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The Art Institute Of Phoenix

School Overview:

School Notes:

• In 1995, The Art Institute of Phoenix opened its doors and the first class of students started in January 1996. One of 41 locations of The Art Institutes located nationwide, The Art Institute of Phoenix has grown from its original class of 45 students to more than 1200 students in Fall 2009.
• The Art Institute's programs include associate and bachelor's degrees in a wide variety of design, media arts, and culinary arts programs. These programs are offered on a year-round basis, enabling students to work continuously toward their degrees. The faculty, many of whom are industry professionals, strive to strengthen students' skills and cultivate their talents through well-designed curricula.
• Located in a four-story building in the northwest section of Phoenix, The Art Institute of Phoenix enjoys scenic mountain views from many of its large picture windows. Classroom and computer laboratory facilities are clean and well-maintained and overseen by a full-time technology manager. The Culinary Arts kitchens are spacious and filled with commercial equipment typically found in a production environment.
• The Art Institute of Phoenix is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) to award Bachelor of Arts and Associate of Applied Science degrees.
• Profile last updated: 10/15/2009.

In the News:

• EVIT culinary arts program attracting more students (The Arizona Republic)
  posted on October 28, 2009 at 06:58:10 pm
  Mesa-based culinary program is taking off with high school students and has even opened a restaurant.
• Chef makes house calls for those on the run (Business Journal of McHenry County)
  posted on October 15, 2009 at 06:15:24 am
  MARENGO – It’s Joe Zaranski’s business to make sure that his customers eat well in their homes. Zaranski’s new business, A Pinch of This Personal Chef and Catering, has him going into his clients’ kitchens to prepare up to 10 dinners for them at a time – anything from chicken marsala to meatloaf.
• 20-year-old wins $50,000 art job (The Arizona Republic)
  posted on October 10, 2009 at 04:26:58 pm
  Ashley Scott won SpinSix Strategic Marketing Design contest.
• Young chef with local connections appears on TV show (The Western News)
  posted on October 8, 2009 at 07:38:22 pm
  By Canda Harbaugh, The Western News Joy Skogas would always set up a space for her granddaughters to “help” in the kitchen when they visited during Christmas and summer vacations.
• Valley students lose (and win) on 'Iron Chef' (East Valley Tribune)
  posted on September 28, 2009 at 11:56:08 pm
  Higley High School grad Julie Fiedler and her International Culinary School classmates at the Art Institute of Phoenix, Katelyn Remick and Tyler Burke, may have lost their culinary battle against Michael Symon on the Food Network’s popular “Iron Chef America” Sunday, but the magnanimous Iron Chef offered them a sweet consolation prize: internships at his prestigious Cleveland restaurant Lola.

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