The Art Institute of Austin, a branch of The Art Institute of Houston is a private art school located in Austin, Texas, USA. All Art Institute schools closed on September 30, 2023.The following is a detailed introduction to it:

History and Background

Establishment: The school was established in 2008.

System: It is a branch of the Art Institute of Houston, which was first established in 1965 as the Houston Commercial Art School and joined the American International Art Academy system in 1978.

Location

The school is located in Austin, Texas, with a specific address of 101 W. Louis Henna Blvd., #100, Austin, TX 78728.

School size

In 2011, the school had 1,694 students.

Professional settings

Visual arts and design: Provides professional courses such as animation, digital art, game and interactive media design, graphic design, interior design, photography, etc., to cultivate students' skills in visual communication, space design, digital media creation, etc.

Business and marketing: There are business/economic majors, such as retail, as well as clothing and accessories marketing operations, fashion merchandise marketing, etc., to enable students to have knowledge of business management and marketing, so as to better carry out business operations in art-related industries. .

Media and Performing Arts: including journalism, radio and television, film production and other majors, providing students with professional training in news reporting, film and television production, media communication and other fields, helping them master the skills of media creation and communication.

Culinary Arts: As one of the school's featured majors, it covers courses such as baking and pastry arts, culinary arts, culinary training, restaurant and catering management, combining culinary skills with artistic creativity to train students to become professional chefs or management talents in the catering industry.

Teaching Features

Practical teaching orientation: The course focuses on practical operation and emphasizes students' training in actual projects. For example, students majoring in culinary arts have a lot of time to intern in the kitchen, and master cooking skills and kitchen management knowledge by making dishes and pastries by themselves; students majoring in design will participate in various actual design projects, communicate and cooperate with customers, and improve their design ability and ability to solve practical problems.

Small class teaching mode: small class teaching is adopted to ensure that every student can get full attention and guidance from teachers. This teaching model is conducive to the interaction between teachers and students. Teachers can provide personalized teaching suggestions based on the characteristics and needs of students to help students better develop their professional skills.

Faculty

The school's teaching team is composed of experienced professionals. They not only have a deep academic background, but also have practical work experience in art, design, cooking, media and other industries. They can impart practical professional knowledge and industry dynamics to students.

Campus facilities

The campus is equipped with complete teaching facilities, including classrooms, computer laboratories, art galleries and cooking schools, providing students with a good learning and practice environment.

Tuition and Financial Aid

The school's tuition is about US$20,700 per year. The school provides students with a variety of financial aid channels to help students reduce their financial burden, including scholarships, grants, loans and other projects. About 85% of students can receive financial aid, and the average amount of aid received each year is US$6,757.