The Art Institute of Las Vegas Review: Picketing

Is College Worth It? Definitely not most of them!

(The video version of this blog post if you would rather not read all of this.  This post does contain more information, however.  Direct link to video:   http://youtu.be/jhc08cXiKyc)

The Art Institute of Las Vegas Reviews: Former Anti-Productive Policies

Is College Worth It? Definitely not most of them!

These are a few policies the school changed. When you see what they changed from, you will be flabbergasted! ***There is a policy that the school has put out this week that photographers are not allowed to do artistic nudes in the photography studio at the school.  This is news to me… Continue reading

The Art Institute of Las Vegas Reviews: Quality of Graduation Work

Is College Worth It? Definitely not most of them!

Here is an example of what the school expects out of its [film] graduating students:

The Art Institute of Las Vegas Reviews: Starter Kits

Is College Worth It? Definitely not most of them!

The Art Institute of Las Vegas issues Starter Kits to new students.  These are meant (I guess) to help students get acclimated to the school and give them some supplies to ease the study-struggle. Students do have the option to turn down the Starter Kits; however, I do not recall… Continue reading

The Art Instiute of Las Vegas Review: Holidays – The Little Vacations

Is College Worth It? Definitely not most of them!

Today is October 13th, 2014.  Most of the country is celebrating the Federal holiday of Columbus Day.  Others are celebrating Native American Day among other holidays.  In Nevada, however, we have Nevada Day.  For The Art Institute of Las Vegas, this means students and staff do not receive today as… Continue reading

The Art Institute of Las Vegas Reviews: Projects without Training

Is College Worth It? Definitely not most of them!

Recently, an instructor was fired from The Art Institute of Las Vegas.  At the time of the instructor’s firing, the instructor was teaching at least five classes.  I’m not 100% clear on the incident (I try to not post anything I haven’t dealt with first hand), but the collection of stories I’ve gathered have matched… Continue reading

The Art Institute of Las Vegas Reviews: A Class Like Every Other

Is College Worth It? Definitely not most of them!

Another big reason I have taken to posting these posts on AILV is because of the only class I was really looking forward to in the last year:  Short Form Media Production.Over a year ago, I took a class called Short Form Scriptwriting.  In this class, we wrote 15 page scripts.  These… Continue reading

The Art Institute of Las Vegas Reviews: Angry Investor!

Is College Worth It? Definitely not most of them!

You can see the article I pulled information from here. An investor is upset with the Education Management Corporation (EDMC), the corporation that owns The Art Institutes.  Why?  Well, EDMC’s stock has been plummeting.  It isn’t because business is slow.  It’s because their business is poor.

The Art Institute of Las Vegas Review: The Art Grant

Is College Worth It? Definitely not most of them!

Recently, The Art Institute has been offering The Art Grant.  They are willing to give you up to $18,600 off of your tuition!  Whoa!!! Here’s the scary side of it – it isn’t hard to get.  Here are some facts about The Art Grant:

The Art Institute of Las Vegas Reviews: Three Year Bachelor’s Degree

Is College Worth It? Definitely not most of them!

The scheduling and offering of classes is by far one of the top issues students have with the school. In my experience, The Art Institute of Las Vegas offers classes almost at complete random and sometimes the courses offered quarter to quarter in succession.  For example, when I took Short Form Scriptwriting, they didn’t… Continue reading