Accreditation & Licensing
Institutional Accreditation
The Art Institute of Atlanta, including its branch campuses — The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur, The Art Institute of Charleston, The Art Institute of Tennessee-Nashville, The Art Institute of Virginia Beach, The Art Institute of Washington and The Art Institute of Washington-Northern Virginia — is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate and baccalaureate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404.679.4500 for answers to questions about the accreditation of The Art Institute of Atlanta.
The Art Institute of Atlanta (Atlanta campus) is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).
Program Accreditation
The program accreditations listed here apply only to The Art Institute of Atlanta. See each branch campus Web site for information regarding programmatic accreditation at that location.
The associate in arts degree in Culinary Arts, the associate in arts degree in Culinary Arts with a Concentration in Baking and Pastry, and the bachelor of science degree in Culinary Arts Management programs are accredited by The Accrediting Commission of the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation.
The Interior Design program leading to the bachelor of fine arts degree is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation, www.accredit-id.org, 206 Grandville Ave., Ste. 350, Grand Rapids, MI 49503.
State Licensing
The Art Institute of Atlanta is licensed by the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission, 2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 220, Tucker, Georgia 30084.