(AIO-Pittsburgh) I was a graduate of the Art Institute of

How this student rated the school

Educational Quality	F	Faculty Accessibility	C
Useful Schoolwork	F	Excess Competition	C
Academic Success	D	Creativity/ Innovation	D
Individual Value	F	University Resource Use	B
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty	B	Friendliness	A
Campus Maintenance	B	Social Life	B
Surrounding City	B	Extra Curriculars	F
Safety	A

Describes the student body as: Friendly, Arrogant Describes the faculty as: Arrogant, Self Absorbed

Male

Quite Bright

Lowest Rating Educational Quality	F

Highest Rating Friendliness	A

He cares more about Useful Schoolwork than the average student.

Date: Jan 27 2014
Major: Art & Design Department (This Major's Salary over time)
I was a graduate of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh in 1996, before it was taken over. While I attended the Art Institute in the mid 90's, it was an excellent school. The instructors had real world experience, taught not only fundamentals, but also helpful tricks and tips to excel students forward. It was purchased and became accredited, which required the school to remove all the non-master degree instructors leaving them with instructors with no real world experience. I returned to AIP online to obtain my Bachelors degree in 3D Animation (after getting my Associates degree in the same field) because I was so impressed with the experience of the school when I attended there the first time. Things have changed for the worst. A high percentage of the instructors I was given had no real world experience, only the degrees to let them be instructors. Some instructors didn't even know simple terms that 3D graphic artists use on a regular basis. It was obvious that they barely knew enough to teach the courses and nothing more. I eventually dropped out of this program and talked with the director to voice my opinion about the 3D program they were offering, and what needed to change. Since I had been in the 3D field for over 15 years, I knew what was expected of 3D artists, and the school was not teaching it properly. I then moved into the photography department and asked the school to give me instructors names and websites they had to ensure the instructors knew what they were doing. I was satisfied with what I had found, and decided to take the course. After taking classes, I realized they aren't teaching enough in the classes to make you a good photographer. I had to research outside the school to learn more about lighting and posing. These are things that should be taught IN the school, and not required to spend extra time and money outside of the school to become proficient. For the price of this school, they should be developing a higher rate of excellent students coming directly out of school. The return on investment for this school seems to be nil.

Bottom line, the school no longer cares about the education the students are getting, only the money they will give the school.

Responses

Hi, I'm a 19 yr old freshman at a community college wanting to transfer to a higher school, and was considering AIOP until I read your review, now that you've graduated from there, have you used any of what they've taught you?

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