Art Institutes International Minnesota

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The Art Institutes International Minnesota
Location
15 South 9th Street
Minneapolis, MN, USA 55402-3137

Information
Type Culinary, Animation, Computer Graphics, Interior, Visual Effects, and Web Designing College
Established 1964
Homepage

The Art Institutes International Minnesota is an art college located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota on the corner of Hennepin Ave. and 9th Street. AI Minnesota is part of many other Art Institute schools throughout the United States, with Art Institutes headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The school is convenient to entertainment, corporations, restaurants, and the light rail which travels from downtown Minneapolis to Mall of America. Unlike traditional 4-year colleges, students attend AIIM and other Art Institute Schools for 2-3 years. Instead of vacations, days off, and semesters as at traditional schools, AI Minnesota is based on 11-week quarter semesters. After each quarter semester, students have at least one to three weeks off; there are a total of 12 quarter semesters. These are named by seasons: Winter Quarter (January-March), Spring Quarter (April-June), Summer Quarter (July-September), and Fall Quarter (October-December).

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[edit] Entertainment

Target Center: Minnesota Timberwolves (National Basketball Association)
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome: Minnesota Twins (Major League Baseball), Minnesota Vikings (National Football League)
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Minneapolis Convention Center
Hennepin Theatre District

[edit] Corporations

Target Corp.
U.S. Bancorp
Wells Fargo

[edit] Restaurants

Applebee's
NBA City
Rock Bottom Brewery
Hard Rock Cafe

[edit] History

The school was founded in 1964 by Petrena Lowthian of London, England and was established as Lowthian College to offer post-secondary education programs. In 1981, it was authorized to award the Associate of Applied Science degree, and in 2000 it was approved to award the Bachelor of Science degree. The school prepares its students for careers in the visual and practical arts.

[edit] Programs

Advertising
Bachelor of Science

Art of Cooking
Certificate

Baking & Pastry
Certificate
Associate of Applied Science

Culinary Arts
Associate of Applied Science

Culinary Management
Bachelor of Science

Graphic Design
Bachelor of Science
Associate of Applied Science

Interactive Media Design
Bachelor of Science
Associate of Applied Science

Interior Design
Bachelor of Science
Associate of Applied Science

Media Arts & Animation
Bachelor of Science

Photography
Bachelor of Fine Arts

Visual Effects & Motion Graphics
Bachelor of Science