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Discover Your Creative Future at the Art Institutes
Have you imagined yourself in a school where creativity is nourished and stimulated? Students like you who are interested in design schools belong at The Art Institutes system of schools. We recognize your passion and provide you with the education you'll need to bring you vision to life. The Art Institutes system of schools stands out among other design schools because we are dedicated to your success. We offer associate's, bachelor's, master's degree programs, as well as diploma and certificate programs. With a variety of programs in design, culinary arts, media arts, and fashion, The Art Institutes system of schools has more than 40 locations in North America as well as The Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Online Division. From Graphic Design to Web Design, Interior Design to Industrial Design, Fashion Design to Culinary Arts, our design schools have the right program for you.

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The Art Institute of Pittsburgh is authorized by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and is authorized to confer the Bachelor's of Science and Associate's of Science degree to graduates of approved programs, approved for the training of veterans and eligible veterans' dependents, and authorized under federal law to enroll non-immigrant alien students.

The Art Institute is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools ('ACICS') to award the Associate's of Science and the Bachelor's of Science degrees. ACICS is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education. Its accreditation of degree-granting institutions is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

The Associate of Science degree in Culinary Arts is accredited by the American Culinary Federation Foundation Accrediting Commission (ACFFAC). ACFFAC may be reached by writing to 180 Center Place Way, St. Augustine, Florida 32095, or by calling 1-800-624-9458.

The Interior Design program leading to the Bachelor of Science in Interior Design is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA), www.accreditid.org, 146 Monroe Center NW, Suite 1318, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503-2822.

In order to graduate from The Art Institute of Pittsburgh's Interior Design program as a CIDA Accredited Program, a student must complete a minimum of 151 residential credits out of the possible 180 earned credits.

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh is a Candidate for Accreditation by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Candidate for Accreditation is a status of affiliation with a regional accrediting commission which indicates that an institution has achieved recognition and is progressing toward, but is not assured of, accreditation. It has provided evidence of sound planning, seems to have the resources to implement the plan, and appears to have the potential for obtaining its goals within a reasonable time. Candidacy was granted in June 2003.

The Art Institute is a member of the American Council of Education, the American Association for Higher Education, the Allegheny Counselor's Association, the Pennsylvania Association of Private School Administrators, the Pennsylvania Association of College Admissions Counselors, the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, the National Art Education Association, the Ohio Council of Private Colleges and Schools, and the Ohio Association for College Admission Counseling.





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Have you imagined yourself in a school where creativity is nourished and stimulated? Students like you who are interested in design schools belong at The Art Institutes system of schools. We recognize your passion and provide you with the education you'll need to bring you vision to life.




Why The Art Institute of Philadelphia

Your imagination will come to life through Design, Culinary, Media Arts, or Fashion. You'll receive hands-on education using industry-related equipment and software. And you'll graduate with a portfolio of work, ready to show potential employers.

Design
From the rooms in our home transformed by a professional interior designer, to the work by a graphic designer on the cover of our favorite CDs, our lives are made more beautiful thanks to the work of design professionals. And it doesn't stop there; the industrial designer creates the everyday items we use, this individual is a product designer for everything from our toothbrushes to the cars we drive. And advertising designers deliver the messages that help us with our buying decisions. If you want to pursue a design degree, The Art Institutes system of schools has a design program that will help you make your mark in the world including Advertising Design, Design Studies, Industrial Design Technology, and Residential Design.

Media Arts
A limitless sky is the philosophy behind our media arts programs, helping you to develop the skills you need to create a digital media arts environment based on your imagination. Our media arts degree graduates have worked on the special effects, editing, and video production of your favorite movies, music videos, Web sites, and computer games. Our media arts programs deliver the skills you'll need to build the digital world you envision with programs like Web Design & Interactive Media, Game Art & Design, and Visual Effects & Motion Graphics.

Fashion
Are you intuitive? Then you know that fashion is more than the clothes on our back. It is expression and ideas, individualism, and a drive to present fashion to an eager audience. So if you want to get into clothing design, or if your strengths lie in fashion show production and managing shopping boutiques, The Art Institutes system of schools offers fashion design programs as well as courses in fashion marketing and management tailored to meet your specific interest in the world of fashion. Hone your stylish skills and pursue your fashion degree through The Art Institutes system of schools, taking fashion classes as part of programs like Apparel Design, Accessory Design, Fashion Marketing, Fashion Merchandising, and Fashion Production.

Culinary
Take your love of cooking to a new degree with the wide range of culinary programs offered by The Art Institutes system of schools. We provide you with the skills you need to get a taste of success in the constantly evolving culinary industry. If you want to get cooking now, check our menu of programs like The Art of Cooking, Baking & Pastry, and Culinary Arts. If management suits your pallet, programs in Wine, Spirits & Beverage Management; Hotel & Restaurant Management; or Culinary Arts Management can help you develop the skills you need to enter today's exciting hospitality industry.
Degree Programs
Baking & Pastry
Take your love of cooking to a new degree with the wide range of culinary programs offered by The Art Institutes system of schools. We provide you with the skills you need to get a taste of success in the constantly evolving culinary industry. If you want to get cooking now, check our menu of programs like The Art of Cooking, Baking & Pastry, and Culinary Arts. If management suits your pallet, programs in Wine, Spirits & Beverage Management; Hotel & Restaurant Management; or Culinary Arts Management can help you develop the skills you need to enter today's exciting hospitality industry.

Culinary Arts
Take your love of cooking to a new degree with the wide range of culinary programs offered by The Art Institutes system of schools. We provide you with the skills you need to get a taste of success in the constantly evolving culinary industry. If you want to get cooking now, check our menu of programs like The Art of Cooking, Baking & Pastry, and Culinary Arts. If management suits your pallet, programs in Wine, Spirits & Beverage Management; Hotel & Restaurant Management; or Culinary Arts Management can help you develop the skills you need to enter today's exciting hospitality industry.

Culinary Arts
Take your love of cooking to a new degree with the wide range of culinary programs offered by The Art Institutes system of schools. We provide you with the skills you need to get a taste of success in the constantly evolving culinary industry. If you want to get cooking now, check our menu of programs like The Art of Cooking, Baking & Pastry, and Culinary Arts. If management suits your pallet, programs in Wine, Spirits & Beverage Management; Hotel & Restaurant Management; or Culinary Arts Management can help you develop the skills you need to enter today's exciting hospitality industry.

Culinary Management
The bachelor's degree program in Culinary Management prepares graduates for entry-level foodservice-related management and supervisory trainee programs. The program provides an opportunity for students to become competent in the identified priorities for the foodservice industry: communication, training, leadership, motivation, management, human resources, technology, accounting, marketing, and customer relations. From overseeing food quality, to dealing with customers, to making staffing decisions, a foodservice manager handles hundreds of varied yet critically important tasks every day. The manager's capabilities and day-to-day performance, and abilities to make decisions quickly, often determine the ultimate success or failure of a foodservice operation. Managers are involved in teaching, training, and motivating staff and handling all forms of human resource issues. They possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, function as team leaders, and supervise a culturally diverse staff. Computer proficiency in foodservice operations is an integral part of a manager's daily function. Above all, knowledge of the customer and customer relations skills empower the foodservice managers to render better service, and to cater to the demands of knowledgeable consumers and employees. Our curriculum is driven by the industry and changes with its trends. It begins with courses that give students a foundation of basic concepts such as the History and Evolution of Food, Hospitality Technology, Managerial Accounting, Marketing Applications, and the Capstone Business Plan. Students will develop critical thinking and interpersonal skills while learning the business realities of the foodservice industry, like Business Communications, Human Resource Management, and Business Law.

Digital Filmmaking & Video Production
In the Digital Filmmaking & Video Production program, you will learn to formulate, construct, and deliver digital audio, video, and motion graphics. Coursework will familiarize you with advances in high-definition video, storage area networks, and software toolsets - and you'll work with industry-related software and equipment. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment such as video editor, video producer, or digital videographer.

Digital Filmmaking & Video Production
In the Digital Filmmaking & Video Production program, you will learn to formulate, construct, and deliver digital audio, video, and motion graphics. Coursework will familiarize you with advances in high-definition video, storage area networks, and software toolsets - and you'll work with industry-related software and equipment. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment such as video editor, video producer, or digital videographer.

Digital Print Production

Digital pre-press/print production is an important component of a variety of industries and businesses. Robust technology opportunities in the field of graphic arts, digital printing and traditional printing have created the need for highly-trained problem-solvers who act as an interface between content creators and high-end digital output processes.

The Digital Print Production diploma program focuses on cultivating an essential understanding of color and design fundamentals along with indispensable layout skills while developing the students' technological skills and knowledge of graphic design software programs. The curriculum allows students to develop accurate color reproduction techniques and to learn skills to effectively communicate throughout the entire production cycle. Students will study appropriate terminology for interacting with the designer, the pre-press provider and the commercial printer while ensuring a successful print job. Additionally, students will learn to identify problems encountered in commercial printing and understand the production cycle, allowing students to make educated choices resulting in the best printed results.

This hands-on diploma curriculum provides academic experience for the employee who is currently working in the field, but needs to upgrade his/her current skills to pursue job advancement. This diploma program also offers the high school graduate an opportunity to develop the skills set needed to enter the workforce in the specialized arena of digital print production.

Graduates of the Digital Print Production program are prepared to seek a variety of professional, entry-level positions such as: scheduler, desktop publisher, printing shop manager, production assistant, prepress manager or technician, post-press manager, traffic coordinator, marketing coordinator, or digital imager.


Fashion Design
Students in the Fashion Design programs are able to put their creative talents and stylish natures at the center of their education. These programs are for individuals with a unique sense of style who want to further develop their fashion talent in courses like patternmaking and figure drawing. Graduates of Fashion Design programs are prepared for entry-level employment as costume designers, assistant fashion buyers, and accessory designers.

Fashion Design
Students in the Fashion Design programs are able to put their creative talents and stylish natures at the center of their education. These programs are for individuals with a unique sense of style who want to further develop their fashion talent in courses like patternmaking and figure drawing. Graduates of Fashion Design programs are prepared for entry-level employment as costume designers, assistant fashion buyers, and accessory designers.

Fashion Marketing
In the Fashion Marketing program, you'll fine-tune your fashion buying and marketing skills. The program prepares you to choose your own direction as you learn from fashion professionals and study merchandise presentation, visual merchandising, retailing, and buying. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment in positions such as assistant fashion buyer, fashion merchandiser, retail store manager, or runway coordinator.

Fashion Marketing
In the Fashion Marketing program, you'll fine-tune your fashion buying and marketing skills. The program prepares you to choose your own direction as you learn from fashion professionals and study merchandise presentation, visual merchandising, retailing, and buying. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment in positions such as assistant fashion buyer, fashion merchandiser, retail store manager, or runway coordinator.

Graphic Design
In the Graphic Design program, you'll study design, typography, and color theory. You'll use industry-specific software to help you learn and create everything from logos and posters to packaging, Web sites, and corporate identity packages. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment such as advertising designer, computer artist, freelance artist, graphic designer, or layout artist.

Graphic Design
In the Graphic Design program, you'll study design, typography, and color theory. You'll use industry-specific software to help you learn and create everything from logos and posters to packaging, Web sites, and corporate identity packages. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment such as advertising designer, computer artist, freelance artist, graphic designer, or layout artist.

Industrial Design Technology
In the Industrial Design Technology program, you'll gain a foundation in the design and creative process by learning how products work and how they are made. You'll study end user interface and problem solving, and experience hands-on learning using tools, materials, and 2- and 3-D software. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment such as junior or staff designer, assistant, intern, or studio assistant.

Industrial Design Technology
In the Industrial Design Technology program, you'll gain a foundation in the design and creative process by learning how products work and how they are made. You'll study end user interface and problem solving, and experience hands-on learning using tools, materials, and 2- and 3-D software. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment such as junior or staff designer, assistant, intern, or studio assistant.

Interior Design
In the Interior Design program, you'll study the design, safety, and usability issues of creating the spaces where we live, work, and play. Coursework focuses on space planning, traffic patterns, and the colors, surfaces and furnishings that make surroundings comfortable and livable. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment such as draftsperson, facilities planner, interior designer/decorator, or space planner.

Interior Design
In the Interior Design program, you'll study the design, safety, and usability issues of creating the spaces where we live, work, and play. Coursework focuses on space planning, traffic patterns, and the colors, surfaces and furnishings that make surroundings comfortable and livable. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment such as draftsperson, facilities planner, interior designer/decorator, or space planner.

Media Arts & Animation
In the Media Arts & Animation program, you'll develop a strong foundation in drawing, design, and illustration in order to produce traditional 2-D formats. Then, you'll move into computer generated 3-D formats that make characters and objects come alive. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment such as animator, computer animator, digital media producer, special effects artist, background designer, computer artist, layout artist, or video game artist.

Photography
Students in the Photography programs receive an education focused on an ever-changing art form. Students get an education in photography that encompasses theory and practice that has been around for decades as well as emerging digital photography technologies.

Photography
Students in the Photography programs receive an education focused on an ever-changing art form. Students get an education in photography that encompasses theory and practice that has been around for decades as well as emerging digital photography technologies.

Visual Effects & Motion Graphics
The Visual Effects & Motion Graphics program helps you to learn how to use your creativity to produce attention-grabbing communication design for film, television, and the Web. Visual effects are responsible for movie trailers, opening film credits, television commercials, animated network identities, and short promos. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment such as production assistant, assistant designer, visual effect specialist, or broadcast design assistant.

Web Design & Interactive Media
In the Web Design & Interactive Media program, you'll focus on interface design, interactivity, visual design, database design, dynamic Web content design, technology, and information design and employ creative solutions across all Web-related mediums. You'll learn skills that will enable you to create accessible, engaging interactions via Web sites and other interactive mediums. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment in positions such as interactive designer, animator, special effects artist, and computer artist.

Web Design & Interactive Media
In the Web Design & Interactive Media program, you'll focus on interface design, interactivity, visual design, database design, dynamic Web content design, technology, and information design and employ creative solutions across all Web-related mediums. You'll learn skills that will enable you to create accessible, engaging interactions via Web sites and other interactive mediums. Graduates are prepared to seek entry-level employment in positions such as interactive designer, animator, special effects artist, and computer artist.

Visual Merchandising

Individuals who can work with their hands in creating three-dimensional displays will refine their skills and learn to tie in the principles of marketing through the Visual Merchandising program at The Art Institute of Philadelphia.

Visual merchandising is an integral part of any successful retail operation. These creative artists play a role in the fast-paced world of fashion by using their abilities in visual presentations.

No question, there is an art to attracting the shopper's eye. Visual merchandisers decide how a store will present its merchandise. They determine if mannequins should be used, where they should be placed, what detailing and accessories should be used, what signage and lighting would best highlight a product, and how store design and fixtures factor into the overall presentation. All of these elements are based on the psychology of effectively selling a specific product to a specific customer. Visual merchandisers must have a good eye and fashion sense, combined with the ability to work in three dimensions, build props, and design department promotions.