The Art Institutes. The Art Institutes focus on applied arts in creative professions such as graphic design, interior design, web design and interactive media, digital filmmaking, media arts and animation, game art and design, fashion design and marketing and culinary arts. The Art Institutes offer Associates, Bachelors and Masters degree programs, as well as selective non-degree diploma programs. Students pursue their degrees through local campuses, fully online programs through The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Online Division and blended formats, which combine on campus and online education. There are 44 Art Institutes campuses in 23 U.S. states and in Canada. As of October 2008, students enrolled at The Art Institutes represented approximately 60.9% of our total enrollments

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Exhibit 4.1

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:


TEN COM	-	as tenants in common
TEN ENT	-	as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN	-	as joint tenants with right
		of survivorship and not as
		tenants in common


UNIF GIFT MIN ACT-	....................	Custodian	....................
	(Cust)		(Minor)

	under Uniform Gifts to Minors

	Act........................................
	(State)

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

For value received, hereby sell, assign and transfer unto


PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE


Shares of the common stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint

Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within-named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated,




	NOTICE:	THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE, IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT, OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.

SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED:



THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15.