The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) offers 20 majors at its four campuses located in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco and Orange County, California. The Institute offers both two- and four-year degree programs to its approximately 7,500 enrolled students. Its wide range of specializations include fashion design, textile design, film and television design, theater design, merchandise marketing and product development. The school is proud to be a former host location for the fashion reality show, Project Runway.
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
Los Angeles Campus
919 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90015-1421
800-624-1200
http://fidm.edu/
The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) at the State University of New York, is located in the heart of the New York fashion world. The Institute offers two- and four-year undergraduate degrees as well as a Master of Arts degree and a Master of Professional Studies degree. Students may pursue degrees in one of 43 areas of study, including fashion design and merchandising, menswear, fashion marketing, fashion and textile history and theory, presentation and global fashion management. Students may also participate in study abroad programs in fashion meccas such as Paris and Milan.
Fashion Institute of Technology
Seventh Avenue at 27 Street
New York City 10001
212-217-7999
http://fitnyc.edu/
The Parsons School for Design was the first school in the nation to offer the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in fashion design. Parsons combines classroom teaching with hands-on application and students in their final year of study must complete their own fashion collection as part of their senior thesis. Graduate students may purse an MA in fashion studies or an MFA in fashion design and society. All students have the option of participating in educational exchange programs in Milan, London, Germany, Jerusalem and Sydney, Australia. Parsons was the original host location for the fashion reality show, Project Runway.
Parsons The New School for Design
Location: 66 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10011
212-229-8900
http://newschool.edu/parsons/
LIM College offers specialized degrees relating to the business of fashion design, including fashion merchandising, visual merchandising, fashion management and marketing. The college's approximately 1,400 enrolled students may pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees in these and other areas of study. The school's curriculum is based on a theory of experiential learning and students are encouraged to apply their knowledge through work projects, field trips, internships and volunteer opportunities with iconic fashion designers and organizations such as Tommy Hilfiger, Betsey Johnson, Women's Wear Daily, Christian Louboutin and Barneys New York.
LIM College
12 East 53rd St.
New York, NY, 10022
212-752-1530
http://limcollege.edu/