Art Institute of Houston

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The Art Institute of Houston
Type Private for-profit art school
Active1965–2023
President Harvey M. Giblin
Location
Houston
,
Texas
,
United States
Website www.artinstitutes.edu/houston

The Art Institute of Houston was a private for-profit [1] art school in Houston, Texas. It is owned by Education Principle Foundation. Founded in 1965 as the Houston School of Commercial Art, the school joined The Art Institutes system of schools in 1978 and moved to its final facility in 1990. [2] All Art Institute schools closed on September 30, 2023. [3]

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The Art Institute of Houston was one of two locations of The Art Institutes system in Texas and was accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). [4]

History

Alumni and professors of The Art Institute of Houston have been interviewed and featured in stories by major media outlets such as MSNBC [5] and the Houston Chronicle [6] as well as local media outlets such as the Houston Business Journal. [7]

In 1999, 145 students brought suit against the Art Institute of Houston and its former parent company Education Management Corporation Inc alleging they were defrauded by the school. The students alleged that while seeking to gain a quality education, they were lured into enrollment at the Art Institute of Houston and encouraged to matriculate, often under an albatross of hefty student loans. They charged the school knowingly misled students into believing they would receive a valuable post-secondary education as well as skills which would lead to subsequent employment. The lawsuit was settled by a confidential agreement in 2000. In 2014-2015 the school was sued by the federal government for fraudulent loan practices. Accreditation was set to probationary status by SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools). During which time, Goldman owned EDMC (Education Management Corporation) was being audited by federal regulators and found the mounting student debt along with other financial discrepancies. The institution replaced those stripped federal loans with an internal repayment program that withheld transcripts and diplomas from students until the balance was paid in full. Amidst 15 school closures across the nation, and liquidation of those assets, KKR restructured the campuses and many long-time instructors were fired or quit. With additional closures campuses were ordering a “teach-out” (including The Art Institute of Houston - North), EDMC sold to DCEH (Dream Center Education Holdings). By 2019 another class action suit —-Sweet v. Devos was filed. To date, under the Biden administration, the suit (now Sweet v. Cardona) has been preliminarily approved. The hearing for final approval for loan discharge of defrauded Class students is set for November 2022. Post class is set to be reviewed by the Department of Education under the Borrower Defense rule. [8]

Faculty

According to the College Navigator, Ai-Houston campus had seven full-time instructors and 28 part-time instructors. [9]

Student outcomes

According to the College Scorecard AI-Houston had a 27 percent 8-year graduation rate. Median salary after attending ranges from $23,391 (BA in Fine Arts) to $46,769 (BS in Drafting Engineering). Median student loan debt ranged from $22,475 (AA in Applied Arts) to $44,269 (BA in Film and Photography). Two years after repayment, 10 percent were making progress in paying off their student loans. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "College Scorecard". United States Department of Education.
  2. ↑ "About Us - Design Programs, Media Arts Programs, Fashion Programs, & Culinary Programs at the Art Institute of Houston". Archived from the original on 2008-04-04. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
  3. ↑ "Closed school information page". The Art Institutes. 2023. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Commission on Colleges". Archived from the original on 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
  5. ↑ "MSN". Archived from the original on 2008-03-22.
  6. ↑ "Feel-good colors make a bold statement". Chron. 26 March 2008.
  7. ↑ [ dead link ]
  8. ↑ http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=87813&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=128987&highlight=%5B%5D
  9. ↑ "The Art Institute of Houston". nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator. US Department of Education. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "The Art Institute of Houston". collegescorecard.ed.gov. US Department of Education. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

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