"The 114,759-square-foot campus in Atlanta at 6600 Peachtree Dunwoody Road was listed as available for lease on Sept. 5 by the building’s owner, Bridge Commercial Real Estate. Bridge CEO ______told CoStar News that the Art Institute was the... — read more
Effective September 30, 2023, The Art Institutes system of schools will be permanently closed.
Effective September 30, 2023, The Art Institutes system of schools will be permanently closed. https://www.artinstitutes.edu/atlanta
Feds Issue Warning: Colleges Can’t Silence Whistleblowers
https://www.republicreport.org/2023/feds-issue-warning-colleges-cant-silence-whistleblowers/
Borrower Defense
https://www.governing.com/finance/education-department-quietly-forgives-18b-in-school-debt
Virtual Open house at Virginia Beach March 21?
What would that look like?
People's Rally for Student Debt Cancellation to be held outside Supreme Court, February 28, 2023
https://www.highereducationinquirer.org/2023/02/peoples-rally-for-student-debt.html
Ai and Low Financial Value Programs
"I’m glad that this is being looked into, though it feels like to me many years to late." "As a naive high school senior in 2006 I was recruited with by a predator who dug deep in to my insecurities as a poor child whom didn’t ever think I would be... — read more
Meet Angel
https://www.businessinsider.com/why-are-income-driven-repayment-plans-bad-student-loan-borrower-2023-1?amp
Education Principle Foundation Update
https://www.highereducationinquirer.org/2021/12/the-colbeck-scandal.html
Ai on Transcripts & Resume
For the love of God could they change the name of the schools so that those who attended or were employed by the Art Institutes PRE Goldman Sachs do not have to bear the shame of the current criminal manure that is taking place?
Scary database
The number of Ai programs with a Debt to Income Ratio above 1 is frightening. ... — read more
US Department of Education Office of Inspector General
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/justissued.html
Update on Education Principle Foundation, Studio Enterprise, etc.
https://www.highereducationinquirer.org/2021/12/the-colbeck-scandal.html?sc=1673619700933#c7572430078299041183
EPF says AI schools are not for sale.
"EPF is proud to have played a role in supporting South and Ai during their difficult transition away from DCEH. We are an independent, non-profit foundation and do not stand to gain anything from our ownership of South or Ai. Nor do any other third... — read more
AI AUSTIN, VIRGINIA BEACH, & SAN ANTONIO TO CLOSE
Winter quarter, that just started, shows lower enrollment numbers at Austin (Bastrop) and San Antonio. These numbers do not pay the rent. VB is already on the ki-l list. If Colbeck doesn’t get a buyer soon, there will be teachouts at the other 2... — read more
Education Principle Foundation (FKA Colbeck Foundation)
In 2019, Education Principle Foundation (EPF) received $69M in assets along with $36M in liabilities as part of the Dream Center-ED deal. Both South University and the Art Institute continued to use Studio Enterprise for Marketing, Compliance, and... — read more
On the record with BN, Studio Enterprise
From BN, Studio Enterprise: (*) Who owns Studio Enterprise? The NY Times indicated that Colbeck had a stake in Studio. Is that still the case? Studio is owned by a group of institutional investors along with management. (*) Who are Studio's major... — read more
Miami International University Median Earnings after Completeion
Culinary $19.4K Film/Video BS $24.3 Communications AA $24.7K Design AA $24.9K Business AA $25.4K Business BS $32.1K Design BS $32.4K Computer/CIS $41.6K Design MS... — read more
Where does Ai get its leads? And how good are the leads?
Shady l ead generators? Robocalls? https://casetext.com/case/lacon-v-educ-principle-found
CFO? Prentice-Hall?
Does Ai have a CFO? What does Prentice-Hall have to do with Ai? https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_nc/1614579 https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_tx/0042880900
Latest NCES Enrollment Numbers (College Navigator)
AI Miami International University of Art and Design in Miami and Tampa (934) Art Institute of Atlanta (586) Art Institute of Austin (130) Art Institute of Houston (386) Art Institute of San Antonio (249) Art Institute of Virginia Beach (122) Miami... — read more
Life after Ai
There are numbers of former Ai workers out there who have moved on (over the years)... https://wach.com/news/local/newton-myvett-named-campus-president-for-fortis-college-in-columbia
EM=Eld**?
Just wondering, is "EM" referring to Eld**? https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jAS3UGY#replies
Four years ago...
https://www.highereducationinquirer.org/2018/07/subprime-college-crash-continues-under.html
Any images of the Ai ghost schools?
https://www.highereducationinquirer.org/2022/08/visual-documentation-of-college.html
Department of Education and Federal Student Aid Invite Tips and Information from Knowledgeable Sources on Potential Violations by Institutions
"In furtherance of its oversight responsibilities, Federal Student Aid (“FSA”) issues this bulletin to solicit information from knowledgeable sources about potential violations of the Higher Education Act and its implementing regulations. FSA has... — read more
Miami Global??
So is Miami Global now gone? Those poor transfer students. Now they have been at 2 schools that have closed? Are any classes offered online now or are we moving to a different model. I am afraid everything is just going to close as enrollment is... — read more
Ai VA Beach - What's happening?
There are officially no more enrollment counselors left on the campus, no campus tours, and they recently let go of longtime staff members (including the IT guy). Why is this campus still open???
AI numbers...
Some old financial numbers...some in the red...have things changed? ... — read more
AI Numbers (NCES)
Miami-934 Atlanta-586 Houston-386 Dallas-331 San Antonio-249 Austin-130 Virginia Beach-122
Ai Miami new layoffs?
How many people was laid off at Ai Miami in a zoom meeting last Friday? It seems they want to sink the ship. With only two admission veterans left.
AI for sale?
If so, who would buy this mess? And what would the sale price be?
Which of these reviews do you trust?
Interesting reviews. https://www.indeed.com/cmp/The-Art-Institutes/reviews
Ai should ditch Studio Enterprises
Why are the Art Institutes continuing to use Studio for any services? Local staff and students would do a better job than the cr#p efforts coming from this company. Oh, that's right Ai fired all the locals and has been paying premium prices for the... — read more
Help for consumers misled by the Art Institutes
The Sweet v Cardona group helps consumers get debt relief after they have been misled. Please pass this on to all the people you hurt. It may assuage your subconscious guilt. https://www.facebook.com/groups/801761750635952/about/
Recent Graduate
I recently graduated and I’m ready to work. Do we not have career advisors anymore? I see lots of jobs on the job board (that’s GREAT) but I’d love to connect with someone who has industry knowledge and not my faculty. They have been teaching too... — read more
https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/San-Francisco-Cooking-School-closing-17338706.php
https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/San-Francisco-Cooking-School-closing-17338706.php
Ai Atlanta
I left the Atlanta campus a few years ago. How is it holding up out of curiosity? After I left the admissions director was fired and so was the president. How’s it looking?
It's going to get worse
https://truthout-org.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/truthout.org/articles/cancellation-of-corinthian-loans-is-only-the-beginning-of-student-debt-abolition/?amp