General Information
Values, Vision, Mission

Values

The value system of The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale provides the foundation for our educational institution. From this system emerges our collective vision and establishes the foundation for the college mission.

• We believe in an educational environment that places the student at the center of our efforts.
• We believe in measuring excellence in education by focusing on employment outcomes that enhance the lives of students.
• We believe that the education we provide is rooted in the expressed needs of the business community.
• We believe in the commitment, dedication, and loyalty of the entire Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale community.
• We believe in collaborative decision making.
• We believe in supporting our employees’ and students’ efforts to balance professional and personal lives.
• We believe in operating our college in a manner founded upon strong ethical principles.

Vision

The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale strives to maintain and grow as an international leader in career-focused higher education. The college is committed to continuous improvement while maintaining a culture of learning that values individual responsibility, active participation, and personal and professional development.

Mission

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.