Student Services

The Art Institute of York — Pennsylvania provides a wide variety of support services to students. Every student is encouraged to take advantage of these support services.

Advising Services

Academic Advising
Students who are experiencing problems with their class or course work are encouraged to speak to their Instructor, Faculty Advisor, and/or make an appointment with the Academic Support Office.

Faculty Advising
The Art Institute of York — Pennsylvania is committed to helping the students succeed in school. Each student is assigned a Faculty Advisor,the program Academic Director or assigned instructor, who provides program support and assistance, if needed. Students are encouraged to contact their Advisor if they have questions about their program of study.

WellSpan Student Assistance Program
The WellSpan Student Assistance Program is a confidential service availabe to the students at The Art Institute of York — Pennsylvania at no cost. The program is a professional, confidential service that helps students identify and resolve personal problems that may be affecting them.

Wellspan - Student Assistance Program (2 pages, 1.7 MB - PDF)

• East York
  Meadowlands Center
  3550 Concord Road
  York, PA 17402
  717.851.6340
• West York
  York Guidance Center
  1575 Bannister Street
  York, PA 17404
  717.845.6641
• Gettysburg
  1270 Fairfield Road (Suite 13)
  Gettysburg, PA 17325
  717.337.2257
• Hanover
  Eichelberger Professional
  195 Stock Street (Suite 306)
  Hanover, PA 17331
  717.632.402
• Lancaster
  101 Good Drive
  Lancaster, PA 17603
  717.481.7840

Disability Services
The Art Institute of York — Pennsylvania provides accommodations to qualified students with disabilities. The Disability Services office assists qualified students with disabilities in acquiring reasonable and appropriate accommodations and in supporting their success at The Art Institute of York — Pennsylvania.

The Art Institute of York — Pennsylvania is committed to providing qualified students with a disability an equal opportunity to access the benefits, rights and privileges of college services, programs and activities in compliance with The American with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Students who believe they are in need of accommodations should contact the Disability Services office. If you have a concern or complaint in this regard, please contact the Dean of Student Affairs. Complaints will be handled in accordance with the school's Student Grievance Procedure for Internal Complaints of Discrimination and Harassment.

Campus Clubs/Organizations

Students may get involved with professional organizations such as

• ASID (American Society of Interior Designers)
• NKBA (National Kitchen and Bath Association)
• Baltimore chapter of the AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts)
• DECA/Delta Epsilon Chi.

The School also has a chapter of Alpha Beta Kappa (ABK), a national honor society that promotes and rewards personal integrity and academic excellence. Students maintaining a 3.5 cumulative GPA or higher at the end of the fifth term will be considered for induction into ABK during the graduation ceremony. The Art Institute of York — Pennsylvania offers leadership opportunities for students through participation in the student government.

Library and Reference

In association with the Martin Memorial Library of York County, The Art Institute of York — Pennsylvania houses a 1000 square foot library on the first floor of the School. In addition to general reference books, the library houses titles specifically related to programs offered at the School. Eight PC workstations with direct access to the Internet and to Martin Library's main holdings catalog are available for students. Open every weekday, the library features full-time staffing, inter- library loan, CD-ROM based reference material, and PC based business software for use by students and the public.

In addition to the library, each program has additional resource areas that contain materials specific to that course of study. For example, the Interior Design resource room has catalogs of furniture manufacturers, and a wide selection of fabric samples used for window treatments, wall covering or upholstery, tile samples, paint swatches, etc. The Fashion Marketing resource area includes commercial sewing machines, mannequins, and materials used for visual merchandising as well as industry-specific publications.

Supply Store

Like a mechanic needs their wrenches and screwdrivers, an artist needs their pencils and brushes. That's where The Art Institute of York — Pennsylvania Supply Store comes in. We offer quality artist supplies to the The Art Institute of York — Pennsylvania students and the general public.

Store Hours
Monday from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Tuesday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

For more information or to place an order please contact
Megan Askey at maskey@aii.edu, or 800.864.7725 x2125