The Art Institute of New York City was included into the family of the art schools of US in 1980 and ever since has been providing 2 year educational courses in various fields including design, fashion, media arts and culinary arts. There are basically 4 kinds of degrees offered in each field by this college which include bachelor's and associates degrees, diplomas and also certificate programs. Over the years the institute has been providing constant guidance to students who want to make professions out of the courses they opt for here.
Students prefer this art institute because with the regular faculty there are also industry professionals who provide hands-on teaching to the students along with providing them with the knowledge of latest techniques. Another reason why this institute is popular among students is because of the city of N ew Y ork where there are innumerable job opportunities.
Some of the most important programs offered by this college are:-
Design:
Art & Design Technology - Interior Design (AOS)
Art & Design Technology - Graphic Design (AOS)
Media Arts:
Art & Design Technology - Interactive Media Design (AOS)
Art & Design Technology - Video Production (AOS)
Fashion:
Art & Design Technology - Fashion Design (AOS)
Culinary Arts:
Culinary Arts (C)
Culinary Arts & Restaurant Management (AOS)
Pastry Arts (C)
Restaurant Management (C)
The college also houses accommodation facilities within its campus which provides co-educational lodging facilities at affordable rents. The art institute offers scholarship programs of around $18000 in specific fields. Such scholarships are given to high school seniors and assistance is provided to students seeking placement in employment sectors immediately after graduation. To offer assistance in getting employment courses are so designed that the student does not receive just theoretical education but along with it a current practical education in his/her respective fields.
Some of the facilities of the college includes 10 classrooms which offer individualistic guidance to all students, 2 computer laboratories to aid students undertaking courses in media arts and design, 9 food production kitchens which aid culinary arts students with practical experience in their field, gourmet dining to help culinary arts students understand the technicalities of the field, there are adequate lecture rooms altogether 14 in number and there are also 3 student lounges. At present the student population of the college is around 2313 where there are students who fall under every age group.
