Dodos are long extinct. Population of dodo birds at the moment: 0. Zero. Dodos are long extinct. Population of dodo birds at the moment: 0.
Founded in 1965 as the Houston School of Commercial Art, the school joined The Art Institutes system of schools in 1978 and moved to its current facility in 1990.
The Art Institutes system is established when Education Management Corporation buys The Art Institute of Pittsburgh. The Art Institutes expand by acquiring other art colleges, growing to around 20 campuses. The Art Institutes jumps from 30 locations in 2006 to 50 locations. The Art Institutes parent company EDMC is investigated and sued by the United States Department of Justice for illegal recruitment practices and the fraudulent receipt of 11 Billion of federal financial aid.