The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale has as its primary mission the training and education of individuals for careers in the design, media arts, culinary arts, and business-related fields. The college encourages the professional development of its students through curricula that emphasize the creative, communicative, interpersonal, reasoning, and technical skills necessary for their success. To live our mission effectively, we are dedicated to the achievement of the following goals:

• Champion a culture of learning through continuous personal and professional development of students, alumni, and employees.
• Ensure market-driven, competency-based education and curricula through ongoing communication with employers, advisory committees, graduates, and students.
• Ensure successful and measurable graduate outcomes.
• Enhance institutional effectiveness and productivity by improving processes and operations, promoting teamwork and effective communications, and maintaining appropriate accreditation.
• Develop and maintain staff and faculty who are dedicated to student success and enthusiastically serve external and internal communities.
• Elevate the profile of the college on community, state, national, and worldwide levels.
• Add value to the college through continued expansion and cultivation of industry and community relationships, investment in excellent faculty and staff, and sound fiscal growth.