The Art Institutes

:"This article is about the chain of for-profit art schools. For the stand-alone art college in Boston, see The Art Institute of Boston; for the stand-alone art college in Chicago, see the School of the Art Institute of Chicago; for the stand-alone art college in San Francisco, see San Francisco Art Institute, none of which are affiliated with The Art Institutes."

The Art Institutes (often abbreviated as Ai) is a collection of private, for-profit educational institutions for career preparation in the visual, creative, and applied arts, including design, media, fashion, and culinary programs. There are 41 Art Institutes located in major cities across North America, and have over 125,000 graduates. The Art Institute Online [http://www.aionline.edu/] , a division of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, also has online courses available. The Art Institutes awards master's degrees, bachelor's degrees, associate’s degrees, and non-degree-program certificates. Ai is headquartered in Pittsburgh, and is a division of Education Management Corporation (EDMC). Educational accreditation of The Art Institutes and their programs varies among campuses and programs; the accreditation status and career orientation of the institutions and their programs may cause some students to experience difficulty in transferring Ai credits or with enrolling in graduate-level college/university programs.

Notable Alumni

*Two graduates from The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, were given their own show on Food Network. The show is called "2 Dudes Catering" [http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_du/article/0,3175,FOOD_30356_5684213,00.html] .
*Tennis star Venus Williams graduated Cum Laude with an Associate of Science degree in Fashion Design from The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale on December 13, 2007 [http://www.onthebaseline.com/2007/12/03/venus-williams-to-graduate-from-art-institute-of-fort-lauderdale/] [http://omg.yahoo.com/venus-williams-graduates/photos/1093] .
*Ty Pennington of Trading Spaces and Extreme Home Makeover graduated with a degree in Graphic Design from The Art Institute of Atlanta. [http://realitytv.about.com/od/abc/a/typennington.htm]
*Carol Guzy in 1995 and Martha Rial in 1998 are now the only two women to have won a Pulitzer Prize for photojournalism. Both are Art Institute graduates. [http://www.answers.com/topic/carol-guzy] [http://www.post-gazette.com/rial/]
*Dean Zulich of the VH1 reality show "The Shot" graduated with a degree in photography from The Art Institute of Seattle in March 2007. [http://www.deanzulich.com/]
*Fashion designer Blayne Walsh, a contestant on Season 5 of Bravo (television network)'s Project Runway, is a 2005 graduate of The Art Institute of Seattle. [http://www.bravotv.com/Project_Runway/season/5/bios/bios.php?designer=blayne]

Locations

Canada

* British Columbia
** Burnaby (main campus) and Vancouver, British Columbia (three locations): The Art Institute of Vancouver [http://www.artinstitutes.edu/vancouver]

United States

* Arizona
** Phoenix, Arizona: The Art Institute of Phoenix [http://www.aipx.artinstitutes.edu]
** Tucson, Arizona: The Art Institute of Tucson [http://www.artinstitutes.edu/tucson/]
* California
** Los Angeles, California: California Design College [http://www.aicdc.artinstitutes.edu]
** Sacramento, California: The Art Institute of California — Sacramento [http://www.artinstitutes.edu/sacramento/] (branch of The Art Institute of California — Los Angeles)
** San Bernardino, California: The Art Institute of California — Inland Empire [http://www.artinstitutes.edu/inlandempire/]
** San Diego, California: The Art Institute of California — San Diego [http://www.aicasd.artinstitutes.edu]
** San Francisco, California: The Art Institute of California — San Francisco [http://www.aicasf.artinstitutes.edu]
** Santa Ana, California: Art Institute of California — Orange County [http://www.aicaoc.artinstitutes.edu]
** Santa Monica, California: The Art Institute of California — Los Angeles [http://aicala.artinstitutes.edu/]
** Sunnyvale, California: The Art Institute of California- Sunnyvale [http://www.artinstitutes.edu/sunnyvale] (branch of California Design College)
* Colorado
** Denver, Colorado: The Art Institute of Colorado [http://www.aic.artinstitutes.edu]
* Florida
** Fort Lauderdale, Florida: The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale [http://www.aifl.artinstitutes.edu]
** Jacksonville, Florida: The Art Institute of Jacksonville [http://www.artinstitutes.edu/Jacksonville/] (branch of Miami International University of Art & Design)
** Miami, Florida: Miami International University of Art & Design [http://www.aimiu.artinstitutes.edu]
** Tampa, Florida: The Art Institute of Tampa [http://www.aita.artinstitutes.edu] (branch of Miami International University of Art & Design)
* Georgia
** Atlanta, Georgia: The Art Institute of Atlanta [http://www.artinstitutes.edu/atlanta/]
** Decatur, Georgia: The Art Institute of Atlanta- Decatur [http://www.artinstitutes.edu/decatur/] (satellite branch of The Art Institute of Atlanta)
* Illinois
** Chicago, Illinois: Illinois Institute of Art — Chicago [http://www.ilic.artinstitutes.edu]
** Schaumburg, Illinois: Illinois Institute of Art — Schaumburg [http://www.ilis.artinstitutes.edu] (branch of The Illinois Institute of Art — Chicago)
* Indiana
** Indianapolis, Indiana: The Art Institute of Indianapolis [http://www.artinstitutes.edu/indianapolis] (branch of The Art Institute of Las Vegas)
* Massachusetts
** Brookline, Massachusetts: New England Institute of Art [http://www.neia.artinstitutes.edu] (formerly Massachusetts Communications College)
* Michigan
** Novi, Michigan: The Art Institute of Michigan [http://www.artinstitutes.edu/detroit/]
* Minnesota
** Minneapolis, Minnesota: The Art Institutes International Minnesota [http://www.aim.artinstitutes.edu]
* Missouri
** Kansas City, Missouri: The Art Institute of Kansas City
* Nevada
** Las Vegas, Nevada: The Art Institute of Las Vegas [http://www.ailv.artinstitutes.edu]
* New York
** New York, New York: The Art Institute of New York City [http://www.ainyc.artinstitutes.edu] (formerly The New York Restaurant School)
* North Carolina
** Charlotte, North Carolina: The Art Institute of Charlotte [http://www.aich.artinstitutes.edu]
* Ohio
** Cincinnati, Ohio: The Art Institute of Ohio- Cincinnati [http://www.aioc.artinstitutes.edu]
* Oregon
** Portland, Oregon: The Art Institute of Portland [http://www.aipd.artinstitutes.edu]
* Pennsylvania
** Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Art Institute of Philadelphia [http://www.aiph.artinstitutes.edu]
** Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Art Institute of Pittsburgh [http://www.artinstitutes.edu/pittsburgh/]
** York, Pennsylvania: The Art Institute of York — Pennsylvania [http://www.artinstitutes.edu/york/] (formerly Bradley Academy for the Visual Arts)
* South Carolina
** Charleston, South Carolina: The Art Institute of Charleston [http://www.artinstitutes.edu/charleston/] (branch of The Art Institute of Atlanta)
* Tennessee
** Nashville, Tennessee: The Art Institute of Tennessee — Nashville [http://www.artinstitutes.edu/nashville/]
* Texas
** Austin, Texas: The Art Institute of Austin [http://www.artinstitutes.edu/austin] (branch of The Art Institute of Houston)
** Dallas, Texas: The Art Institute of Dallas [http://www.aid.artinstitutes.edu]
** Houston, Texas: The Art Institute of Houston [http://www.artinstitutes.edu/houston]
* Utah
** Draper, Utah: The Art Institute of Salt Lake City [http://www.artinstitutes.edu/saltlakecity] (branch of The Art Institute of Las Vegas)
* Virginia
** Arlington, Virginia: The Art Institute of Washington [http://www.aiw.artinstitutes.edu] (branch of The Art Institute of Atlanta)
* Washington
** Seattle, Washington: The Art Institute of Seattle [http://www.artinstitutes.edu/seattle/]

ee also

*Education Management Corporation (EDMC) - parent company

External links

* [http://www.aii.edu The Art Institutes]
* [http://www.aionline.edu The Art Institute Online]
* [http://www.myspace.com/artinstitutes The Art Institutes on MySpace]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Art-Institutes/9924510905?ref=s The Art Institutes on Facebook]
* [http://www.edmc.com Education Management Corporation]
* [http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_du "2 Dudes Catering" on Food Network]