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
Newton I. Myvett
ABOUT THE ART INSTITUTE OF ATLANTA
 The Art Institute of Atlanta is one of The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu), a system of over 50
educational institutions located throughout North America.
 The Art Institutes provide programs in design, media arts, fashion and culinary.
 The Art Institute of Atlanta has a tradition of quality, career-focused education. Founded in 1949 as
Massey Business College, the college became The Art Institute of Atlanta in 1975 and is proud of its
more than sixty-year legacy of education for career success.
 The Art Institute of Atlanta offers classrooms, computer labs, art studios, a photography studio and
digital darkroom, video studio and digital editing suites, audio recording and editing studios, a
motion capture studio, animation studios, kitchens, a library and office space.
 The Janet S. Day Gallery, named for the college’s longest serving president, is open to the public,
hosting regular exhibitions of art and design by students, faculty, alumni and guest artists.
 The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of Atlanta operates a student-run restaurant,
Creations, which is open to the public.
 College-sponsored housing is available.
 The campus offers a Library with more than 45,000 items, including books, DVDs, video tapes, and
CD-ROMs, as well as access to other college and university libraries through Galileo.
 The Art Institute of Atlanta has six branch campuses: The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur (GA), The
Art Institute of Charleston (SC), The Art Institute of Tennessee-Nashville, The Art Institute of
Virginia Beach, The Art Institute of Washington (Arlington, VA) and The Art Institute of WashingtonDulles (VA).
 Alumni of The Art Institute of Atlanta include: Chef Kevin Gillespie (AA, Culinary Arts, 2003),
executive chef at Gunshow and finalist on Top Chef; Chef Jamika Pessoa (AA, Culinary Arts, 2004),
Life of the Party Caterers, correspondent on ABC’s “Chew Crew” and contestant on Next Food
Network Star; Jim DiVitale (AA, Photo-graphy, 1978), principal, DiVitale Photography; Carla Kantola
(AA, Interior Design, 1998), owner and principle, C. Kantola Interiors; Jeremy Heilpern (BFA, Web
Design & Interactive Media, 2008), chief digital officer, The Morrison Agency.
PROGRAM OFFERINGS
Associate of Arts
Baking & Pastry
Culinary Arts
Digital Filmmaking & Video Production
Digital Photography
Graphic & Web Design
Wine, Spirits & Beverage Management
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Science
Diploma
Advertising
Audio Production
Fashion Marketing & Management
Visual & Game Programming
Digital Filmmaking & Video Production
Digital Photography
Game Art & Design
Graphic & Web Design
Illustration
Interior Design
Media Arts & Animation
Visual Effects & Motion Graphics
Culinary Arts Management
Food & Beverage Management
Advertising Design
Baking & Pastry
Commercial Photography
Culinary Arts
Digital Image Management
Fashion Retailing
Residential Interiors
Video Skills
Web Design & Interactive Communications
COMMUNITY SERVICE PARTNERS
The Art Institute of Atlanta works with numerous non-profit organizations each year, providing various
services at no cost to our partners, some of which are listed below.
 Nicholas House
 ALS Association of Georgia
 March of Dimes – North Georgia
 Walk Now for Autism Speaks
 Moving in the Spirit
 Art Sandy Springs
 Atlanta High School Art Exhibition/Dogwood Festival
 National Black Chamber of Commerce
 Sandy Springs Police Department
 Beacon Dance
 Every Woman Works
 Green Forest Academy
 Center for Sustainable Communities
INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION
The Art Institute of Atlanta, including its branch campuses — The Art Institute of Atlanta - Decatur, The Art
Institute of Charleston, The Art Institute of Tennessee—Nashville, The Art Institute of Virginia Beach, The
Art Institute of Washington and The Art Institute of Washington—Dulles — 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.
PROGRAMMATIC ACCREDITATION
The Diploma in Baking & Pastry, Diploma in Culinary Arts, Associate in Arts degree in Culinary Arts,
Associate in Arts degree in Culinary Arts with a concentration in Baking & Pastry, Bachelor of Science
degree in Food & Beverage Management and the Bachelor of Science degree in Culinary Arts Management
programs are accredited by The Accrediting Commission of the American Culinary Federation Education
Foundation.
The Interior Design program leading to the Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree is accredited by the Council for
Interior Design Accreditation, www.accredit-id.org, 206 Grandville Ave., Ste. 350, Grand Rapids, MI 49503.
STATE LICENSING
The Art Institute of Atlanta meets the criteria for an exemption from the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary
Education Commission’s (NPEC) regulations as outlined in O.C.G.A.§20-3-250.3(a)(15).
The Art Institute of Atlanta is licensed by the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education, 401
Adams Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama, 36104-4340 and is approved for recruiting purposes only by the
Alabama Commission on Higher Education, 100 North Union Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36104-3758.
LOCATION
The Art Institute of Atlanta
6600 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, N.E.
100 Embassy Row
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
1.800.275.4242 1.770.689.4795
new.artinstitutes.edu/atlanta
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
Atlanta, 6600 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30328-1649. ©2015 The Art Institutes
International LLC. Our email address is csprogramadmin@edmc.edu.