Miami Institute Of Art And Design

Jacquelyn P. Muller, AVP - Public Relations, (412) 995-7262 Devra Pransky, PR Specialist, (412) 995-7685

(PITTSBURGH - September 12, 2005) The Art Institutes announced today that it will assist both international and domestic students from the universities of New Orleans, southern Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama universities, which were closed in the foreseeable future because of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina.

The Art Institutes will make available on campus and online courses that might be able to allow displaced students to advance their academic careers during this semester of disruption. Students at a university forced to close by Hurricane Katrina can enroll in one of Art Institutes 31 locations across the country for courses on a space available for the fall semester.

The Art Institutes waive tuition for displaced students who have already registered and paid tuition at their home institution for Fall 2005. If dislocated students have not yet paid their tuition at their home institution, they will be valued at the lower of published tuition and fees at home institution, or institutions of art 'published Tuition and fees for the fall semester, as determined by the President of the School.

"The Art Institutes strives to help students who have been affected by Hurricane Katrina," said Dave Pauldine, president of the Art Institutes. "The Art Institutes offers this as a way to reach students in the region of the Gulf Coast whose lives and education have been affected by Hurricane Katrina and do what we can to help these students. "

The Art Institutes is a group of institutions 31educational located in North America. Offering a wide range of programs including: audio production, culinary arts, culinary management, fashion design, fashion marketing, graphic design, industrial design technology, interior design, media arts and animation, multimedia and Web design, photography, restaurant management and video production. All programs are offered in all schools.

The Art Institutes operate in Atlanta, Arlington, VA (as The Art Institute of Washington), Boston (as The New England Institute of Art), Charlotte, Chicago and Schaumburg, IL, Cincinnati (as The Art Institute of Ohio - Cincinnati), Dallas, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles (the Art Institute of California - Los Angeles and California Design College), Miami (Miami International University of the Arts & Design) Minneapolis, New York, Orange County, CA, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa, Toronto, Vancouver (as the Art Institute of Vancouver, York, PA (as Bradley Academy Visual Arts) and The Art Institute Online, a division of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh.

Students seeking information about the Art Institutes' initiative can view the policy in its entirety (www.artinstitutes.edu / katrina) or call the Information Center at 1-888-328-7900 National Membership .

The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu), with 31 education institutions located throughout North America, are an important source of design, media arts, fashion and culinary professionals. The parent company of The Art Institutes, Education Management Corporation (www.edmc.com) is one of the largest providers of private post-secondary education in North America, based on student enrollment and revenue. Student enrollment exceeded 66,000 as of fall 2004. EMCDDA has 71 primary campus locations in 24 states and two Canadian provinces. educational institutions of EMCDDA offers a wide range of curriculum concentrated in the media arts, design, fashion, culinary arts, behavioral sciences, health sciences, education, information technology and areas, resulting in the AWA.