

An international option in Florence is on the menu for fashion design students pursuing an AAS degree, and an option in Milan/New York is available for knitwear and sportswear students pursuing a Baccalaureate degree. AAS degree programs for aspiring fashion designers include Accessories Design, Fashion Design, Illustration – Fashion and General Illustration options, Jewelry Design, Menswear, Textile Development and Marketing, and Textile/Surface Design. In addition, FIT offers one- and two-year options for AAS students and credit and non-credit Certificates.

Students may choose from multiple degree levels including the AAS, BFA, BS, MA, and MPS. Within FIT’s Baker School of Business and technology, programs in Marketing Communications, Cosmetics & Fragrance Marketing, Fashion Business Management, Home Products Development, International Trade and Marketing for Fashion Industries, Production Management: Fashion & Related Industries, and Textile Development & Marketing all received accreditation. Less than 50% of US higher education institutions with business schools are accredited. New in 2018, FIT was awarded accreditation of it’s business programs by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and programs.

The School of Art and Design offers a number of fashion programs for aspiring designers of all kinds. They include the School of Art and Design, Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology, the School of Liberal Arts, the School of Graduate Studies, and the School of Continuing and Professional Studies. A member of the State University of New York (SUNY) system, FIT is home to more than 9,000 students enrolled in 37 majors and 12 certificate programs across five schools. The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) was founded in 1944.
