management
Bachelor of ScienceInterior Design
Bachelor of Science
Associate in Applied ScienceInterior Planning with AutoCAD
Associate in Applied ScienceMedia Arts & Animation
Bachelor of SciencePhotography
Bachelor of Fine ArtsVisual Effects & Motion Graphics
Bachelor of ScienceWeb Design & Interactive Media
Bachelor of Science
Associate in Applied Science
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