The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
| Motto | The College for Creative Minds |
|---|---|
| Type | Private , For-Profit NASDAQ: EDMC) |
| Established | 1921 |
| President | George Sebolt |
| Students | 6,200 |
| Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Education Management Corporation |
| Website | www.artinstitutes.edu/pittsburgh/ |
Coordinates: 40°26′14″N 79°59′59″W / 40.437198°N 79.999674°W The Art Institute of Pittsburgh (AIP) is a private, for-profit, higher education institute located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, that emphasizes design education and career preparation for the creative job market. It was founded in 1921.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the Art Institute of Pittsburgh has a 32% graduation rate and a 20% student loan default rate.
Founded in 1921, the school began as an independent school of art and illustration, producing a number of accomplished artists (including watercolorist Frank Webb, animation producer and director Rick Schneider-Calabash and the late science fiction illustrator Frank Kelly Freas), but now specializes primarily in design disciplines and Culinary arts. In 1968, Education Management Corporation (EDMC) acquired The Art Institute of Pittsburgh and it became the model for creating additional schools in the Art Institute system.
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