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.
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 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
***No, sorry, I’m not rating or reviewing the instructors at the school. The problems with the school are beyond that.*** One thing that looks great is the fact that instructors at the school get rated during their classes. Unfortunately, it has the utmost potential to be subjective. From what I have… Continue reading
This last Thursday was the Portfolio Show (rumor mill is saying employer turnout to these have not been great lately) and annual graduation for the Art Institute of Las Vegas at the Fashion Show Mall on the Las Vegas Strip. I didn’t attend, but I do know that all full-time instructors… Continue reading
In my Portfolio Preparation class, there were some issues that had me confused.1. There was a student presenting some logos that he paid a graphic design student money to create. It didn’t go very well for the logo. In the end, the instructor said a logo was almost unnecessary, that the… Continue reading
During my time at The Art Institute of Las Vegas, I have taken almost a few exams that were challenging. What may have made these exams very difficult, however, was the fact that every other exam at the school before, during, and after those classes was really easy.
I have been at The Art Institute of Las Vegas for two years and eight months with a set graduation date in December. I have been in the Digital Filmmaking and Video Production program the entire time. I have four classes after this quarter, none of which will be teaching me… Continue reading
One of the most irresponsible and absurd things I experienced at The Art Institute of Las Vegas is the fact that there are a handful of instructors who have students turn assignments in to what is called the “Audio/Video Share” or “A-V Share.” It’s essentially a server at the school… Continue reading
Perhaps one of the most annoying aspects of my experience at The Art Institute of Las Vegas is the fact that it isn’t uncommon for instructors to not be prepared to teach a class or completely deviate from the syllabus we all sign on the first day of class.The vast… Continue reading