Jacquelyn P. Muller, AVP – Public Relations, (412) 995-7262
Devra Pransky, PR Specialist, (412) 995-7685
(PITTSBURGH – September 12, 2005) The Art Institutes announced
today that it will assist both domestic and international
students from universities in New Orleans, southern Louisiana,
Mississippi and Alabama universities, which have been closed for
the foreseeable future due to the devastation caused by
Hurricane Katrina.
The Art Institutes will make available both on-campus and
online courses that might be able to permit dislocated students
to progress in their academic careers during this semester of
disruption. Students at a university forced to close by
Hurricane Katrina may register at any of The Art Institutes 31
locations across the nation for courses, on a space-available
basis, for the fall semester.
The Art Institutes will waive tuition for dislocated students
who have already registered and paid tuition at their home
institution for the fall 2005 semester. If dislocated students
have not yet paid their tuition at their home institution, they
will be assessed the lesser of the current published tuition and
fees at the home institution, or The Art Institutes’ published
tuition and fees for the fall semester, as determined by the
school president.
“The Art Institutes strives to assist college students who have
been affected by Hurricane Katrina,” says Dave Pauldine,
president of The Art Institutes. “The Art Institutes offers this
initiative as a way to reach out to the students in the Gulf
Coast region whose lives and education have been impacted by
Hurricane Katrina and do what we can to assist those students.”
The Art Institutes is a group of 31educational institutions
located throughout North America. Offering a broad range of
programs including: audio production, culinary arts, culinary
management, fashion design, fashion marketing, graphic design,
industrial design technology, interior design, media arts &
animation, multimedia & Web design, photography, restaurant
management and video production. Not all programs are offered at
all schools.
The Art Institutes operate in Atlanta, Arlington, VA (as The
Art Institute of Washington), Boston (as The New England
Institute of Art), Charlotte, Chicago and Schaumburg, IL,
Cincinnati (as The Art Institute of Ohio – Cincinnati), Dallas,
Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles (as The
Art Institute of California – Los Angeles and California Design
College), Miami (as Miami International University of Art &
Design), Minneapolis, New York, Orange County, CA, Philadelphia,
Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco,
Seattle, Tampa, Toronto , Vancouver (as The Art Institute of
Vancouver, York, PA (as Bradley Academy of the Visual Arts) and
The Art Institute Online, a division of The Art Institute of
Pittsburgh.
Students seeking additional information about The Art
Institutes’ initiative can view the policy in its entirety at
(www.artinstitutes.edu/katrina) or call the National Admissions
Information Center at 1-888-328-7900.
The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu), with 31 education
institutions located throughout North America, provide an
important source of design, media arts, fashion and culinary
professionals. The parent company of The Art Institutes,
Education Management Corporation (www.edmc.com) is among the
largest providers of private post-secondary education in North
America, based on student enrollment and revenue. Student
enrollment exceeded 66,000 as of fall 2004. EDMC has 71 primary
campus locations in 24 states and two Canadian provinces. EDMC’s
education institutions offer a broad range of academic programs
concentrated in the media arts, design, fashion, culinary arts,
behavioral sciences, health sciences, education, information
technology and business fields, culminating in the award of
associate’s through doctoral degrees. EDMC has provided
career-oriented education for over 40 years.
The Art Institutes
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#1 by Kim W on November 1st, 2009
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Do salons offer educational financial assistance for students trying to go to cosmetology school?
I live in philadelphia and really want to go to cosmetology school at Jean Madeline Aveda Institute. It costs about $17,000 for a year, and then you’re done. I’ve tried sallie mae and other loans but i can’t find a cosigner so i can’t get them. I can’t get FAFSA because i’m considered dependent (under 24, not married, no children) and i don’t have my parents information.
Does anyone know of any salons in philadelphia, where i could maybe work as any kind of assistant, that offers any type of financial assistance? I’ve looked on craig’s list, but not many things are really in the city, which is what i need since i don’t have a car.
Thank you!
#2 by julie s on November 2nd, 2009
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if you have a good reason for not being able to get your parent’s info you can try explaining it to the financial aid dept of the school and they may be able to declare you independant. it is up to the individual school if they will do this. If being in contact with your parents poses a possible physical threat to you then they cannot force you to get your parents info. Be prepared to sign a legal document swearing that whatever excuse you give is true.
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