The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale

The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
The universal Art Institute logo
Type Nonprofit institution [1][2]
Established 1968
Chairman John R. McKernan, Jr.
President Carolyn Pierce
Dean Eric Watson
Founder Mark. K. Wheeler
Academic staff
 113
Administrative staff
 100+
Students 1,000+
Undergraduates 1,000+
Location Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
26°06′00″N 80°07′19″W / 26.100°N 80.122°W / 26.100; -80.122Coordinates: 26°06′00″N 80°07′19″W / 26.100°N 80.122°W / 26.100; -80.122
Colors Red and Black          
Affiliations The Art Institutes
ACF
ACICS
Website https://www.artinstitutes.edu/fort-lauderdale
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The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, a nonprofit institution owned and operated by Dream Center Education Holdings, LLC, is not currently enrolling students.[3] Founded in 1968 by the late Mark K. Wheeler, it is the second Art Institute of a current 32 to be established in North America. The campus is composed of 16 art departments, two applied-art schools, The International Culinary School, and the Chef's Palette restaurant. Nationally accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, the college is licensed to award Bachelor of Science and Associate of Science degrees, and diplomas. Courses are taught by tenured faculty and industry professionals.

History

Beginning

The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale was realized by Mark K. Wheeler and officially opened for admission in September 1968 in eastern Las Olas Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale. It would be the second Art Institute establishment following the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, founded in 1921; initially only offering diplomas in Commercial Art, Interior Design, and Fashion Illustration and remaining unaccredited. This status would span a duration of 18 months until in April 1971 when the college would be granted accreditation by the Accrediting Commission for Trade and Technical Schools of the Career College Association. Two years later, in November 1973, the school was purchased from Wheeler by the Education Management Corporation.[4]

Growth

In February 1975, two years after its purchase by the EDMC, the school became licensed by the State Board of Independent Postsecondary Vocational, Technical, Trade, and Business Schools. It wouldn't be for another four years in 1979, however, that the State of Florida officially recognized the school and gave it authorization to award Associate of Science degrees. For the next seven years, the college did not see any significant changes, until in May 1986 when the decision was made to relocate the school from Las Olas Boulevard to 1799 SE 17th Street. The following year, the State Board of Independent Colleges and Universities granted the school authorization to award Bachelor degrees and in 1989, the college broadened its facilities at 1650 SE 17 Street; establishing the modern campus it has today.[4]

Campus

The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale campus offers programs in Design, Media Arts, Culinary and Fashion, and has a student-run restaurant the Chef's Palette. The school's library is the Nevin C. Meinhardt Memorial Library and its gallery, which is open to the public, is named after the school's founder, Mark K. Wheeler.

Student activities

Activities

The college has a variety of art groups for students to participate in or become members of in; most of which respectively involve students and their particular field of study.

Student government

The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale offers student government participation and voting rights to all enrolled students at the college. Students are given the opportunity to help the faculty plan and organize social activities and events for recreational or educational purposes.[5]

Radio station

There has been no station for over 10 years. WAiF is the college's radio station for The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale run by the students and faculty of the broadcasting department.[6]

Nevin C. Meinhardt Memorial Library

The library is a vibrant, single location for students to access the resources they need to succeed as a student and to develop as a knowledgeable industry professional. The library contains over 19,000 books, 250 magazine titles, 8900 visual references, and thousands of unique items. The library also subscribes to a core of online resources including digitized journal articles, fashion forecasting resources, stock images, software training tutorials, market research reports, company information, and art information. Access to these resources and the library's online catalog are available to students through their campus portal account and the library's website.

Chef's Palette

Chef's Palette Café and Grill is a student-run restaurant that's open to the public. Located at The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Chef's Palette Café and Grill serves as the dining lab for culinary students, offering a unique combination of real-world experience and instructional content.

Housing

The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale does not offer on-site housing.

Accreditation and licensing

Institutional accreditation

"The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale is a senior college accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to award diplomas, associate’s degrees, and bachelor’s degrees." [7]

Programmatic accreditation

Notable alumni

See also

References

Official websites

Other websites

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