Art Institute of Philadelphia
School info
2.5
Overall Quality
Reputation
3
Food
1.7
Clubs
2.2
Facilities
2.2
Internet
2.6
Location
3.7
Opportunities
3.2
Safety
2.3
Social
2.6
Happiness
3.2
Basic Information
Location
- Philadelphia, PA
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Private for-profit system of art schools
- Established: 1969
- Founder: The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, the founding institution of The Art Institutes, was founded in 1921, but the system as it is known today was developed by Education Management Corporation (EDMC). - Education Management Corporation (EDMC)
Academic information
Degree Courses
- Over 120
Key Area
- The information provided does not specifically outline the key research areas of "The Art Institutes" as a whole
- but here are some research and academic focus areas mentioned for some of the prominent art schools that might be relevant: - Contextual practice
- critical theory
- emerging technologies
- traditional programs in painting
- drawing
- sculpture - Studio-based practice
- critical studies
- liberal arts scholarship - Experimentation and critical thinking
- interdisciplinary approach to art and design - Poetic Pragmatism
- balancing practical skills with artistic vision - Arts participation
- health
- education
- economy/workforce
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: As of the closure in 2023, there were approximately 1,700 students enrolled at The Art Institutes
Notable Alumni
- faculty
- and student outcomes of The Art Institute of Houston
- but does not include notable alumni
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Good reviews
Overall 4
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Overall 0.9
Please do your research on this school.Commuters parking averages $13/4hr class or $36/over 4.5hrs.Carrying all supplies on public transit (NO locker storage) is difficult.NO CAFETERIA.Neighborhood shops are expensive.No vending/fridges.No FREE wi-fi.Library ONLY has Mac Computers."Teachers"=ADJUNCTS,no education background.Just to say a few.
Overall 1.4
Do your research. No food, no common areas, no help. Some teachers are good, some not so much. Credits cannot transfer to anywhere. Your education is what you make of it but you shouldn't have to pay for this when you could do it yourself and learn just as much. No lockers or place to keep anything. Do classes and go home.
Overall 1.4
Teachers don't show up to class, financial aid is impossible to get a hold of. There's not many activities on campus and the dorms are disgusting. If you try to transfer, almost none of your credits go (I know from experience). There's no dining hall or anywhere for the commuting students to hang out between classes. It's not worth the money.
Overall 1.5
Teachers are great because they all work somewhere else as their main job. School does not offer enough sections and classes in a semester or year - try to jam you into a worthless online section instead. No cafeteria or lunch room. They cut the bottom part of the building off to rent to Old Navy. Must reprioritize. Dissapointed
Overall 1.6
if you want come here and learn, you will regret for the rest of your life. unprofessional teachers, technology suck, wasting money. Try do a research before come to this school. make sure you check the credit requirement for graduate, and know this school credits are not transferable to other school. people stay because cant transfer out credits.
Overall 1.8
Too expensive when most of the teaching has to be done by yourself.
Overall 1.9
Good location, some teachers better than others, many are good teachers who know what they are doing , others who don't. This is a school where you really don't pay for what you get, because the tuition rate is too high for the education you will receive. And it is nothing of high standards.
Overall 2
The B&P program is great. I've learned a lot and I'm only in my second quarter. But the office staff overall is completely disorganized, and you'll get charged with the pettiest of things. DO NOT LIVE IN THE DORMS. They're disgusting and overpriced, and the security is useless. If you're going to live in the city, you're better off subletting.