University Partners with Studio Enterprise and Mana Contemporary to Build New Home for Miami Students Who Will Power the Creative Economy... — read more 

Critics of for-profit institutions and nonprofit conversions by some for-profits said they were concerned about the ownership changes for the Art Institutes and its sister universities. “It looks highly questionable,” said Robert Shireman, a senior... — read more 

Miami International University of Art & Design (Southern Association of Colleges Colleges) The Art Institute of Atlanta (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges) The Art Institute of Austin (Southern Association of... — read more 

Our campus has been pretty quiet the last few months but noticed the digital resources are changing. New HR website and payroll. I assume this is just the start of an IT separation the court ordered with EPF / Studio and DCEH. The DCEH receiver has... — read more 

Can get this page going again for just Ai people.

There was a faculty meeting where it was announced that all ebooks are discontinued. All online classes are discontinued. The focus will be on celebrity partnerships.

Argosy schools are closing tomorrow. Any word on the remaining Ai schools?

If you know of any student veterans at DCEH schools who have not received their GI Bill payments, please tell them to communicate with Veterans Education Success. They should also contact the VA. https://veteranseducationsuccess.org/ @GIBillRights

Is there anyone here that knows what's happening at Ai-Virginia Beach? A reporter at the Virginia Pilot may be interested in a story.

https://news3lv.com/news/local/art-institute-to-close-in-march-allowing-students-to-finish-semester

Art institutes under receivership are no longer admitting new students. New students are not being accepted at AiP and AiPOD (aka AiO). Source: the 1/24 3 pm AiO meeting with Monday.

All Art Insitute of Atlanta full time faculty got laid off. Their insursance benefits are gone by Friday.

The Art Institute is currently under review by Middle States. I called them to complain and they said to use their contact form: https://www.msche.org/contact/ If you have something to say the time is now! The decision will be made by the end of... — read more 

This is from a March 2017 article, Ai was never of interest to Dream Center, “Ai will probably involve the most change” but no productive changes happened: Schools that will retain their independent boards of trustees, staff and faculty as they... — read more 

Re-posted from DCEH board: I was on this call this morning, was debating as to how I can leak this info without making my position to obvious to our boys upstairs, and it's already on the board! I'll provide what ever extra I can though. The bullet... — read more 

What Art Institutes Students Need to Know About Teach Outs & Campus Closures http://blog.debtcollective.org/what-art-institutes-students-need-to-know-about-teach-outs-campus-closures/

400 students at Art Institute of Portland. They do represent the Artsy environment of the Pearl District, and won't just disappear meekly into the sunset. These students are accustomed to interactive teaching, and won't be converted to online... — read more 

No difference in how they treat their employees based on this. That's about 30 campuses and A LOT of jobs and students being hung out to dry. I'd really like to know their definition of "agile". At Dream Center Education Holdings (DCEH), we are... — read more 

Most staff was told by a mailed letter. Sad that Dream Works educational holdings could not man up and tell people in person. Sadder for some very talented students. I guess a few bad apples ruined it for the rest.

Three campuses, including the Art Institutes in Durham and Charlotte and South University in High Point, are expected to shut down before the end of the year. The University of North Carolina system was notified this week that Dream Center Education... — read more 

Towards the end of Spring quarter, colleagues and I were wondering if campus would even be open after Summer quarter. All of my summer classes were cut yesterday, and roughly 80% of my department's majors (not including mine) went teach out as of... — read more 

I'm only an adjunct so any severance issues don't apply to me... but there is an open question if the arbitration agreements signed with EDMC when originally hired transferred over to DCEH. Nor am I a lawyer but am someone quite interested in it. I... — read more 

If there's only 9-11 campuses left, there's likely no need for a centralized location for Ai schools . DCEH could easily move things over to LA where Dream Center is headquartered. Ai was always the outlier in the whole EDMC purchase. An arts school... — read more 

I’m an employee at an AI in California and the postings about school closures are true. Back in January, our SDOA explained to us that July is crucial for us. We want to be standing with flying colors so DCEH can look towards us. SDOA saying this day... — read more 

If not for AiO, AiP would have closed when they sold the building. Most full-time faculty at AiP were let go years ago. For those who have been with Ai for a while, AiP Online Division was “Ai Online” originally, no reason it cannot go back to it... — read more 

Highly unlikely that AiP will come out of warning. Middle States is pissed that Ai lied to them about the ACICS schools looking at WASC as well as Middle States. It's a trust issue. Middle States never trusted DCEH even from when they tried to buy... — read more 

Looks like someone dug something up. Remember this? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/edmc-keeps-art-institutes-students-staff-dark-dahn-shaulis/

All Ai employees, from admissions to career services, know the reality of Ai/EDMC/DCEH practices. There have been success stories with graduates in a couple of majors, but also, a lot of hurt students as well (those that never should have been... — read more 

Hello - do you have a list that will show what AI schools will be closing in 2018. I'd like to see: Campus location Number of employees laid off Date for closure Number of students affected Not sure if you have any data that can be used in an... — read more 

What kind of severance payment will be given to the employees if a decision to close some campuses is made. Do we know if they even have plans to pay anything - I am assuming it should be at least a couple of weeks of pay but not sure - please share... — read more 

Rumors as of today: 22 Art Institutes to close this year. 9 will remain open. final list pending

http://www.thelayoff.com/education-management-corporation

EDMC (Art Institutes' parent company)is having major financial and legl difficulties. Are Art Institutes people posting on the EDMC layoff site?

http://balance-sheets.findthebest.com/l/7476/Education-Management...Wait until the next Quarterly report comes out. It may be a bloodbath.

EDMC is the parent company of the Art Institutes. More than 40% of its stock is owned by Goldman Sachs. EDMC is in grave financial trouble: it holds more than a billion dollars in debt and has a junk bond rating. It's also under investigation by... — read more 

The Legal Assistance Group of NYC is collecting information from former for-profit employees in regards to filing a class action lawsuit. Please contact them: (212) 946-0354 or email: JStevens@NYLAG.org

Is this the one in San Francisco - expensive like hell. How do you even repay your loan? I saw majors listed on the website, some cool shit listed there like social media stuff - do you really need a college degree there. if they were interested in... — read more