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The Illinois Institute Of Art-Chicago

The Illinois Institute of Art is located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was established in the year 1916 and known as The Commercial Art School. It is an integral part of The Art Institutes (AI) and became part of the Art Institutes system in 1995. AI has various locations throughout the United States. This institute offers bachelor degrees and associate degrees in various fields of study including interior design, fashion, media arts, visual communication, and culinary arts. Online learning options are also available to outstation students.

Students participate in the many student clubs and organizations offered at the institute. Some of the popular organizations are the Elite student Ambassadors (ESA), American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), Campus Crusade for Christ, Animation Club, American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), and Baking and Pastry Club.

Campus Location

350 N Orleans St
Chicago, IL 60654-1593
USA
Main Tel: (312) 280-3500
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in design, cooking and culinary arts, media, computer science and engineering, and photography and commercial art.
  • High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
  • Large number of students.
  • Numerous part-time students.
  • Racially diverse student body.

Other important characteristics:

  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Study abroad option
  • Distance learning available
  • Weekend study option
  • Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor41011
Associate877
1-2 year certificate272

Students

Student enrollment was 2,867 in 2007-2008 (2,961 full-time equivalent).

About 35% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 65% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 79% are full-time and 21% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 22,195
Books and supplies$ 1,390

Financial Aid: The Illinois Institute Of Art-Chicago participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  73

Housing and Meals

The Illinois Institute Of Art-Chicago provides on-campus housing for 420 of its 2,961 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

Admissions (2008-2009)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men45%
Women49%
All48%

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (121 awarded)

  • Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations
  • Fashion Merchandising

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (16 awarded)

  • Computer Graphics
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (6 awarded)

  • Apparel and Textiles

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (103 awarded)

  • Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef
  • Culinary Arts/Chef Training
  • Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant
  • Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

DESIGN (182 awarded)

  • Design and Applied Arts
  • Design and Visual Communications
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
  • Interior Design

MEDIA (69 awarded)

  • Advertising
  • Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (27 awarded)

  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Commercial and Advertising Art
  • Intermedia/Multimedia

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at The Illinois Institute Of Art-Chicago with government-defined occupation categories.)

Click occupations below for career details, including job description, studies, degree requirements, how to evaluate schools, and more.

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