Art Institute of Portland

The Art Institute of Portland
Former names
 Bassist College
Type Private / For-Profit college
Established 1963
Parent institution
 Education Management Corporation
President Gregg Crowe
Dean Dr. Robert Ridel
Location Portland, Oregon, 97209, USA
Website www.artinstitutes.edu/portland

The Art Institute of Portland is a for-profit college in Portland, Oregon, United States that grants bachelor and associate degrees in advertising, apparel accessory design, apparel design, design management, design studies, digital film and video, game art and design, graphic design, industrial design, interactive media design, interior design, media arts and animation, photography and design, visual and game programming, and visual effects and motion graphics. In 2009, the school added a culinary arts program that offered degrees in culinary management and culinary arts, as well as a diploma in baking and pastry. Currently, the culinary program is in teach-out and no new students are accepted in the program.

Located in Portland's Pearl District, the school has twelve computer labs, multiple animation and video labs, a recording studio, library, and a public art gallery. The gallery displays both student work and work of local artists and designers. Gallery openings occur monthly on First Thursday, a Pearl District evening of art shows.

The school is s part of The Art Institutes, owned by Education Management Corporation (EDMC), a private for-profit corporation headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was formerly named Bassist College and was acquired by EDMC in 1998.[1] Bassist was founded in 1963 by Norma and Donald Bassist as a fashion institute for women.[2]

A required course schedule of four full-time (15 credit hours, or five course) quarters, including summer term, makes it possible to complete a four-year degree in three years.

The school is accredited by the Northwest Commission of Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). Accreditation of an institution of higher education by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities indicates that it meets or exceeds criteria for the assessment of institutional quality evaluated through a peer review process.

On March 3, 2017, EDMC announced the execution of a definitive agreement for the sale of substantially all the assets of EDMC and its schools to Dream Center Foundation (DCF), a not-for-profit foundation. The sale is expected to be completed in summer of 2017. Upon the completion of the sale, The Art Institute of Portland will become a nonprofit educational institution.

Programs.

Bachelor of Fine Arts Programs

Bachelor of Science Programs

Associate of Arts Programs

References

  1. ↑ "Education Management Corporation Acquires Bassist College in Portland, Oregon". The Free Library. Businesswire. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Donald Bassist Obitutrary". Riverview funeral home. Retrieved 21 December 2014.

Coordinates: 45°31′26″N 122°40′58″W / 45.52402°N 122.68266°W / 45.52402; -122.68266

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