Art Institute of Pittsburgh
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| Motto | The College for Creative Minds |
| Established | 1921 |
| Type | Private |
| President | Mr. George L. Pry |
| Students | 6,200 |
| Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Black and Red |
| Nickname | AIP |
| Affiliations | Education Management Corporation |
| Website | www.artinstitutes.edu/pittsburgh/ |
Coordinates: 40°26′14″N 79°59′59″W / 40.437198°N 79.999674°W The Art Institute of Pittsburgh (AIP) is a private, for-profit, higher education institute located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that emphasizes design education and career preparation for the creative job market. It was founded in 1921.
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[edit] History
Founded in 1921, AIP is the oldest and most storied of The Art Institutes throughout North America, spanning nine floors and maintains academic oversight of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online. It has had a history of excellence producing all types of artists (such as watercolorist Frank Webb and the late science fiction illustrator Frank Kelly Freas) but specializing primarily in design disciplines, including graphic design, industrial design, advertising and game art and design. The Art Institute of Pittsburgh is the flagship school of the Art Institute System, and was the original model upon which the others were based. The Art Institutes comprise the largest collegiate art and design education system in the world.
[edit] Location
The main campus of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh is located in downtown Pittsburgh. As it has grown, it has relocated six times, expanding each time into larger facilities with a broader curriculum, resulting in one of the largest arts colleges in the United States. The year 2000 saw the school's most recent relocation from its previous facilities on Penn Avenue to the historic landmark building at 420 Boulevard of the Allies, the former Equitable Gas building. The school currently resides roughly eight blocks from The Art Institutes headquarters of Education Management Corporation (EDMC). A satellite campus is operated in York, Pennsylvania.
[edit] Facilities
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh academic facilities are housed in one large building in downtown Pittsburgh, the formerly named Equitable Gas building. The main dormitory is called Shannon Hall, with two smaller dormitories Standard Life and Miller Hall. All three are within short walking distance. Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online administrative buildings are located off-site in the Strip District section of Pittsburgh. The school has some of the most extensive arts-oriented technology facilities of any school in the United States, including over one thousand computers equipping numerous general and specialized computer teaching laboratories. Among the specialized shops and laboratories are a 3D rapid prototyping laboratory, sound, video and digital film editing studios, theatrical makeup, wood, metal and ceramic shops, culinary kitchens, and television studios.
[edit] Alumni
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh has produced many famous alumni, including science fiction art pioneer and Mad Magazine illustrator Frank Kelly Freas, illustrator J. Howard Miller, and Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Martha Rial. Martha Rial is one of only two women to win a Pulitzer prize in photography, and both are Art Institute graduates. 1978 graduate Mark Stutzman created the "Elvis" postage stamp, the most popular U.S. postage stamp of all time. Dame Jennifer M. Smith, former Premier of Bermuda, is a 1970 graduate of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh.
[edit] Mascot
The defacto mascot of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh is the T-Rex dinosaur, informally known as "Creation Rex." The dinosaur, which has its own blog page, is a physical sculpture mounted in front of the building. The dinosaur is frequently decorated to reflect current events. For instance it was seen chewing on a Red Wings jersey during the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs.
[edit] Degree Programs
- Advertising
- Culinary Management
- Digital Media Production
- Entertainment Design
- Fashion & Retail Management
- Game Art & Design
- Graphic Design
- Hotel & Restaurant Management
- Industrial Design
- Web Design & Interactive Media
- Interior Design
- Media Arts & Animation
- Photography
- Visual Effects & Motion Graphics
- Culinary Arts
- Graphic Design
- Industrial Design Technology
- Web Design & Interactive Media
- Photography
- Restaurant & Catering Operations
- Video Production
- Digital Design
- Residential Planning
- The Art of Cooking
- Web Design
[edit] Licensing, Accreditation and Memberships
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh is accredited by The Middle States Commission on Higher Education and The Accrediting Council of Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). The college is also accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) and maintains programmatic accreditation with the American Culinary Federation (ACF) and the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA).[1][2]
From The Art Institute of Pittsburgh's Student Handbook:
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 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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[edit] External links
- The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
- Creationrex.com, blog page of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh's mascot dinosaur
- The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online
- The Art Institute of Pittsburgh (Campus History) Jacquelyn Felix Fisher and E. W. Goodman
- Education Management Corporation
