School Description

Provided by The Art Institute of Portland

This is a place where high design meets the great outdoors. Here, we like our coffee piping hot, our buildings environmentally friendly, our food and beverages first class and our clothes one-of-a-kind. We live in the best of both worlds — Big City/small town — and we respect a myriad of lifestyles, cultures, opinions and interests.

This is Portland, Oregon. Love it. Live it. Learn from it.

The Art Institute of Portland is located in the city's hottest zip code zone, in the arts and culture neighborhood known as the Pearl District. Situated in the Northwest part of downtown, the Pearl is home to a growing number of highly acclaimed restaurants, coffee shops, renovated lofts, retails stores and galleries. Here, flanked by the country's largest independent bookstore (Powell's), Whole Foods Market, Peet's Coffee, PICA (Portland Institute of Contemporary Art), Utrecht Art Supply and more great destinations, students and faculty of The Art Institute of Portland have a wealth of resources just steps away from the school.

With more than 80,000 square feet of space at 1122 NW Davis Street, The Art Institute of Portland is more than just a note-taking, test-taking institution. Twelve computer labs are abuzz all day long with students working on Macs and PCs, using various software applications such as Maya, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, CAD, 3D Studio Max, ProTools and Avid DV Express for class projects. The Art Institute of Portland Gallery, located on the first floor of the building, is home to many exhibits each year and evening receptions during the first Thursday of each month. Students, faculty, staff as well as friends and family members, find a good selection of school, art and media supplies, college logo items and other apparel at the third floor Supply Store. Students check out industry-related media gear from our Equipment Cage and have quality prints of their projects made in our Print Service Center. They access high-end art and design books, DVDs, CDs and magazines in our Library.

In our classrooms, students and faculty share ideas and work together to develop design solutions. In our hallways, friendships and career contacts are made. At our events, new designs emerge and become part of the vibrant creative culture of the city. At The Art Institute of Portland, students build on the community within the school to become active contributors within the community at large.

This is a place where learning meets action. Here, we like our ideas challenged and encouraged, our designs picked apart and improved, our dreams tested and achieved.

This is The Art Institute of Portland. Check us out.

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The Art Institute of Portland

From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

The Art Institute of Portland is a college in Portland, Oregon, United States that grants bachelor and associate degrees in a number of disciplines including: Advertising, Apparel Accessory Design, Apparel Design, Design Management, Design Studies, Digital Film & Video, Game Art & Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interactive Media Design, Interior Design, Media Arts & Animation, Visual & Game Programming, and Visual Effects & Motion Graphics.

Located in Portland's Pearl District, the Art Institute of Portland includes twelve computer labs, multiple animation and video labs, a recording studio, library, and a public Art Gallery located on the first floor. Showcased Student Work is frequently updated and can be found throughout the hallways of the school.

The Art Institute of Portland is located on 1122 NW Davis Street, Portland, Oregon.

The Art Institute of Portland is part of the education corporation, EDMC. The Education Management Corporation is a privately held company that specializes in career oriented education. EDMC is a for profit corporation.

Rigorous, required course schedule of four full-time credit hours, or 5 courses quarters shortened summer term per year makes it possible to complete a four-year degree in three years. Part time enrollment is discouraged.

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
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Location:
Northwest
Setting:
Large City Setting
Type:
For Profit
Size:
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Nickname:
AI

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
1,328
On Campus Housing:
Available
Full Time Students:
78%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 17,055
Students Receiving Aid:
55%
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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 50
Selectivity:
Highly Selective
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 78%
Part-Time 22%
Men vs. Women
Women 52%
Men 48%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 63%
Other 26%
Asian 6%
Hispanic 4%
African-American 1%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 65%
Out-of-State 35%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Oregon 65%
Washington 15%
Idaho 4%
Montana 2%
California 1%
Percent of Students International: 0%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 13%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: No
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 17,055    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 520    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 2,828 24%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 1,706 28%  
Student Loans:
$ 6,540 49%  
Any Aid:
  55%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 59% (Highly Selective)

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 50.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Recommended
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Not Required
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Not Required
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Recommended
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Not Required

Degree Programs at The Art Institute of Portland

Associate's Level Majors
Bachelor's Level Majors

Certificate Programs at The Art Institute of Portland

Career Education Majors

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