The Art Institute of Cincinnati

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The Art Institute of Cincinnati
TypePrivate college
Active1976–2019
President Marion Allman
Location, ,
United States
CampusUrban
AffiliationsICDS ACCSCT
Website www.aic-arts.edu

The Art Institute of Cincinnati, also known as AIC College of Design, was a private for-profit art school in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools & Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT). It was founded as the ACA or the Academy of Creative Arts, and it offered an associate degree of Graphic Design and a three-year bachelor's degree of Graphic Design. The institution closed in 2019.

Coordinates: 39°17′09″N84°27′05″W / 39.285885°N 84.451294°W / 39.285885; -84.451294



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