Welcome to The Art Institute of Washington
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You enter college with your talents and educational goals. At The Art Institute of Washington, we see our role as providing those educational services that help you develop your potential.

An Art Institute education is not a process where we hand you skills and knowledge. You must take responsibility and get involved. Here, you learn from artists and professionals in a hands-on environment. You have the opportunity to make both professional contacts and lifelong friends. On your part it means engaging fully, eyes and mind wide open.

There is a vibrant energy here, one the fuels a desire to do your best. You are supported by a close and caring community bound by mutual respect for individuality and creativity. You are also part of the Greater Washington DC creative scene and can contribute to the texture that makes it our nation's capital. An education from The Art Institute of Washington means something. We have a reputation within the business community for graduates who are assets to the companies that employ them.

We are here to make sure that your college experience is the best it can be. Join us, seek us out, tell us how we can help you achieve you education and career goals.