With 45 locations across North America, The Art Institutes has a campus convenient for nearly everyone. Each Institute strives to provide its students with creative and excellent degrees in all areas of visual arts. Their degrees breakdown into four major categories: Design, Media Arts, Fashion, and Culinary, with two to seven specialized degrees within each category. Students can choose between different certificate programs as well as associate, bachelor, and master’s degrees.
Key Statistics
• Founded – 1962
• Type – Private
• Locations: 44 location in the U.S.: AZ – 2, CA- 8, FL – 4, GA – 2, IL – 2, IN - 1, KS - 1, MA - 1, MI - 1, MN - 1, NV - 1, NY - 1, NC - 2, OH - 1, OR - 1, PA - 3, SC - 1, TN - 1, TX - 5, UT - 1, VA - 2, WA -1, 1 location in Canada: BC - 1
• Average class size – average 20 to 1 student ratio (each campus varies)
• Fall 2010 Acceptance rate - 58%
• Application fee - $100
• 2009 - 2010 Tuition and Fees - tuitions and fees vary by location, program study, and degree choice
Top Degrees Offered
With over 40 campuses and multiple degree options, finding the most popular degree at The Art Institutes is difficult. However, the Kansas City Campus lists the following as their most popular associate degrees: Commercial and Advertising Art, General Design and Visual Communications, and Interior Design. The Minnesota Campus lists Graphic Design and Interior Design as their most popular bachelor degrees.
Famous Alumni
The Art Institutes boast a number of highly successful artists, chefs, and designers in their list of graduates: John Shook, Vinny Dotolo, Venus Williams, Ty Pennington, Cary Guzy, Dean Zulich, Kourtney Brown, Chef Paula DaSilva, Chef Jamika Pessoa, and Chef Kevin Gillepsie.
