<P> The Art Institute of Atlanta is a nonprofit institution owned and operated by Dream Center Education Holdings (DCEH), LLC . </P> <P> According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the Art Institute of Atlanta has a 21% graduation rate and a 15% student loan default rate . </P> <P> The Art Institute of Atlanta was founded in 1949 as Massey Business College, with diploma programs in basic business and secretarial skills . The school added liberal arts, fashion, and interior design during the next two decades . After becoming The Art Institute of Atlanta in 1975, the college shifted its focus to a creative applied arts curriculum . Accreditation by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools soon followed . In 1999, the college moved to its current location; a 5 - story building in Sandy Springs and has since expanded to a second building across the street . In 2004, the school added Audio Production to their growing list of programs . The newest program, Fashion & Retail Management, was added in January 2007 . </P> <P> AiAtlanta is currently located at 6600 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd. in Atlanta, Georgia . The student body is numbers 3,335 as of Fall 2010 . </P>

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