The Art Institute of New York City was a for-profit college in

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. The school was one of a number of

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, a franchise of for-profit art colleges with many branches in North America, owned and operated by

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. Founded in 1980 as The New York Restaurant School, and renamed in 2001, it was accredited by the

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. The Art Institute of New York City officially closed in 2017.

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Educational institutions established in 1980 Private universities and colleges in New York City Universities and colleges in Manhattan 1980 establishments in New York City Educational institutions disestablished in 2017