Rough Diamonds

Rough Diamonds, operating as the American Institute of Diamond Cutting (AIDC), is a Florida-based educational institution and professional services firm focused on diamond cutting, grading, and related trade skills. Founded over 43 years ago, it holds a license from the Florida Commission for Independent Education and is approved for Veterans Benefits training, making it the only institution in the United States licensed to teach diamond cutting and rough diamond grading across all phases of the profession.

The institute's offerings span formal education programs, professional consultation, and direct diamond services:

• Rough Diamond Grading Program and Diamond Cutting and Polishing Programs for professional certification
• Consultation on field operations, mining evaluation, and establishing cutting factories
• Diamond appraisals, laboratory testing, recutting, and jewelry design services
• Colored diamond investment services through an affiliated entity, A.I.D.C. Advantage
• A library of authored textbooks covering rough diamond grading, inclusions, and colored diamonds

This firm does not serve family offices, private banks, or wealth management clients as a primary or secondary offering. Its clientele consists of trade professionals, jewelers, students, and mining operations. There is no portfolio management, reporting, custody, or financial advisory function present. Family office principals evaluating vendors for investment operations, asset management, or wealth administration will find no applicable service here. The only tangential connection to private wealth is a colored diamond investment service linked to an affiliated site, but this is not developed or substantiated within the main site content. Pricing is not publicly disclosed for any program or service.

• Diamond cutting and polishing education
• Rough diamond grading certification
• Diamond cutting and polishing services for clients
• Recutting, repairing, and re-polishing older or damaged diamonds
• Consultation on mining operations and cutting factory setup
• Diamond appraisals and laboratory testing

• Rough Diamond Grading Program
• Diamond Cutting and Polishing Programs
• Veterans Benefits approved training
• Authored textbooks on rough diamonds, colored diamonds, and inclusions
• Laboratory testing and identification of natural, treated, and artificial colors
• Custom jewelry design and mounting
• White diamond purchases for clients
• Colored diamond investment services via affiliated entity
• Consultation on large parcel evaluation and mining field operations

Phone and email contact during normal business hours (Eastern Standard Time). Appointment booking available via Calendly.