The Art Institutes - America's Leader in Creative Education

The Art Institute of Washington is a branch of The Art Institute of Atlanta, GA and is one of The Art Institutes, with more than 40 education institutions located throughout North America, providing an important source of design, media arts, fashion, and culinary professionals. The parent company of The Art Institutes, Education Management Corporation is among the largest providers of private post-secondary education in North America, based on student enrollment and revenue. Student enrollment exceeded 95,000 as of Fall 2007. EDMC has 88 locations in 28 U.S. states and in Canada. EDMC's education institutions offer a broad range of academic programs concentrated in the media arts, design, fashion, culinary arts, behavioral sciences, health sciences, education, information technology and business fields, culminating in the award of associate's through doctoral degrees. EDMC has provided career-oriented education for more than 40 years.

Students benefit by becoming a part of The Art Institutes. Alumni and faculty work all over the United States and in numerous other countries. Plus, students and graduates can tap into networking and career services at each of The Art Institutes.

The Art Institutes include:
The Art Institute of Atlanta ® , GA
The Art Institute of Atlanta — Decatur ® , GA
The Art Institute of Austin^SM, TX
The Art Institute of California^SM — Hollywood
The Art Institute of California^SM — Inland Empire
The Art Institute of California^SM — Los Angeles
The Art Institute of California^SM — Orange County
The Art Institute of California^SM — Sacramento
The Art Institute of California^SM — San Diego
The Art Institute of California^SM — San Francisco
The Art Institute of California^SM — Sunnyvale
The Art Institute of Charleston, SC
The Art Institute of Charlotte ® , NC
The Art Institute of Colorado ® ( Denver)
The Art Institute of Ohio – Cincinnati.
The Art Institute of Dallas ® , TX
The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale ® , FL
The Art Institute of Houston ®, TX
The Art Institute of Indianapolis^SM, IN
The Art Institute of Jacksonville, FL
The Art Institute of Las Vegas ® , NV
The Art Institute of Michigan
The Art Institute of New York City ® , NY
The Art Institute of Philadelphia ® , PA
The Art Institute of Phoenix ® , AZ
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh ® , PA
The Art Institute of York — Pennsylvania
The Art Institute of Portland ® , OR
The Art Institute of Raleigh — Durham®
The Art Institute of Salt Lake City, UT ®
The Art Institute of Seattle ® , WA
The Art Institute of Tampa SM, FL A branch of Miami International University of Art & Design
The Art Institute of Tennessee — Nashville, TN A branch of The Art Institute of Atlanta, GA 
The Art Institute of Tucson, AZ
The Art Institute of Vancouver SM, BC
The Art Institute of Vancouver SM — Burnaby, BC
The Art Institute of Washington ® ( Arlington, VA) A branch of The Art Institute of Atlanta, GA
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh – Online Division ^SM 
The Art Institutes International Kansas City ®
The Art Institutes International Minnesota SM ( Minneapolis)
The Illinois Institute of Art ® — Chicago
The Illinois Institute of Art ® — Schaumburg *
Miami International University of Art & Design ^SM, FL
The New England Institute of Art ^SM ( Boston, MA)

* The Illinois Institute of Art — Schaumburg is accredited by ACCSCT as a branch of The Illinois Institute of Art — Chicago.