The Academy of Art University, formerly Academy of Art College, is a privately owned for - profit art school in San Francisco, California, in the United States. It was founded as the Academy of Advertising Art by Richard S. Stephens in 1929. It has 283 full - time teachers and 1154 part - time teaching staff, and about 12,600 students; it claims to be the largest privately owned art and design school in the United States.
where is the academy of art university located
San Francisco, California