The Art Institute of California - San Francisco

"They are really bad and they don’t have any concept of TIME. They scheduled a tour with me at 6pm on Thursday and called me on 5pm and said they cancel it. That’s ridiculous. I suspect if I take the course, the teacher will cancel the class at anytime they want."

"Before I proceed, I do want to set a disclaimer that after graduation, I did become a full-time employee for The Art Institutes, but as of this writing, I am no longer with them, so this review is solely my experience as a student first. Also, this is a review for the Art Institute of California - San Francisco, in San Francisco, California. I have no knowledge about other Art Institue campuses out there as they may operate differently. After being out of school and reconnecting with many old friends from high school, sharing our college experiences, even with those I graduated with from this school. If there's anything I realized, it's how much I've grown as a professional and an adult thanks to going here. I would not exchange the experiences I've gained from coming to this school. What prompted me to rewrite this review, is recently EDMC (parent company of the Art Institutes) has sold the school to a non-profit organization, in which brought hopes to me that the school will once again strive to be this great place that I remember my freshmen year. I know the people that run this particular campus care so much for its students, but hands were always tied thanks to the corporation that runs it. Kudos to the leadership at this particular campus. But enough with that, you're probably wondering if I'm in the field I want to be now. Well here's the reality. No matter what you do in life, you may start with a goal, but then that goal grows and changes as you learn. In my case, with an interest in photography, but enrolled into the film program. As I went along my journey, I discovered that I was a very technical person, and loved technology and art. I'm now an IT Manager/AV Expert for a major NGO that focuses on improving the lives of people in developing nations. Is it related to what I've learned? Somewhat- yes. I'm applying the Photoshop, HTML, design language, to name a few that I've learned from school to my position now. In certain cases, I'm called upon to film major events. All these skills that I've learned from school are now being applied in the real world, in a career I love. In short, I may not be in the exact field I majored in, but the narrative is, I'm applying the same skills that I've mastered into another field that I enjoy. My advice for you incoming freshmen is to build a network and take in everything you'll learn because no education is a waste. They can be applied to many other jobs that you may have never even heard of. How are my loans? I've paid them off. Yes, that was my top priority when I graduated, and I've put basically 70% of all my checks to pay off my loans in 2 years. It's achievable, don't let it scare you. The legitimacy of my enrollments and current career? You can find me on LinkedIn/jlrumohr or my website at jlrumohr[dot]com - I still get offered side film/photo projects so still pretty much in the game. Given another chance to choose the Art Institutes or my local community college, I'll gladly choose Ai over and over again."

"The school administrators are crooks. The teachers are great though! Unfortunately, the school is also going broke. The equipment is always breaking. There is no "real" student break room. Futhermore, the Dean of Student Affairs trys to have sex with younger male students. Her name is Cori Miller Miyaki. If you don't follow her demands, she forces students out of school. She is disgusting, along with her staff."

"The school does not have enough instructors, and is not willing to hire new ones."

"I go to this school right now and I am already looking into schools to transfer to. I do online as of right now for BFD (fashion design), I am about to move out there to attend the actual school. Do not go here; I have been dealing with the financial aid guy basically since my second month of school, I am now going on a year. They are not organized, and they cannot keep in contact. This is probably the WORST school you could attend. Look into schools before rushing into them; I didn't look into it and now I regret it more than anything."