Programs
We offer comprehensive degree programs designed for creative and career-oriented students. Our classes are innovative, and offered year-round, enabling students to graduate in as little as twenty-one months. Our curriculum is designed to encompass the industry trends in expanding industries, affording students an opportunity to gain hands-on practice in a dynamic and visionary environment.
We offer the following subject-specific programs of study:
- Culinary Arts (AAS)
- Culinary Arts Management (BA)
- Digital Filmmaking & Video Production (BA)
- Fashion Marketing & Management (BA)
- Fashion Marketing (AAS)
- Graphic Design (AAS | BA)
- Interior Design (AAS | BA)
- Photography (BA)
- Web Design & Interactive Media (AAS | BA)
- Web Design (C)
Culinary Arts (AAS)
Do you have a passion for food? At the International Culinary School at the Art Institute of Charlotte, North Carolina they will prepare you for a successful career in the food service industry.
At the International Culinary School you will get practical everyday experience in their state-of-industry kitchens including simulated situations. At Artisans, a live learning restaurant, you will use real-world production applications, learn through internships and real life experiences.
Students will get a broad introduction to the many aspects of the food service industry by using a learner centered approach to culinary education before entering into the real world. Food production skills are complimented by courses detailing the business of culinary arts along with basic general studies to ensure that graduates will leave the school with the knowledge and full capability of becoming a valuable employee anywhere that they choose to go.
The career choices are wide in the food service industry and include such areas as catering, retail food industries, deliís, pubs, restaurant and bars and grills. The choices are endless and rewarding and the International Culinary School at the Art Institute of Charlotte gives you the knowledge to succeed.
Culinary Arts Management (BA)
Who doesn't love food? We all love to eat a variety of foods and while some of us like to prepare food more than others, how cool would it be to have a career in something that you love? Now you can. At the International Culinary School at the Art Institute of Charlotte their program in Culinary Arts Management will help prepare you for a variety of careers in the food service industry.
Here they have a program dedicated to helping you get practical experience in their state-of-industry kitchens included with simulated situations. They also put you through real-world production applications in their learning restaurant, Artisan and through internships so that you are prepared for career in the food industry.
The International Culinary School at the Art Institute of Charlotte gives students a broad introduction to the many aspects of the food service industry using a learner-centered approach to culinary education. Food production skills are complimented by courses detailing the business aspects of culinary arts along with general studies to ensure graduates become valuable and in demand employees.
Going to the International Culinary School at the Art Institute you will leave with a broad knowledge of what you need to have a successful career in Culinary Arts Management.
Digital Filmmaking & Video Production (BA)
Is your favorite past-time watching TV? Do you realize that all that TV watching could help you channel your imagination towards a career? Perhaps, when you got behind the camera things started coming into focus for you. And now you are ready to learn the blend of creative energy with technology and see how far you can go.
At the Art Institute of Charlotte located in North Carolina they offer a Digital Filmmaking and Video Production program which will guide you in the direction that you need to be going to make a great career out of your passion for film and video. In this program you will work with real-world tools and learn techniques as you learn to communicate information through entertainment and gain ideas through motion, sound and graphics. At the Art Institute you will learn the basics of producing everything from broadcast news to motion pictures. All of this will allow you broaden your horizons and lead you to a career in digital filmmaking and video production.
Fashion Marketing & Management (BA)
Do you have an eye for style and a head for numbers ó if you do, then Fashion Marketing is the business for you. Fashion Marketing is the business that moves the world's fashions from the designer showrooms to the retail floor and then into the hands of the consumers. Without fashion marketing and management we wouldnít have all the wonderful fashion styles in our stores today from Paris, Milan and Europe.
At the Art Institute of Charlotte, North Carolina they will teach you how to generate consumer appeal through design, displays and purchasing. They will train you in fashion merchandising, fashion coordination and how to buy textiles so that you can be well on your way to fashion marketing. On the business and management end of the program you will learn small business management, advertising and retail management as well as visual merchandising in order to exceed in a very productive job in fashion marketing and management.
At the Arts Institute of Charlotte the classes are exciting and fun so you donít even feel like you are in school. If you have an eye for style and love numbers then the Art Institute is the right choice for you. Why not make you career in something that you love to do and get paid for it?
Fashion Marketing (AAS)
Do you love to mix and match clothes so that you can have your own style or flare? Do you wish there was a job where you could have fun, do what you love and get paid all at the same time? There is and at the Art Institute of Charlotte, North Carolina you can study Fashion Marketing which will allow you to do just that.
Have you ever wondered how all those brands from famous celebrities and famous designers make it across the globe to our stores? Without the help of fashion marketing it wouldnít be possible. Fashion marketing is the business that moves the world's fashions from the designerís showrooms to the retail stores so that we can purchase them.
At the Art Institute of Charlotte you will go through a program that will teach you how to generate consumer appeal through design, display and purchasing. You will be trained in fashion merchandising, fashion coordination and buying of the textiles so that you can successfully get the products to the retailer and into the hands of the consumer.
You will also gain knowledge in small business management, advertising and retail management and visual merchandising all to make your job a successful one. With a combination of all these courses you can follow your dream to a successful career in fashion marketing.
Graphic Design (AAS | BA)
AAS
Have you been drawing since you were a child? Whether it's as a fun hobby or a passion that you want to point your career in, there are choices out there. At the Art Institute of Charlotte located on the East Coast in North Carolina they have an education course focused on just that.
To some people art class and sketching are obsessions. If this is you, then you know that art is a way of life. You can mix certain color combinations and it makes your heart beat faster. You canít go into a store and not buy something just because you like the package that it comes in. Face it you have an eye for design.
At the Art Institute of Charlotte they offer a graphic design program to help you develop a firm foundation in drawing, design and composition. At the school you will gain the knowledge to create your class work and portfolio projects in their state of the art computer labs with industry related software. The instructors will help you develop problem solving and conceptual development skills that give credence to your designs that will put you on the path to a successful, rewarding and promising career in graphic design.
BA
You loved art class. Sketching is almost an obsession. Certain combinations of color make your heart beat faster. You buy products just because you like the look of the package. Admit it - you have an eye for design. In the Graphic Design program you'll develop a firm foundation in drawing, design and typography. You'll create your class work and portfolio projects in computer labs with industry-related software. And you'll develop problem solving and conceptual development skills that give credence to your designs and promise to your career.
Interior Design (AAS | BA)
AAS
Do you often find yourself with that irresistible urge to rearrange the furniture, completely redo your kitchen or refurbish the bath? Do you find yourself constantly perusing the furniture department of your favorite store or the wallpaper and window treatments at the local home improvement center?
It is probably also true that your friends are amazed at your ability to change a room from impersonal to inviting. Your living space isn't just a place to hang out; it's a creative statement of who you are and what you love to do ó interior design.
Interior design is the arena where color, texture, fabric, and light paint an inviting environment. Interior designers must have a thorough understanding of efficient space planning, color, pattern, lighting, furniture, and materials.
At the Art Institute of Charlotte you can learn interior design from the basics of drawing, drafting, color and design and the importance of space planning and perspective.
Interior design graduates of the Art Institute of Charlotte will be prepared for entry-level interior design jobs with any company. By taking this program graduates will leave with the knowledge needed to have a successful career anywhere in the interior design field.
BA
Are you friends and family amazed by your ability to change a room from impersonal to inviting? Do you feel sudden urges to rearrange furniture or repaint your kitchen because you are bored with it? Interior design seems to be running through your veinsÖyour living space is no longer a place to hang out with family and friends it is a reflection of who you are and what you enjoy doing which is interior design.
Interior design is the art of learning how colors, textures, fabric and paint can all together to make a statement or to symbolize who someone is. Some of us are born with these traits; we can simply put things together and make it happen while others must go through the training process in order to fully understand the process of interior design.
The Art Institute of Charlotte in North Carolina offers the interior design program so that those interested in interior designers can thoroughly understand the efficient space planning, color, pattern, lighting, furniture and materials that need to go together in order to make a specific statement.
In the early courses of the interior design program you will learn the basics of drawing, sketching, drafting along with the fundamentals of space planning and perspective so that you can easily make everything come together to create a well-laid out space. Graduates will leave the program prepared for entry-level interior design jobs and be well on their way to having a successful career in interior design.
Photography (BA)
If you show ten people the same photograph you're likely to get ten different interpretations because we all look at life through the lens of our own experiences. Yet, the fundamental mission remains the same. We all want to take a picture in order to capture forever a moment in time whether it is historic, joyous, random or poignant. Does your picture communicate an idea, emotion or point of view that nobody has ever quite seen before?
At the Art Institute of Charlotte in North Carolina their photography program will teach you how to explore the profession from all angles. In the photography program you will learn how to look at the world in a whole new way.
Photography can be a fun and exciting career as you learn different ways to compose a photograph you are about to take. Is the light right or is everyone centered? After you complete the photography class you will be able to take your pictures to an entirely new level which will prepare you for a career doing what you love to do... photography.
.Web Design & Interactive Media (AAS | BA)
AAS
Have you always been able to do more than one thing at a time? Are you amazed by technology because it intrigues you? Does creativity inspire you or does communication motivate you?
If you are bored in your current job and want a career that pulls all of your loves together into one, web design and interactive media can do all of that for you. You passion can be wrapped into one career.
There is a strong demand for artists who can design, develop and maintain effective web sites. Businesses are especially interested in people who can create graphics, write scripts, code in HTML, program in an Internet language and determine server space. But how do you learn all of this?
At the Arts Institute of Charlotte in North Carolina they offer a program in Web Design and Interactive Media which will walk you right through each course showing you how to combine all these features into a fun and exciting program. You will learn how to code in HTML, write scripts, create graphics and determine server space so that when you graduate from the program you will be able to lead a successful career in Web Design and Interactive Media. /p>
BA
Are you a person that can juggle many tasks at once? Are you fascinated with technology because it intrigues you, does creativity inspire you? If your not happy with your present job and you are looking for a career that combines your passions into one place, then Web Design and Interactive Media may be the career path for you.
Web design and Interactive Media combines technology and creativity into one exciting career. There is an ongoing demand for artists who can design, develop and maintain effective web sites. More and more businesses are interested in people who can do various things such as create graphics, code in HTML, write scripts, program in an internet language and determine server space. But you might wonder how to go about learning all of this.
At the Art Institute of Charlotte in North Carolina they offer a program in Web Design and Interactive Media that will teach you all of these aspects so that you will be able to graduate and pursue a successful career path in what you love to do. Graduates of the Web Design and Interactive Media program will be well prepared for many entry-level job opportunities.
Web Design (C)
Are you creative? Do you love art and technology? Are you bored with your current dead end job and would like to find a job that combines all your loves into one such as art and technology?
With Web Design and Interactive Media you can now have that option; you can have a successful career with all your loves in one place; both art and technology.
At the Art Institute of Charlotte located in North Carolina they offer a Web Design and Interactive Media program where the students use creativity, innovation and technical expertise as they combine graphic design, sound, text and video to create exciting interactive environments. Scripting and programming skills related to content development are utilized so that the students can learn to their full capacity.
At the Art Institute of Charlotte you will learn how to incorporate graphic design, art and your love for technology into one program so that you can maximize your job potential and land a successful career in Web Design and Interactive Media.
Graduates are prepared for entry-level employment in the multi-media and web design industry. You will leave the program feeling confident and positive that you can have a successful career in Web Design and Interactive Media.