I graduated from Ai in the early 80s, when the school chain was only a tad over a decade old, and only the major cities had campuses (Pitt, NY, Chicago, LA, and I think, Atlanta).... Back then, in addition to tuition, you had to have decent SAT scores, any state required classes already taken (usually at least a year at an accredited community college or university because Ai didn't teach them), AND a letter of introduction from an art instructor you studied under, or someone you worked with in an art- related field, all BEFORE you were able to get into Ai... A degree from there actually MEANT something then! It's sad that for-profit educational institutions like Ai no longer follow the educational guidelines like they once did... Probably why they're disappearing...
@@te9591 - Ai was only a two year program back then, offering art and design courses in various fields that utilized practices you would encounter in the actual job, not just the related theory... You had to already have completed all the required academic classes (including art history) at another college, prior to entering Ai...
I remember 5 years ago after i graduated high school i went for a tour to an AI. The man who was showing my mother and I around the campus gave me a bad gut feeling. His enthusiasm felt so fake. Everything felt fake. I listened to my intuition decided not to go there
When the recruitment officer is 250k in debt, not in a position in their field telling you 6 figure debt is worth it, run. Based on real life experiences with new england institute of art
i met a girl once who worked at the starbucks on westheimer in houston. She told me, she had graduated from the art institute in 2008, but she couldnt find a job afterwards, which is why she worked at a coffee shop. She tried to warn others, but nobody would listen to her. sometimes you just gotta learn things the hard way.
A wise guy once told me. If a for-profit college has to advertise on cable broadcast television it's usually a recipe for disaster and the students are the ones with the crushed dreams.
@@FangyDoesArt - Still, that sounds like a godsend to me! They are nothing like they had been in the early/mid 80s when I attended and graduated... Back then they were strictly a two year finishing program, for which you had to get all the required classes and prerequisites (including art history) taken already at a regular college or university... In addition to all the educational credentials, You also needed some kind of portfolio that featured your own artwork, and a letter of introduction from someone you knew (either a professor in school or someone you worked with) whom specialized in the particular art related field you were seeking... That's how it once always used to be done ever since the first Ai opened in Pittsburgh in the late 60s... I have no idea when they changed those requirements to what they were now!
Good! I come back to this video every now and again to put a smile on my face. This school was rotten to the core the teachers are just as clueless and incompetent as the students. They tell you just look it up on RU-vid. Or they roll their eyes or blow their breathe because you asked a question. I’m glad the teachers lost their jobs and I don’t feel not one ounce of sympathy for the students that got a worthless degree, didn’t get their degree or in insane debt. Never trust a FOR PROFIT SCHOOL! NEVER! You miss 3 days guess what 3 strikes you’re out!! And what else? You have to pay for that as well! You pay for food as well!! You pay for resources and equipment AS WELL!!! Rest in Piss to the Art Institution and Ms Stevens!!!
Got a certificate in photography and I still can’t find steady work...and that was 5 years ago. Oh yeah, the links for jobs are either out of date or don’t work and none of the teacher emails work anymore either!
Isn't photography a freelance job where you market yourself for weddings and stuff? It seems like AI preyed on students who did not have realistic expectations for their careers. "Steady work" doesn't exist for gig jobs.
Thank god! This is a relief. These current students don’t get the fact that their degree isn’t worth shit. All that debt and for what? I went to Ai Vegas, and I dropped out after a year, this college is a fucking scam.
Art institutions are closing/shutting down all over the world because of bad management/wrong management policies. Most of the art institutions as part of the university education curriculums, are not making profit, so what the policy makers can do to the education system to help? So how are the talented people on the other side of the brain to seek training/opportunities in this always profitmaking/oriented societies.?
effend445 - I know... I graduated in the early/mid 80s when they were still strictly a two-year finishing program... You had to get all the perquisites and required classes taken at an accredited college or university...
