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Art Institute of Atlanta
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Overview
Address:
6600 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, 100 Embassy Row
Atlanta, GA 30328
Type: For-profit institution
Year founded: 1949
Religious affiliation: None
Academic calendar: Quarter
Undergrad body: N/A
Setting: Suburban
Endowment: N/A
Application deadline: October 4
Application fee: 50
Selectivity: N/A
Tuition: N/A
Room board: N/A
Extracurriculars
Student activities: dance, student government, student newspaper
Num organizations: 17
Honor societies: N/A
Religious organizations: N/A
International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) International Student Association
Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Advertising Photographers of America (APA); American Culinary Federation (ACF); American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA); American Society of Interior Designers (ASID); American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP); Atlanta ACM-SIGGRAPH (computer graphics/animation); Atlanta Print Production Association (APPA); Creative Club of Atlanta (CCA); The Underground (animation); Special Interest Student Clubs; HAVEN-Creatives Under the Rainbow; International Student Association; Mediaclipse (multimedia); Photography Club; Student Advisory Assembly; Student Housing Council; Student Ambassadors;
Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) This Week, weekly
Num frats: 0
Frats chapter houses: 0
Percent frat members: N/A
Num sororities: 0
Sororities chapter houses: 0
Percent sorority members: N/A
Campus Life
Percent undergrad college owned: N/A
Percent fraternity: N/A
Percent sorority: N/A
Percent campus weekends: N/A
Offer housing: Yes
Percent students college housing: N/A
Campus housing: Yes
Off campus assistance: Yes
Types available: coed dorms, apartments for married students, apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students, other housing options
College owned singles: N/A
College owned doubles: N/A
College owned triples: N/A
College owned apartments: N/A
College owned other: N/A
Num college owned: N/A
Sprinkler system: N/A
Fire alarms: N/A
High speed internet: N/A
Campus size: 7 acres
Percent weekends: N/A
Nearest airport: Atlanta
Nearest train: Atlanta
Nearest bus: N/A
Public transport: Yes
Cars permitted: Yes
Percent cars: N/A
School employment: Yes
Percent undergrads employed: N/A
Average undergrad earnings: 6,000
Freshmen discouraged working: No
Army rotc: Not offered
Navy rotc: Not offered
Airforce rotc: N/A
Alcohol permitted: Yes
Additional policies: class attendance mandatory
Popular events: Gallery openings; Quarterly Welcome Week; Quarterly Portfolio Shows;
Services
Basic: placement service
Remedial: math, writing, other
Counseling: career, veteran student, academic, psychological, other
Career: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interview training
Job six months: 91%
Job one year: N/A
Job two years: N/A
Firms: Electronics Graphics Group
Atlanta Journal/Constitution
Bold American Food Company
Emory Conference Center Hotel
ARAMARK
BellSouth Intelliventures
Cooper Carry
Fifth Group Restaurants
Jones Worley Design
The Weather Channel
Digital Artifacts
Library: Yes
Library consortia: N/A
Num books: N/A
Num subscriptions: N/A
Num microforms: N/A
Num audiovisual: N/A
Num ebooks: N/A
Library facilities: Periodical resources include more than 100 paper subscriptions to professional journals and electronic resources include more than 40 full-text databases, most accessible through the GALILEO portal. The library catalog is available on the Internet at www.aia.artinstitutes.edu/library.
Museums: Just five years ago, the college moved to a new, five-story, 115,000-square-foot facility and has since expanded to a second building. The college offers a wide array of industry-relevant technology and educational equipment. Students benefit from such specialized resources as computer labs, art labs, professional photography studios and darkroom facilities, wet photo lab, digital imaging lab, multi-camera video studio, digital and non-linear video editing suite, digital audio lab suites, figure drawing studios, drafting labs, an interior design resource library, teaching kitchens, and a dining lab, as well as classrooms, a gallery, and a multipurpose room for lectures, meetings, and special events.
Computer course: Yes
Own computer: No
Computers available: 382
Email accounts: Yes
Internet access: Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Num wired library: N/A
Num wired classrooms: N/A
Num wired labs: N/A
Num wired other: N/A
Wireless network: Yes
Wireless areas: in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs
Wireless capacity: N/A
Recommended os: N/A
Hosting units: N/A
Student webpages: Yes
Online registration: Yes
Campus safety: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
