The Art Institute of Houston

The Art Institute of Houston

Infobox University



name = The Art Institute of Houston
established = 1965
president = Larry Horn
type = Private College
city = Houston
state = TX
country = USA
website = [http://www.artinstitutes.edu/houston/ www.artinstitutes.edu/houston]

The Art Institute of Houston – is one of The Art Institutes, a system of more than 40 educational institutions located throughout North America, providing education in design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts.

Founded in 1965 as the Houston School of Commercial Art, the school joined The Art Institutes system of schools in 1978 and moved to its current facility in 1990 [http://www.artinstitutes.edu/houston/aboutus.asp] .

Located at 1900 Yorktown Street in the Houston Galleria area of Houston, Texas, The Art Institute of Houston is one of three locations of The Art Institutes system located in Texas and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) [http://www.sacscoc.org/membershipInfo.asp] .

The Art Institutes system is a subsidiary of Education Management Corporation, which is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Notoriety

Alumni and professors of The Art Institute of Houston have been interviewed and featured in stories by major media outlets such as MSNBC [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23714972/] and the Houston Chronicle [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/features/5651314.html] as well as local media outlets such as the Houston Business Journal [http://www.bizjournals.com/business_resources/sales_and_marketing/stories/2008/04/02/smallb1.html] .

Programs

Bachelor of Science Programs

*Culinary Management
*Design & Technical Graphics
*Fashion & Retail Management

Bachelor of Fine Arts Programs

*Digital Filmmaking & Video Production
*Graphic Design
*Interior Design
*Media Arts & Animation
*Photography
*Web Design & Interactive Media

Associate of Applied Science Programs

*Baking & Pastry
*Culinary Arts
*Graphic Design
*Restaurant & Catering Management
*Web Design & Interactive Media

Associate of Applied Arts Programs

*Kitchen & Bath Design

Diploma Programs

*Culinary Arts

External links

* [http://www.artinstitutes.edu/houston/ The Art Institute of Houston official website]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1900+yorktown+st,+houston+tx+77056&jsv=107&sll=30.477535,-97.67354&sspn=0.0065,0.009999&ie=UTF8&ll=29.748422,-95.470859&spn=0.006548,0.009999&z=17&layer=c&cbll=29.746777,-95.470835 Map of The Art Institute of Houston]
* [http://www.artinstitutes.edu The Art Institutes official website]
* [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.edu Education Management Corporation official website]


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