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Art Institute Online Chooses SMARTHINKING To Increase Student Success and Retention

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Sheila Noon
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 5, 2004 - Starting in February, the Art Institute Online will join the Art Institute of Washington, both part of Education Management Corporation (EDMC), to offer their students around-the-clock tutoring and academic support online in math and writing.

College students are busy. Many hold down a job, support a family, or are simply involved in numerous extracurricular activities. "Our students need help that fits their busy schedules. Services like SMARTHINKING have been proven to attract students and keep students," says Amy Shields, Director of Student Success for the Art Institute Online. "Such a service demonstrates our commitment to student services and saves us money by not having to build such a robust service ourselves."

"Schools like the Art Institute know that customer support differentiates quality programs from their competitors," says Burck Smith, CEO of SMARTHINKING. "We're pleased to be able to work with the Art Institute."

Through the SMARTHINKING website, students may ask questions of E-structor® Certified tutors by "dropping-in", submitting questions for next day response, and pre-scheduling sessions. In addition, all interactions are saved, permitting on-demand review and analysis by the student or institution. In the past two years, SMARTHINKING has provided over 235,000 online tutoring sessions to over 55,000 students from over 300 schools.

About SMARTHINKING (www.SMARTHINKING.com)

SMARTHINKING, the leading provider of online tutoring to colleges and high schools, provides live, online, easy-access tutoring to students. SMARTHINKING works with schools, colleges, universities, textbook publishers and other institutions to help educators offer students outstanding academic support. SMARTHINKING’s custom solutions improve faculty support and raise student performance by connecting students to qualified assistance anytime, from any Internet connection. SMARTHINKING clients include schools, colleges, libraries, education companies, individuals, and anyone seeking to increase student achievement. SMARTHINKING currently works with over 500 school clients and businesses. To learn more, please visit www.smarthinking.com or call 888.430.7429 ext 224.