The Positives
AI students and alumni alike are smitten with the ease of the application, registration, and financial aid processes. Students reported that with a couple of simple phone calls the entire process was couple, and with no stressful deadlines for the student. Students and alum love the innovative learning styles that are encountered at the Art Institute. Students say that the coursework was not always very easy to complete; but rather challenges the thinker to take its brain to its limits. Finally, alumni feel that the lessons and objectives learned throughout the coursework for the program is useful knowledge and information that can be applied and utilized in their professional careers.
The Negatives
Many students and alumni had wonderful reviews for AI Online, but there are a few common complaints amongst them as well. Many students reported that there is a de-humanizing factor to dealing with the representatives in the admissions, application, and financial aid processes. Students have reported no sense of human compassion when speaking to representatives. Some students and alumni feel that the coursework being offered through AI Online is outdated compared to schools offering similar degrees. And according to the alumni, the career services department is not as effective as students would like. Many alumni complained of minimal help/resources with starting a career; on rare occasions, it took students more than 6 months to begin a career.
An innovative online education program offering full online degrees is now available from one of art’s most respected schools. The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online Division opens up a world of opportunity, offering a vast selection of online degree programs. The accelerated pace offers a constantly refreshed outlook on the material being learned, as well as renders a degree in less time than some other distance learning schools.