High School Seniors and Juniors Get a Week of Art College Experience

Feb. 25, 2009 - PRLog -- High school seniors and juniors who are looking at art and design schools and colleges have a chance to immerse themselves in a one week college experience at The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale College Connection, July 27-21. Students will get an introduction to what it is  like to attend a career-oriented college and learn about creative careers and use tools, techniques, and theories that are practiced by professionals in the area of choice – culinary, media, fashion, design.

Students will attend hands-on classes taught by the same professional experts who teach at The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale design college. Shoot and edit video, whip up a culinary treat, construct a new product or fashionable garment, design an advertising layout, and more! When not in the classroom, a variety of activities are planned each day to maximize the experience of being in an artistic and creative college for a week. Students will go home with a project they have created and a greater knowledge of what they want to do after high school.

For more information about College Connection, housing, payment, etc., log on to www.collegeconnection.com  or call 1.800.275.7603, ext. 2122.

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About The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, established in 1968, and now celebrating 40 Years of Creative Careers, awards Bachelor of Science and Associate of Science degrees, as well as diplomas. Programs currently offered are: Advertising, Animation Art & Design, Art of Cooking, Baking & Pastry, Broadcasting, Culinary Arts, Culinary Management, Desktop & Graphic Design, Filmmaking & Video Production, Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising, Game Art & Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Media Arts & Animation, Photography, Residential Design, Visual Effects & Motion Graphics, Video Production, and Web Design & Interactive Media. The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale is approved for the training of veterans and eligible veterans’ dependents and is authorized under federal law to enroll non-immigrant alien students. For more information, log on to www.artinstitutes.edu/fortlauderdale.