Institutional Accreditation
The Art Institute of Atlanta, including its branch campuses — The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur, The Art Institute of Charleston, The Art Institute of Tennessee-Nashville, The Art Institute of Virginia Beach, The Art Institute of Washington and The Art Institute of Washington — Dulles — is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate and baccalaureate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404.679.4500 for questions about the accreditation of The Art Institute of Atlanta.

The Art Institute of Atlanta (Atlanta campus) is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).

Program Accreditation
The program accreditations listed here apply only to The Art Institute of Atlanta. See each branch campus Web site for information regarding programmatic accreditation at that location.

The associate in arts degree in Culinary Arts, the associate in arts degree in Culinary Arts with a Concentration in Baking and Pastry, and the bachelor of science degree in Culinary Arts Management programs are accredited by The Accrediting Commission of the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation.

The Interior Design program leading to the bachelor of fine arts degree is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation, www.accredit-id.org, 206 Grandville Ave., Ste. 350, Grand Rapids, MI 49503.

State Licensing
The Art Institute of Atlanta meets the criteria for an exemption from the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission’s (NPEC) regulations as outlined in O.C.G.A.§20-3-250.3(a)(15).

The Art Institute of Atlanta is licensed by the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education, 401 Adams Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36104-4340 and is approved for recruiting purposes only by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, 100 North Union Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36104-3758.