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Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City Art Institute
4415 Warwick Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64111

Official telephone: (816) 474-5224
Toll-free telephone: (800) 522-5224
Fax number: (816) 802-3309
Website: www.kcai.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 645
Full-time undergraduates: 631
Part-time undergraduates: 14
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 21
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Midwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 64%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
4.2% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.7% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.6% Hispanic/Latino
62.9% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
12.6% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
7.0% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
2.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.5% Hispanic/Latino
62.7% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
12.0% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
10.1% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 18 acres
City or town school is located in: Kansas City, MO
Population of city/town: 467,007
Online campus map: kcai.edu/campus-life/
campus

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (40%)
  • women's dorms (30%)
  • men's dorms (15%)
  • single-student apartments (15%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 85%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 35%
Percent of students who live off campus: 65%
Students required to live on campus: All unmarried students under age 21 not living near campus with relatives.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 60%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, Smoking restricted to designated areas.
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 145
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Slide library.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Gallery.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, study skills, Time management.
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health insurance
Counseling services:
career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, career education outreach.
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 80%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government
Total number of registered organizations: 19
Campus-based religious organizations:
Arts & Faith, Cause on Campus
Minority student organizations:
Asian Heritage, BACC, LOCAL, A QUILTBAG APP
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
ArtSpace, Screening Room, Illustration Student Committee, AIGA, KCAIR, PLAY, Archive Collective, Students Against Sweatshops, Alternative Means, Advisory Council, Print Club

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: no
Intramural/Recreational sports:
baseball, soccer

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Kansas City, MO (30 miles)
Nearest other airport: Topeka, KS (65 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Kansas City, MO (2 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Kansas City, MO (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 31%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Alfred University, Cranbrook Academy of Art, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, School of Visual Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University, Washington University.
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Craneyard Clay, Fantasy Flight Games, Hufft Projects, JET program, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Spencer Museum Art Library, VML.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • April Greiman, owner of Made in Space design agency
  • Akio Takamori, ceramic artist
  • Robert Rauschenberg, painter.

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