Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), SUNY

• Year of foundation: 1944;
• Location: New York, USA;
• Students age: from 18 years;
• Number of students: 8767 people;
• Language of instruction: English;
• Type of training: state institute.

FIT is one of New York's leading public education institutions, an internationally recognized college in design, fashion, arts, communications, business, renowned for rigorous, unique, adaptable academic programs, experiential learning opportunities, academic and industry partnerships, and a commitment to research. innovation, entrepreneurship.

FIT's educational mission is to prepare students for careers in design and business, foster creativity, inspire leadership, share a global perspective, teach inclusiveness, commitment to sustainability, and community engagement. The Institute encourages students, academics, teachers, and industry peers to cross the traditional boundaries of both geography and disciplines, to develop innovative designs, strategic business decisions that will change the status quo, create personal and professional opportunities, and have a long-term, sustainable global impact.

FIT gained accreditation in 1957 as the curriculum and student population grew. During this time, the college curriculum went beyond traditional fashion concepts to include subjects such as photography, advertising, and interior design. In 1975, an amendment to the New York State Education Act allowed FIT to offer BS and BFA programs, and in 1979, a master's degree.

The four dormitories on campus are home to approximately 1,100 students at 27th Street and 1,100 students at Kaufman Hall at 31st Street.

• Coed Hall (27th Street) offers traditional double / triple rooms, double suites, a limited number of four-bed suites.
• Nagler Hall (27th Street) - A women-only apartment complex offering mostly traditional style double rooms (no air conditioning), a limited number of air conditioned double / single suites.
• Alumni Hall (27th Street) - 4-bed apartments only.
• Kaufman Hall (31st Street) - For current / returning students, summer housing for visiting interns.

For detailed information about the cost of accommodation please contact to SMAPSE manager.

Participating in on-campus activities will be a valuable learning experience and a great way to meet people. FIT life outside the classroom is as exciting as learning.

The FIT Student Government Association was formed to protect student rights and has representation throughout the college. The student council, board of directors, and communications committee serve as the center of FIT student government and represent the interests of the student community. The governing departments of the Student Association control, finance from student fees for more than 60 clubs and organizations. The council is open to every student, meets once a month, and elections are held every spring.

The Institute's Student Volunteer Community Service (SVCS), an award of community service to higher education, offers interested students the opportunity to assist the fashion industry. Clubs, independent students, teachers, staff can use the available information about local organizations that are requesting volunteers.

• FIT works at the intersection of design, business, science and technology to advance research related to applied innovation. Practical projects are collaborative, interdisciplinary, and commercialized. Together with industry partners, students, teachers, graduates, the university realizes the potential of innovative research, applied innovations in the creative economy.
• FIT's commitment to innovation is central; experience in technology, business, design, as well as 75 years of industry partnerships allow the university to be a leader in creative industries.
• To support the innovation and entrepreneurship of Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) alumni, FIT launched the Graduate Innovation Initiative Incubator Center located at the Brooklyn Naval Dockyard. FIT offers incubator space, access to educational programs for FIT graduates who pursue entrepreneurial activities in creative industries, demonstrate a focus on innovation.

The college moved to a nine-story building on Seventh Avenue in the heart of the sewing district in 1959. By 1975, six more buildings were added to the campus, including two dormitories and the Shirley Goodman Resource Center, which houses the Gladys Marcus Library and the FIT Museum. The school continued to grow, adding modern facilities such as the Lighting Design / Research Lab, the Annette Green Fragrance Foundation studio (the first of its kind on a college campus) making international programs available to students, developing their academic offerings.

Today the campus covers the entire city block and serves more than 10,000 students. The college offers degrees in a variety of subjects such as menswear, cosmetics, perfume marketing, which are unique to the college, as well as fashion business management, visual presentation design, and toy exhibitions.

Some services are paid additionally to tuition fee:

• Medical services (mandatory fee for full-time students);
• Technology fee;
• Student activity fee;
• Entrance test;
• Monthly payment plan;
• Leisure and entertainment fees;
• Medical insurance;
• Record keeping.
• Transcript .

• You complete an online application and receive confirmation that it has been accepted.
• After receiving your initial confirmation from FIT, students will receive a second email with a personalized link to submit personal essay.
• Essay should answer the following questions: What makes you an ideal FIT candidate? Why are you interested in the specialty you are applying for? The essay is a chance to tell more about students experiences, activities and achievements (750 words).
• Documents must be submitted from all institutions (no exceptions) regardless of the type of institution, subjects studied or their relationship to FIT. Such documents must indicate all subjects passed, all grades received and all degrees awarded. If students are a high school student receiving college credit, please send a transcript from the college or university that is awarding the award.
• If the student have studied abroad or attended high school or high school (s) outside the United States, please submit personal academic papers from schools outside the United States to a non-FIT member of the National Association of ID Assessment Services.
• FIT will only accept academic documents that have been officially endorsed (stamped, signed by the Registrar or designated official) by the institution issuing or awarding the award.
• If the student are applying to study at the School of Art and Design, the student must submit a portfolio.

Requirements for knowledge of English:

• TOEFL - minimum 80 TOEFL iBT points;
• IELTS - minimum 6.5 points in the academic module;
• PTE - not less than 53 points.

Grants come from many sources - government agencies, private foundations, corporations, professional associations, and educational institutions. FIT helps students with "internal" (from FIT and SUNY) and "external grants" (for everyone else).

Sources of financial assistance:

• FIT Grants;
• SUNY grants;
• Fulbright Program Opportunities - Managed by the Office of International Programs;
• Other sources of external funding.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision