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Coordinates: 35°11′1″N 80°55′35″W / 35.18361°N 80.92639°W / 35.18361; -80.92639
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The Art Institute of Charlotte
Active1973–2018
Location
Charlotte
,
North Carolina
,
United States
Websitewww.artinstitutes.edu/charlotte

The Art Institute of Charlotte was a for-profit art school in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was briefly operated as a non-profit institution before it closed in 2018. The school was one of a number of Art Institutes, a franchise of for-profit art colleges with many branches in North America, owned and operated by Education Management Corporation. EDMC owned the college from 1999 until 2017, when, facing significant financial problems and declining enrollment, the company sold the Art Institute of Charlotte, along with 30 other Art Institute schools, to Dream Center Education, a Los Angeles-based Pentecostal organization.[1][2][3] Dream Center permanently closed 18 Art Institute schools, including the Art Institute of Charlotte, at the end of 2018.[4][5]

History

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Founded in 1973 as the American Business & Fashion Institute, the college joined The Art Institutes system of schools in 1999 and changed its name to The Art Institute of Charlotte.[6] The Art Institute of Charlotte was located at 2110 Water Ridge Parkway in Charlotte, North Carolina and is accredited by The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).[7]

On December 28, 2018, the Art Institute of Charlotte closed.

Media

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Some of The Art Institute of Charlotte's students, alumni and professors have been interviewed or profiled in media outlets such as The Charlotte Observer, ⁣[8] The San Jose Mercury News, [9] and NBC affiliate WCNC-TV.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Douglas-Gabriel, Danielle (3 March 2017). "Art Institute campuses to be sold to foundation". Retrieved 9 June 2018 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  2. ^ "Inside Higher Ed's News". www.insidehighered.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  3. ^ Moore, Daniel. "EDMC completes sale of schools to Dream Center". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  4. ^ "EDMC completes sale of schools to Dream Center". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  5. ^ Eanes, Zachary; Stancill, Jane (29 June 2018). "Three for-profit college campuses in NC are expected to shut down by end of the year". The News & Observer. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  6. ^ "About Us: History & Mission: The Art Institute of Philadelphia - The Art Institute of Charlotte". Artinstitutes.edu. Archived from the original on 2007-03-17. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  7. ^ "Commission on Colleges". www.sacscoc.org. Archived from the original on March 18, 2008.
  8. ^ Purvis, Kathleen (September 30, 2007). "Get a taste of Charlotte". Archived from the original on October 12, 2007.
  9. ^ "Four-star pork belly - San Jose Mercury News". Mercurynews.com. 2008-04-09. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  10. ^ http://www.wcnc.com/news/topstories/stories/wcnc-ad-2_20_06-lottery.4d125840.html [dead link‍]
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