7th Avenue at 27 Street
New York City, NY 10001-5992

Founded in 1944, the Fashion Institute of Technology is -- as its founder Mortimer C. Ritter might say -- "an MIT for the fashion industries." Although it is a public four-year institution of higher education, the Fashion Institute of Technology is unique in its devotion to the arts and fashion. While traditional schools draw the line at graphic arts, this New York College covers such artistically inspired areas as marketing, advertising, merchandising, technology, fashion, and production.

The Fashion Institute of Technology is also flexible in the programs it offers. Operating with a 2 + 2 system, students first enter the school in two-year associate degree programs and then later may opt to complete an additional two years in order to earn a bachelor's degree. Master's degrees are also available in select majors at this New York College.

Quick Facts:

The Fashion Institute of Technology has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, and the Foundation for Interior Design Education Research.

If you are applying to an art/design major, you will need to submit a portfolio of your work. Students wishing to gain admittance to a business/technology major need not send portfolios.

Despite its location in the heart of New York City, the Fashion Institute of Technology boasts four residence halls with apartment and suite accommodations.

As of the autumn of 2006, more than 6,600 undergraduates and more than 3,200 graduate students were enrolled.

Though the majority of this New York college's student body are 24 years old or younger, more than a thousand students are 25 and over -- with 283 being between the ages of 30 and 34.

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