A term that encompasses both a "mental asylum" (or "insane asylum," often referred to as a "lunatic asylum") and a university-like educational institution that focuses on specific fields of study, such as technology, arts, or health, offering a more in-depth approach to those disciplines.
It’s ironic how the word "institute" can refer to both a place for mental health care and a school for specialized education—two very different worlds under one label!
by Emotional Cruiser July 18, 2025
Get the institutemug. A private college of contemporary art in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1871, SFAI was one of the oldest art schools in the United States and the oldest west of the Mississippi River. Approximately 220 undergraduates and 112 graduate students were enrolled in 2021
The San Francisco Art Institute was established in 1871 with the formation of the San Francisco Art Association—a small but influential group of artists, writers, and community leaders, most notably, led by Virgil Macey Williams
by SPrice1980 April 27, 2023
Get the San Francisco Art Institutemug. They are the hottest, coolest, funniest, craxx machaxx person in the room. Everybody loves them. Closeted LGBT, closeted corporate hater. Their thoughts are divine.
by iit6774 November 24, 2021
Get the Indian Institute of Traumamug. A private for-profit technical institute with its headquarters in Carmel, Indiana and many campuses throughout the United States.
by SPrice1980 April 21, 2022
Get the ITT Technical Institutemug. The Art Institutes faced accreditation and legal issues and student loan debtors have appealed to the US Department of Education for debt cancellation through defense to repayment claims. These efforts are premised on allegations they were defrauded
by SPrice1980 November 12, 2023
Get the The Art Institutesmug. a school which people think is standard of hwa chong institution. however, it is actually the worst school in singapore, for thinking that it is so “rivalled” by hwa chong.
Samuel: What school did you go to, Donkey?
Donkey: Oh I’m in Raffles Institution!
Samuel: Oh.. I am so sorry for you!
Donkey: I am sorry for me too!
Donkey: Oh I’m in Raffles Institution!
Samuel: Oh.. I am so sorry for you!
Donkey: I am sorry for me too!
by coffee_13 February 21, 2024
Get the raffles institutionmug. A private for-profit college in Aurora, Colorado. It offered classes and certificates focused on renewable energy and energy efficiency. The first class graduated in June 2012 with 42 students with subsequent classes growing larger. The school closed in December 2018.
by SPrice1980 April 29, 2022
Get the Ecotech Institutemug.