The Art Institute of Washington
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The Art Institute of Washington – is one of The Art Institutes
, a system of more than 40 for-profit educational institutions located throughout North America
, providing education in design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts. The Art Institutes system is a subsidiary of Education Management Corporation
(EDMC), which is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
.
The Art Institute of Washington opened in January 2000 in The Ames Center at 1820 North Fort Myer Drive in Arlington, Virginia in the Washington, D.C.
metropolitan area http://www.artinstitutes.edu/arlington/aboutus_facts.asp. The school is a branch of The Art Institute of Atlanta
http://artinstitutes.edu/arlington/about.asp and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) http://www.sacscoc.org/searchResults.asp.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/10/AR2007041000427.html, The Washington Times
http://washingtontimes.com/article/20070820/METRO/108200039/1004, and WRC-TV
, NBC
’s Washington, D.C.
affiliate http://www.nbc4.com/consumer/6597806/detail.html http://www.nbc4.com/consumer/6635572/detail.html. The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of Washington offers three culinary-related degree programs and three culinary-related diploma programs.
Programs
Bachelor of Arts
Programs
Bachelor of Science
Programs
Associate in Arts Programs
Diploma Programs
The Art Institutes
-Fraud lawsuit:In August 2011 Education Management Corporation was investigated and sued by the United States Department of Justice and four states for illegal recruitment practices and fraudulent receipt of $11 billion in federal and state financial aid money....
, a system of more than 40 for-profit educational institutions located throughout North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, providing education in design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts. The Art Institutes system is a subsidiary of Education Management Corporation
Education Management Corporation
Education Management Corporation is an operator of private for-profit post-secondary educational institutions, primarily in the United States. The company's institutions provide primarily career-focused educational programs...
(EDMC), which is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
.
The Art Institute of Washington opened in January 2000 in The Ames Center at 1820 North Fort Myer Drive in Arlington, Virginia in the Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
metropolitan area http://www.artinstitutes.edu/arlington/aboutus_facts.asp. The school is a branch of The Art Institute of Atlanta
Art Institute of Atlanta
The Art Institute of Atlanta is one of The Art Institutes, a system of over 40 For-Profit Colleges located in major cities throughout North America, all owned and operated by Education Management Corporation...
http://artinstitutes.edu/arlington/about.asp and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) http://www.sacscoc.org/searchResults.asp.
Culinary program
The culinary program at the International Culinary School at The Art Institute of Washington has received notoriety from several local media outlets, including The Washington PostThe Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/10/AR2007041000427.html, The Washington Times
The Washington Times
The Washington Times is a daily broadsheet newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. It was founded in 1982 by Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon, and until 2010 was owned by News World Communications, an international media conglomerate associated with the...
http://washingtontimes.com/article/20070820/METRO/108200039/1004, and WRC-TV
WRC-TV
WRC-TV, channel 4, is an owned and operated television station of the NBC television network, located in the American capital city of Washington, D.C...
, NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
’s Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
affiliate http://www.nbc4.com/consumer/6597806/detail.html http://www.nbc4.com/consumer/6635572/detail.html. The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of Washington offers three culinary-related degree programs and three culinary-related diploma programs.
Programs
Bachelor of Fine ArtsBachelor of Fine Arts
In the United States and Canada, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. In some countries such a degree is called a Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA...
Programs
- Digital FilmmakingFilmmakingFilmmaking is the process of making a film, from an initial story, idea, or commission, through scriptwriting, casting, shooting, directing, editing, and screening the finished product before an audience that may result in a theatrical release or television program...
& Video Production - Game Art & Design
- Graphic DesignGraphic designGraphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form – undertaken in order to convey a specific message to a targeted audience...
- Interior DesignInterior designInterior design describes a group of various yet related projects that involve turning an interior space into an effective setting for the range of human activities are to take place there. An interior designer is someone who conducts such projects...
- Media Arts & AnimationAnimationAnimation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
- Photographic Imaging
- Visual Effects & Motion Graphics
- Web DesignWeb designWeb design is the process of planning and creating a website. Text, images, digital media and interactive elements are used by web designers to produce the page seen on the web browser...
& Interactive Media
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
Programs
- AdvertisingAdvertisingAdvertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering, although political and ideological advertising is also common...
- Audio Production
- Fashion & Retail Management
- Visual & Game Programming
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
Programs
- Culinary Arts Management
- Food & Beverage Management
Associate in Arts Programs
- Audio Production
- Culinary Arts
- Graphic DesignGraphic designGraphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form – undertaken in order to convey a specific message to a targeted audience...
- Photographic Imaging
- Video Production
- Web DesignWeb designWeb design is the process of planning and creating a website. Text, images, digital media and interactive elements are used by web designers to produce the page seen on the web browser...
& Interactive MediaInteractive mediaInteractive media normally refers to products and services on digital computer-based systems which respond to the user’s actions by presenting content such as text, graphics, animation, video, audio, etc.-Terminology:...
Diploma Programs
- Advertising Design
- Commercial PhotographyPhotographyPhotography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
- Culinary Arts- Baking & Pastry
- Culinary Arts- Culinary Skills
- Digital Design
- Video Skills
- Web DesignWeb designWeb design is the process of planning and creating a website. Text, images, digital media and interactive elements are used by web designers to produce the page seen on the web browser...