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The Art Institutes Offers Educational Assistance
By The Art Institutes, Sat Dec 10th
Jacquelyn P. Muller, AVP – Public Relations, (412) 995-7262Devra Pransky, PR Specialist, (412) 995-7685 (PITTSBURGH – September 12, 2005) The Art Institutes announcedtoday that it will assist both domestic and internationalstudents from universities in New Orleans, southern Louisiana,Mississippi and Alabama universities, which have been closed forthe foreseeable future due to the devastation caused byHurricane Katrina. The Art Institutes will make available both on-campus andonline courses that might be able to permit dislocated studentsto progress in their academic careers during this semester ofdisruption. Students at a university forced to close byHurricane Katrina may register at any of The Art Institutes 31locations across the nation for courses, on a space-availablebasis, for the fall semester.
The Art Institutes will waive tuition for dislocated studentswho have already registered and paid tuition at their homeinstitution for the fall 2005 semester. If dislocated studentshave not yet paid their tuition at their home institution, theywill be assessed the lesser of the current published tuition andfees at the home institution, or The Art Institutes’ publishedtuition and fees for the fall semester, as determined by theschool president. “The Art Institutes strives to assist college students who havebeen affected by Hurricane Katrina,” says Dave Pauldine,president of The Art Institutes. “The Art Institutes offers thisinitiative as a way to reach out to the students in the GulfCoast region whose lives and education have been impacted byHurricane Katrina and do what we can to assist those students.” The Art Institutes is a group of 31educational institutionslocated throughout North America. Offering a broad range ofprograms including: audio production, culinary arts, culinarymanagement, fashion design, fashion marketing, graphic design,industrial design technology,
interior design, media arts &animation, multimedia & Web design, photography, restaurantmanagement and video production. Not all programs are offered atall schools. The Art Institutes operate in Atlanta, Arlington, VA (as TheArt Institute of Washington), Boston (as The New EnglandInstitute of Art), Charlotte, Chicago and Schaumburg, IL,Cincinnati (as The Art Institute of Ohio – Cincinnati), Dallas,Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles (as TheArt Institute of California – Los Angeles and California DesignCollege), Miami (as Miami International University of Art &Design), Minneapolis, New York, Orange County, CA, Philadelphia,Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco,Seattle, Tampa, Toronto , Vancouver (as The Art Institute ofVancouver, York, PA (as Bradley Academy of the Visual Arts) andThe Art Institute Online, a division of The Art Institute ofPittsburgh. Students seeking additional information about The ArtInstitutes’ initiative can view the policy in its entirety at(www.artinstitutes.edu/katrina) or call the National AdmissionsInformation Center at 1-888-328-7900. The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu), with 31 educationinstitutions located throughout North America, provide animportant source of design, media arts, fashion and culinaryprofessionals. The parent company of The Art Institutes,Education Management Corporation (www.edmc.com) is among thelargest providers of private post-secondary education in NorthAmerica, based on student enrollment and revenue. Studentenrollment exceeded 66,000 as of fall 2004. EDMC has 71 primarycampus locations in 24 states and two Canadian provinces. EDMC'seducation institutions offer a broad range of academic programsconcentrated in the media arts, design, fashion, culinary arts,behavioral sciences, health sciences, education, informationtechnology and business fields, culminating in the award ofassociate's through doctoral degrees. EDMC has providedcareer-oriented education for over 40 years.
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