The Art Institute of Houston trains students in the media arts, culinary, design and fashion management. From its founding in 1965, until joining The Art Institutes system of schools in 1978, The Art Institute of Houston was known as the Houston School of Commercial Art. In December 1990, the school moved to its current facility at 1900 Yorktown in the Galleria area.

Learn how to make it in the world of creative arts, starting with an education from The Art Institute of Houston
Expect to evolve and become inspired. The Art Institute of Houston is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Art Institutes, one of North America's leaders in postsecondary career-oriented education for the creative arts.

The Art Institute of Houston trains students in Media Arts & Animation, Baking & Pastry, Culinary Arts, Culinary Management, Food & Beverage Management, Graphic Design, Design & Technical Graphics, Fashion & Retail Management, Digital Filmmaking & Video Production, Interior Design, Photography, Visual Effects & Motion Graphics, Web Design & Interactive Media, and Restaurant & Catering Management. From its founding in 1965, until joining The Art Institutes system of schools in 1978, The Art Institute of Houston was known as the Houston School of Commercial Art. In December 1990, the school moved to its current facility at 1900 Yorktown in the Galleria area.

Find Yourself in a Creative Career
We'll help take you there with a real-world, hands-on education in the creative and applied arts. Just imagine: Preparing for a career you'll love. Becoming the professional you've always known you could be.

The Art Institute of Houston is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Art Institutes International, Inc., which through two intermediary limited liability companies is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Education Management Corporation, 210 Sixth Ave, Pittsbugh, PA 15222.

We have a team of instructors and staff who are focused on providing a great educational experience that is based on current and upcoming industry needs. Led by an executive committee and a group of academic department chairs, our instructors have the tools that are necessary to deliver learner-centered education and our curriculum content is reviewed regularly to ensure we are delivering relevant instruction. This is truly a fun, dynamic work environment where we all demonstrate our commitment to our mission with artful passion!

Full-time instructors and staff members enjoy participating in our great benefit programs that include a group health plan, paid time off, and a 401K retirement savings plan. We operate on a quarterly schedule with a break between each quarter.

The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu), with over 40 locations in North America, is an important source of design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts professionals. The Art Institutes offer culinary arts curricula at more than 30 of The Art Institutes locations.