Art Institute of Colorado
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Former names | Colorado Institute of Art (CIA) |
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Active | 1952–2018 |
Denver , , United States | |
Affiliations | Dream Center Education Holdings (DCEH), LLC |
Website | https://www.artinstitutes.edu/denver |
The Art Institute of Colorado was a for-profit art and culinary school in
History
The school was established in 1952 and founded as a private college for arts and crafts. In 1956 John Jellico, a former Assistant Director of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, joined the staff and introduced the Commercial Arts program. In 1960, he took over management of the school.
In 1975,
A short lived program was the Music and Video Business program. It was started in 1987 and the first graduating class was in 1989. Some of the campuses later continued to offer a video production program. In 2013, the Web Design & Interactive Media and Graphic Design programs at both the Associates and Bachelors level were merged into the Graphic & Web Design program.
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Although the school's official name became The Art Institute of Colorado (AiC), it was sometimes referred to as the Colorado Institute of Art (CIA).
On June 27, 2013, the Art Institute of Colorado was placed on notice by its regional accreditor, the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The commission cited concerns related to student success, including retention and attrition, institutional review of data related to student success, faculty workload and development, enrollment management, and evidence-based planning. The institute's accreditation was renewed in 2015 following a focused visit and subsequent report.[7]
In 2017, Education Management Corporation sold the school to Dream Center Education Holdings, LLC. The school stopped enrolling students in 2017,[8] and closed in 2018 [9] after losing accreditation.[4]
Presidents
- John T. Barclay, 1976–1980[citation needed]
- Cheryl Murphy, 1980–1991
- W.C. "Bill" Bottoms, 1991–1996
- David C. Zorn, 1996–2014[needs update]
Notable alumni
- John Cuneo – Illustrator
- Mixed martial artist[10]
- Trevor Wittman – Boxing and MMA trainer.[11][12]
Notable faculty
- Don Dexter, PhD. (video production, digital film)- current 2014 Regional Emmy Award winner - short form fiction, short form non-fiction[13]
- Ed Kramer (Media Arts and Animation, Visual Effects and Motion Graphics) - Senior Technical Director and Sequence Supervisor at Industrial Light + Magic (1994-2006) CGI Artist credits on STAR WARS Episodes I, II and III, The Mummy, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, The Perfect Storm, Twister, Van Helsing, 101 Dalmatians, Galaxy Quest, Jumanji, many others.
References
- ^ Douglas-Gabriel, Danielle (March 3, 2017). "Art Institute campuses to be sold to foundation". Retrieved June 9, 2018 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ "Inside Higher Ed's News". www.insidehighered.com. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
- ^ Moore, Daniel. "EDMC completes sale of schools to Dream Center". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "Deal under scrutiny as Art Institutes face accreditation setbacks". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ Sweeny, Dan (November 28, 2018). "Whatever happened to the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale?". South Florida Sun Sentinel. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ "Facilities". The Art Institute of Colorado. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ "Higher Learning Commission". Ncahlc.org. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ "EDMC completes sale of schools to Dream Center". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ "Closed School Information Page -". www.artinstitutes.edu. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ "Cody Donovan MMA Bio". Sherdog.com. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ Mulei, Alessandro (August 26, 2009). "T's KO Fight Club". Five Knuckles. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ Luevanos, Fernando (October 28, 2008). "Grudge Training Center". Sherdog. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ "News & Events: News: The Art Institute of Colorado". Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.