Miami International University of Art & Design (formerly the International Fine Arts College) is a
private
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,
for-profit art school
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in
Miami, Florida
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. It is owned and operated by the non-profit Education Principle Foundation (aka Colbeck Foundation).
The school has programs in design, media and visual arts, fashion, and culinary arts. Its sister schools are the
Art Institutes
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, a collection of schools once owned by
Education Management Corporation
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(EDMC) and Dream Center Education Holdings (DCEH).
Established in 1965, the university provides career-focused education in the applied arts and design. It is
accredited
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by the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Miami International University of Art & Design has branch campuses in Tampa and Dallas.
Faculty
AI Miami has 11 full-time instructors and 93 part-time instructors for 934 students.
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The Art Institutes
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Educational institutions disestablished in 2018