What's New at AIU Los Angeles?

August 6, 2009

The racial gap in higher education is narrowing as an increasing number of minority students are enrolling in college. In fact, in 2005, about 5 million minorities enrolled in higher education, up from 3.4 million in 1995 – an increase of 50 percent. Diverse Issues in Higher Education annually ranks the top degree granting schools to minorities and today American InterContinental University (AIU) Online announced that it ranked among the top five in several categories for the 2006-2007 school year.

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July 2, 2009

As the country prepares to celebrate its independence, American InterContinental University (AIU) announces its participation in a program that will support those who have worked to protect the freedoms enjoyed by Americans.

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June 22, 2009

The governing board of American InterContinental University (AIU) has appointed Stephen J. Tober Chief Executive Officer of the AIU University system and President of AIU Online. The AIU system serves more than 22,000 students worldwide and includes four U.S. ground campuses, an international campus in London and a fully online university. AIU is a member of the Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ:CECO) network of colleges, universities and schools.

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June 16, 2009

James-Paul Ancheta, a 28-year-old freelance fashion designer and recent graduate of American InterContinental University London, is among the fashion designers competing in the popular new Bravo reality show, "The Fashion Show." He is competing for a $125,000 grand prize and the chance to have his designs sold in the competitive fashion market.

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June 4, 2009

We are proud to announce that the AIU Virtual Campus, our innovative, student-focused online learning community, was recognized this week as "best of the best" in the Computerworld Honors Program, which acknowledges companies and individuals each year for outstanding new uses of technology that benefit society.

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Hoffman Estates, IL - May 18, 2009 – American InterContinental University (AIU) is pleased to announce that it has been granted initial accreditation by the Chicago-based Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. AIU, which has been accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) since 1987, chose to seek HLC accreditation in order to better reflect the fact that the majority of its students are served through its Internet-based campus which is based in the HLC geographic region. SACS and HLC are among the six regional accrediting organizations recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

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Chicago, May 4, 2009 – American InterContinental University (AIU), which offers flexible and accessible education options for adults, and Women Employed, a leading national advocacy organization for women's economic advancement, today launched WomenAchieve.org, a new online resource for women seeking to advance their education and career options and improve the lives of their families.

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Hoffman Estates, Illinois – November 06, 2008 – American InterContinental University (AIU) announced today that it has initiated the process to change the University's accreditation from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

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The 2008 Graduation Ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 31 at the Culver City Veteran's Memorial Auditorium, 4117 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA 90230. Check-in and line-up for students and faculty begins at 10:00am and the ceremony begins at 12:00pm. Please arrive early.

Graduation Photography Pre-registration Email Link is Available Today!
Graduates may now Pre-Register their email, and those of their friends and family, and Graduation Images will contact them just as soon as their photos are available for online viewing and ordering.

Congratulations to our newest graduates!

The Fashion department is gearing up for our annual fashion show, "Portfolio 2008" scheduled for May 28. Due to an overwhelmingly positive response to last year's event, we have once again booked the location of this year's event for The Avalon Hollywood, 1735 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. The annual fashion show is a glamorous evening of fun and fashion as AIU Los Angeles celebrates 24 of our most creative, technically proficient, marketable and most outstanding student designers. The designers showcased at Portfolio 2008 have and continue to work exceptionally hard on some of fashions most exciting and creative designs. If you love fashion, fun and glamour then you will not want to miss this event on May 28! Save the date!

March 5, 2008, New York, NY – Christian Siriano, formerly an AIU London student, was selected as the winning fashion designer on Bravo TV's Season 4 finale of Project Runway. Project Runway provides budding designers with an opportunity to launch their careers in the world of fashion. The hugely successful reality series has become one of television's most talked-about shows.

Each season, fifteen talented fashion designers are selected from thousands of hopefuls to compete for the opportunity to show their creative work at New York's Fashion Week. Supermodel Heidi Klum heads a panel of industry luminaries, including top women's and men's wear designer Michael Kors and Elle Magazine fashion director Nina Garcia, who serve as judges and mentors charged with selecting and molding the budding designers. Tim Gunn, Chief Creative Officer at Liz Claiborne, Inc., acts as mentor to the program's contestants. Project Runway Season 4 episodes, videos, and collections designed by Christian can be viewed at: http://www.seenon.com/project-runway/

Christian's winning design abilities were molded while a Fashion Design student at AIU's London campus from 2004-2006. Staff members at AIU London were instrumental in helping Christian land assignments with world-renowned designers, Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen.

Details about AIU can be viewed at www.aiuniv.edu and information about AIU's London Fashion Design program can be found at: http://aiulondon.ac.uk/degree-programs/fashion-design-degree-program/

March 4, 2008, Atlanta, GA – American InterContinental University (AIU) is pleased to announce its partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS). Perfectly matching AIU's goal of providing a high-quality career-focused education to students who otherwise might not have the opportunity, with BBBS' experience at improving the lives of children, the partnership is destined for success.

AIU has made a financial commitment to Big Brothers Big Sisters to help fund several initiatives, and has also committed to 20 full-ride bachelor degree scholarships that are valued at as much as $1.2 million. Most promising, though, is the chance to further the Mentoring Towards College (MTC) initiative. MTC is a program that identifies children who have shown that, with a little help, they have the capacity to be successful university students.

Mentoring Towards College pairs teens, or the "Littles," who have demonstrated a capacity and the motivation to succeed, with adults, or the "Bigs." And most of the Bigs in the program have degrees themselves, so they are well-positioned to understand what challenges await the Littles. Recognizing that the first year or so of college can be trying even for gifted students from stable home environments, the mentors selected for the MTC program have committed to staying with their mentees through at least one year of college study.

State of the World's Children, a report published by UNICEF, documents that the way to ensure better-educated children is to also educate others in their support structure – especially mothers. Recognizing that children in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program often don't have the financial means to attend college, a home life that's conducive to a climb up the higher education ladder, or a family history of experience with education beyond high school, the leadership teams at AIU and BBBS applied a little "outside the box" thinking. Consequently, scholarships will be available to motivated high school students in the MTC program and to parents of children in the program. The scholarships will be awarded for study at AIU's on-ground campuses and its online campus.

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In response to a growing number of career-focused students who express a preference for hybrid learning opportunities that combine online and on-campus courses, AIU is proud to offer a new class of convenience designed to accommodate today's real-world lifestyles. Students now have the option of combining classes on campus with courses online to earn an industry-current Associate's, Bachelor's or MBA degree.

Now, student can engage their instructors, interact with classmates and complete assignments from any Internet-connected computer.

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree programs:
  Students have the freedom to take all general education courses in their chosen curriculum online. Upper-level and concentration courses are taken on campus.
• MBA programs:
  Students have even more freedom to choose. All required courses—including concentration courses—are available online.

For students who prefer to attend classes on campus, many evening and weekend options are available to accommodate the schedules of busy adults and working professionals.

AIU's BBA and MBA students can now add additional credentials to their resumes by earning a second concentration through the Dual Concentration Option. By taking just a few more courses, students enrolled in a Bachelor of Business Administration or Master of Business Administration degree program can earn a second concentration in another field of interest.

Now you can earn a career-focused Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice degree while attending school part-time! That means you can pursue an exciting professional future today while still making time for current responsibilities like job and family. Best of all, you'll be gradually absorbing industry-current knowledge from instructors with real-world experience in the field of criminal justice. Contact us today for more details and the next available start date.

Read articles written about AIU Los Angeles Campus.

• Birds of a Feather - A new parrot sanctuary aids in recovery for patients at the West L.A. veterans hospital (Los Angeles City Beat)
• AIU LA Fashion Show 2007 - Club music and cocktails set the stage for the showing of American InterContinental University's 2007 senior design collections (California Apparel News)
• AIU Can Open the Right Doors - It is one of the enduring myths of the fashion industry—for young and hungry outsiders looking toget into the game—that talent is all you need to succeed (California Apparel News)
• Algo más que decoración - Universidad abre sus puertas para informar sobre su programa de licenciatura en diseño de interiores y otras carreras (La Opinion)
• AIU LA Fashion Show 2006 - Students at American InterContinental University presented their annual fashion show in Los Angeles to a packed house (California Apparel News)