The Art Institute of Las Vegas

The Art Institute of Las Vegas
Type for-profit college
Established 1983
President Steven Brooks
Location Henderson, NV, USA
Website www.artinstitutes.edu/lasvegas

The Art Institute of Las Vegas – 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 Institute of Las Vegas was founded in 1983 as The Interior Design Institute, and was later known as The Design Institute. It was renamed The Art Institute of Las Vegas in 2001 when it was purchased by Education Management Corporation, which is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1]

Located at 2350 Corporate Circle in Henderson, Nevada, The Art Institute of Las Vegas is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to award certificates, associate’s degrees, and bachelor’s degrees. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education and is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.[2] ACICS was stripped of it's power to accredit by the US Department of Education in September 2016, effectively placing The Art Institute of Las Vegas in the process of losing it's accreditation.[3]

The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of Las Vegas (formerly the Culinary Institute of Las Vegas) is a division of The Art Institute of Las Vegas.

The Art Institute of Las Vegas is currently under heightened cash monitoring by the US Department of Education.[4]

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the Art Institute of Las Vegas has an 18% graduation rate and an 18% default rate. [5]

Programs

Bachelor of Science Programs

Bachelor of Arts Programs

Associate of Science Programs

Associate of Arts Programs

Diploma Programs

References

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  3. ↑ http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-09-22/education-department-strips-authority-of-acics-the-largest-for-profit-college-accreditor
  4. ↑ https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/about/data-center/school/hcm
  5. ↑ http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=art+institute&s=NV&id=182111

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