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- ↑ "College Navigator - Miami International University of Art & Design-Art Institute Dallas".
- ↑ "Dream Center Foundation Info - The Art Institutes". www.artinstitutes.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
- ↑ "EDMC completes sale of schools to Dream Center". post-gazette.com.
- ↑ "Closed school information page". The Art Institutes. 2023. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ↑ Institution details, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
- ↑ "Housing | the Art Institute of Dallas, a branch of Miami International University of Art & Design".
- ↑ "The Art Institute of Tampa, a branch of Miami International University of Art & Design".
- ↑ "AI Miami International University of Art and Design". nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. US Department of Education. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
