From a professional technical-career college known as The Colorado Institute of Art to our current The Art Institute of Colorado, we're proud to celebrate 55 years of helping creative people learn the skills they need to become a success in their chosen field.

The mission and primary responsibility of The Art Institute of Colorado shall be to provide higher education programs leading to professional opportunities in the field of art and design, culinary arts and technology preparing graduates for job entry and career advancement.

• Fostering student success
• Continuing to employ faculty who possess industry experience and who exhibit excellence in teaching
• Promoting growth through program offerings that meet employment needs
• Ensuring program integrity and graduate outcomes
• Fostering personal and professional growth for faculty, staff and students
• Implementing a comprehensive and ongoing program for assessing student learning as a key component of institutional effectiveness
• Continual institutional improvement and effective management of change
• Encouraging and valuing diversity within our students, faculty and staff