The Art Institutes to Open New Tinley Park School

CHICAGO, Jan. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Art Institutes today announced the opening of a new school, The Illinois Institute of Art – Tinley Park, which will hold its first day of classes on April 4, 2011.

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The Illinois Institute of Art – Tinley Park, a branch of The Illinois Institute of Art, will occupy approximately 23,000 square feet of remodeled space at 18670 Graphic Drive in Tinley Park, Ill. The school is enrolling students now.

"Our expansion into Tinley Park reaffirms our ongoing commitment to being a vital part of the educational community in the greater Chicago area," says John Mazzoni, President of The Art Institutes.  "The new school will serve as a complement to The Illinois Institute of Art with campuses in Chicago and Schaumburg, providing residents with the same quality creative arts programs they've come to expect from us."

Initially, The Illinois Institute of Art – Tinley Park will offer bachelor's degree programs in Advertising, Digital Photography, Fashion Marketing & Management, Interior Design, Media Arts & Animation, and Graphic Design; and associate's degree programs in Fashion Merchandising and Graphic Design.

For more information about The Illinois Institute of Art – Tinley Park, call (877) 342-3298 or visit www.artinstitutes.edu/tinley-park.

The Illinois Institute of Art – Tinley Park is an additional location of the Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago, which is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association (NCA) (230 S. LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500, Chicago, IL 60604-1413, 1-800-621-7440, www.ncahlc.org).

The Illinois Institute of Art – Tinley Park is authorized by the Illinois Board of Higher Education (431 East Adams, Second Floor, Springfield, IL 62701, 1-217-782-2551, (www.ibhe.state.il.us/default.htm).

The Illinois Institute of Art – Tinley Park is one of The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu), a system of more than 45 education institutions located throughout North America. The Art Institutes system is America's Leader in Creative Education providing an important source for design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts professionals. Several institutions included in The Art Institutes system are campuses of South University.

SOURCE The Art Institutes

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