Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) - Fashion Company Profile
The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) is New York City's SUNY college of art and design, founded in 1944 - today granting associate, bachelor's and master's degrees across fashion and its related fields, including the United States' only degree program in Accessories Design and its one-of-a-kind baccalaureate in Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing, and home to the Museum at FIT.
Company Snapshot
- Status
- Operating - a public college of art, design, business and technology, part of the State University of New York
- Type
- Public - State University of New York (SUNY)
- Location
- New York City, New York, United States
- Founded
- 1944, in New York City
Company Profile
A public college carries no shop box. The long record below - the degree lists in full, the institute's industry links and its museum - is kept in full on the history page; admissions and current programmes are on FIT's own site, linked above. The letter's other fashion school, FIDM of Los Angeles, is filed separately and tells a very different, now-closed story.
The scale and setting are filed with the same care. Founded in 1944, FIT is a college of art and design, business, and technology of the State University of New York: seventeen majors through the School of Art and Design and ten through the School of Business and Technology lead to the A.A.S., B.F.A., or B.S. degrees, and the School of Graduate Studies offers programs leading to the Master of Arts or Master of Professional Studies degree. The nine-building campus includes classrooms, studios and labs that reflect the most advanced education and industrial practices, a conference center with the John E. Reeves Great Hall, and two large theatres including the Haft Auditorium. FIT serves more than 6,500 full-time and 4,000 part-time students, with three dormitories serving approximately 1,250 students at the filing's date.
FIT History
The earlier record for this company - its history, past brand line-ups, figures and photographs from the periods described - is kept on a separate page for historical reference.
FIT History & Historical Profile →Common Questions
What is FIT and when was it founded?
The Fashion Institute of Technology is a State University of New York college of art and design located in New York City, founded in 1944, in the historical record.
What degrees does FIT grant, as recorded?
The A.A.S. (from 1951), B.F.A. and B.S. degrees, plus Master of Arts and Master of Professional Studies degrees through its School of Graduate Studies, in the historical record.
What programmes does the historical record single out as unique?
The United States' only degree-granting program in Accessories Design, and the only baccalaureate program in Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing in the world, in the historical record.
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