Dameron Signs PR Deal with Art Institute

Management Corporation (NASDAQ: EDMC) with 70 primary campus locations in 24 states and two Canadian provinces has signed Dameron Communications to provide public relations for their new Inland Empire campus in San Bernardino, California.

San Bernardino, CA (PRWEB) June 14, 2005 -- Education Management Corporation (NASDAQ: EDMC) with 70 primary campus locations in 24 states and two Canadian provinces has signed Dameron Communications to provide public relations for their new Inland Empire campus in San Bernardino, California.

EDMC will open two schools the Art Institute of the Inland Empire and Brown Mackie College Inland Empire in January of 2006, subject to regulatory approval. The schools first phase will occupy 33,551 square feet of space at 630 East Brier Drive in the Hospitality Lane area of San Bernardino.

EDMC's Brown Mackie College www.brownmackie.edu offers diploma and associate's degree programs in health sciences, business, information technology, legal studies and design technologies.

EDMC's The Art Institutes www.artinstitutes.edu offer various degree and non-degree programs, including master's, bachelor's, associate's and non-degree programs in the areas of design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts. The programs for the Inland Empire campus have not been announced as yet as they are subject to regulatory approval.

Dameron Communications was picked to help us launch our Inland Empire locations because we were impressed with his firm's credentials and his many local media, community and government contacts," said EDMC's Jacqueline Muller, executive vice-president of public relations. He will handle all local public relations."

We are very excited to be working with Jacqueline and the team at EDMC. They have created one of the nation's leading post secondary educational organizations and will help build a great school here in the Inland Empire," said Carl M. Dameron, agency director for Dameron Communications.

EDMC has provided career-oriented education for 40 years. EDMC faculty members are not only skilled instructors, but also trained professionals in their fields. Many faculty members have extensive industry experience as well as standard academic qualifications," said Muller.

Education Management Corporation, headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA www.edmc.com is among the largest providers of private post-secondary education in North America, based on student enrollment and revenue, with 70 primary campus locations in 24 states and two Canadian provinces. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Education Management Corporation (EDMC) employs more than 5,700 faculty and staff and had a Fall 2004 enrollment exceeding 66,000 students.

Since 1989 Dameron Communications has filled the needs of our clients in a complicated media market, locally, regionally and nationally. We create communications solutions that meet our clients needs, be that an increase in sales and profits, winning and elected or changing the community perspective on potentially controversial issue. We use our local, regional and national media, community and government contacts to advance our clients objectives. Call Carl Dameron at (909) 534-6500 or check the web site at www.DameronCommunications.com for more information," said Dameron.

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