The Art Institute of Houston

The Art Institute of Houston is a for-profit[1] college in Houston, Texas. It is owned by Education Principle Foundation. Founded in 1965 as the Houston School of Commercial Art, the school joined The Art Institutes system of schools in 1978 and moved to its current facility in 1990.[2]

The Art Institute of Houston
TypeFor-Profit
Established1965
PresidentHarvey M. Giblin, M.Ed. (2021 ---)
Location
Houston
,
Texas
,
United States
Websitewww.artinstitutes.edu/houston

The Art Institute of Houston is one of two locations of The Art Institutes system in Texas and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).[3]

History

Alumni and professors of The Art Institute of Houston have been interviewed and featured in stories by major media outlets such as MSNBC[4] and the Houston Chronicle [5] as well as local media outlets such as the Houston Business Journal.[6]

In 1999, 145 students brought suit against the Art Institute of Houston and its former parent company Education Management Corporation Inc alleging they were defrauded by the school. The students alleged that while seeking to gain a quality education, they were lured into enrollment at the Art Institute of Houston and encouraged to matriculate, often under an albatross of hefty student loans. They charged the school knowingly misled students into believing they would receive a valuable post-secondary education as well as skills which would lead to subsequent employment. The lawsuit was settled by a confidential agreement in 2000.[7]

Faculty

According to the College Navigator, Ai-Houston campus has seven full-time instructors and 28 part-time instructors. [8]

Student Outcomes

According to the College Scorecard AI-Houston has a 27 percent 8-year graduation rate. Median salary after attending ranges from $23,391 (BA in Fine Arts) to $46,769 (BS in Drafting Engineering). Median student loan debt ranged from $22,475 (AA in Applied Arts) to $44,269 (BA in Film and Photography). Two years after repayment, 10 percent were making progress in paying off their student loans.[9]

References
  1. "College Scorecard". United States Department of Education.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-04-04. Retrieved 2008-04-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2009-09-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "MSN | Outlook, Office, Skype, Bing, Breaking News, and Latest Videos". Archived from the original on 2008-03-22.
  5. "Feel-good colors make a bold statement". 26 March 2008.
  7. http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=87813&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=128987&highlight=%5B%5D
  8. "The Art Institute of Houston". nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator. US Department of Education. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  9. "The Art Institute of Houston". collegescorecard.ed.gov. US Department of Education. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

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