FACT SHEET
MEDIA CONTACT
Contact: Devra Pransky, Senior Director of Communications, Phone: (412) 995.7685 (office);
(412) 657.8413 (mobile); or dpransky@edmc.edu
PRESIDENT
Marilyn Burstein
ABOUT THE ART INSTITUTE OF VIRGINIA BEACH
 The Art Institute of Virginia Beach, a branch of The Art Institute of Atlanta, is one of The

Art Institutes, a system of more than 50 educational institutions located across North
America.
The Art Institutes schools provide programs in design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts.
 The Art Institute of Virginia Beach was founded in 2009 and occupies approximately
35,000 square feet of classrooms, computer labs, kitchen and culinary labs, library, and office space.
 Recent student successes include the first place win of Digital Photo Pro’s Photo of the

Year Contest by Crystal Huffman (BFA, Photographic Imaging, 2012) and the Tidewater
Builders Association Homerama Benefit Competition won by Rechelle Palacios and Chad
Krikorian (both BFA, Interior Design, 2013).
Recent graduate, Nisa Burns (AA, Culinary Arts, 2012) has already published her first cookbook, “Kitchenability 101: The College Students’ Guide to Easy, Healthy, and
Delicious Food,” and has been touring college campuses across the country to demonstrate how.
 The Art Institute of Virginia Beach houses a gallery that is open to the public and features a variety of exhibitions each year (student, faculty, graduate, military, and guest artists).
 The Art Institute of Virginia Beach’s student-run dining room, CrAive, is open to the public several days a week.
PROGRAMS OFFERED:
Associate of Arts Baking & Pastry
Culinary Arts
Graphic & Web Design
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Advertising
Fashion Marketing & Management
Digital Photography
Graphic & Web Design

Bachelor of Science
Diploma
Interior Design
Media Arts & Animation
Culinary Arts Management
Baking & Pastry
Culinary Arts
Digital Image Management
Fashion Retailing
Web Design & Interactive Communications
COMMUNITY SERVICE PARTNERS
The Art Institute of Virginia Beach works with numerous non-profit organizations each year, providing various services at no cost to our partners, some of whom are listed below.
 ForKids
 Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters (KD Couture)
 Judeo Christian Outreach Center
 The Link, Inc.
 Internship Day sponsored by the Central Business District Association
 March of Dimes (Signature Chefs Event)
 First Friday Art Walks at Town Center
 Taste of Hampton Roads
 Virginia Musical Theatre
 Roc Solid Foundation
 Wounded Wear
INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION
The Art Institute of Virginia Beach is a branch campus of The Art Institute of Atlanta. The Art
Institute of Atlanta is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Commission on Colleges to award associate and baccalaureate degrees. Contact the
Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call
404.679.4500 for questions about the accreditation of The Art Institute of Atlanta.
STATE LICENSING
The Art Institute of Virginia Beach, a branch of The Art Institute of Atlanta, Two Columbus
Center, 4500 Main Street, Suite 100, Virginia Beach, VA 23462 is certified by The State Council of
Higher Education for Virginia (James Monroe Building, 101 North Fourteenth Street, Richmond,
VA 23219; 804.225.2600) to operate in Virginia.
LOCATION
The Art Institute of Virginia Beach
A branch of The Art Institute of Atlanta
Two Columbus Center
4500 Main Street, Suite 100
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Phone: 1. 877.437.4428 or 757.493.6700

new.artinstitutes.edu/virginia-beach
See aiprograms.info for program duration, tuition, fees, and other costs, median debt, federal
salary data, alumni success, and other important info.
Programs, credential levels, technology, and scheduling options are subject to change. The Art
Institute of Virginia Beach, a branch of The Art Institute of Atlanta, Two Columbus Center, 4500
Main Street, Suite 100, Virginia Beach, VA 23462. ©2015 The Art Institutes. Our email address is csprogramadmin@edmc.edu.