Art Institute

Hello people, i have this question about the Art institute, it is a school, i was wondering if its really worth going to art schools. I got accepted and im starting in a few months. 40,000 bucks for my degree sounds like too much money,but its for an education. i want to see if it is really worth going what do you people think ? oh yea im going into Multimedia and Web design, how are the jobs?

nothing wrong with art schools in general, but most of the art institutes are nothing more than exhorbitantly priced community colleges. a few of them have decent reputations in certain fields, but the horror stories are far more common than the success stories.

as far as art schools, i definitely wouldn't go for a multimedia or web designprogram. if you're going into a program of that type go into a graphic design program, anyone can learn the software but there's very few folks that really know design.

chris

you'll only realize that it was worth it after you graduate. that also really depends how how much you enjoy doing design work and how much time you're willing to put into it even outside of school. i know i always bitch about my school being almost $60k and most of the time i feel like i'm not getting much out of it. but come to think of it, i wouldn't be where i'm at if i never started going. i'm sure it'll all be worth it in the long run. and yes, i'm still planning on going back for more education probably aimed more towards motion graphics.

how are the jobs?

hahaahahahahha!.. their fine, if you make them
your self, which is what really has to be done. So I'd reccomend
a business course on the side.

meh, schools such a drain on cash. School sucks. :P

is that for an associates of BA? I know they offer both but i dont think 40000 is worth an associates degree anywhere.

I'm going to an AI right now studying graphic design. I’ve got about two more quarters left till I get my BA. It's worth the money if you take it upon yourself to use all the recourses they offer.